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<DD>aliases, 667
<DD>crontab file example, 438
<DD>directories, 31-33
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<DD><I>color, 33</I>
<DD><I>sorting, 32</I>
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<DD>directory contents, 678-679
<DD>files, 26
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<DD><I>all, 26</I>
<DD><I>color, 33</I>
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<DD>modules, 578
<DD>PC cards, 137
<DD>printing queue, 82
<DD>run level services,chkconfig, 473
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<DD><B>listings</B>
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<DD>init script, 475-476
<DD>inittab sample, 433
<DD>PPP connection details, 177-178
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<DD><B>ln command</B>
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<DD>/dev/modem device, 155
<DD>directories, 41
<DD>files, 41
<DD>symbolic links, tape drives, 121
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<DD><B>load average (system load), 583</B>
<DD><B>loadable/unloadable code modules, PCMCIA, 134-141</B>
<DD><B>loading</B>
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<DD>kernel, 392
<DD>modules, manually, 578
<DD>SCSI adapters, 580
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<DD><B>LOADLIN, 392</B>
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<DD>boot disk, creating, 398-399
<DD>booting, 396-400
<DD>command-line
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<DD><I>arguments, passing, 399-400</I>
<DD><I>functionality, 397</I>
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<DD>distribution, 397
<DD>downloading, extracting, 397
<DD>preparing, 397-398
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<DD><B>local printers, adding, 76-80</B>
<DD><B>locate command, 45</B>
<DD><B>locating</B>
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<DD>files, 675
<DD>text in objects, 675-676
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<DD><B>locking out users, 407-409</B>
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<DD>unlocking, 409
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<DD><B>locking terminal, 272</B>
<DD><B>logging out, 10-11</B>
<DD><B>login</B>
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<DD>command, 677
<DD>files, 90
<DD>scripts, cautions, 370
<DD>username comparison, 405
<DD>users, 402
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<DD><B>logon</B>
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<DD>customized greetings, 478-479
<DD>customizing, 95
<DD>ftp, 203-206
<DD>MOTD, 479
<DD>X11, xdm, 261-263
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<DD><B>logon prompt, 6-10</B>
<DD><B>logout command, 10-11, 677</B>
<DD><B>loopback device, 594</B>
<DD><B>loopback interface, 445-446</B>
<DD><B>lpc command, 677</B>
<DD><B>lpd command, 678</B>
<DD><B>lpq command, 678</B>
<DD><B>lpr command, 678</B>
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<DD>faxing, 85
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<DD><B>ls (list directory) command, 32-33</B>
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<DD>aliases, 33
<DD>documentation, 33
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<DD><B>ls command, 678-679</B>
<DD><B>Lynx browser, 212-215</B>
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<DD>command-line options, 212-214
<DD>configuration, 214-215
<DD>ftp, 214
<DD>help files, 215
<DD>newsreaders, 215
<DD>Usenet, 215
<DD>Web address, default, 214
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<P><FONT SIZE="+1"><B>M</B></FONT></P>
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<DD><B>-m command line option, 135</B>
<DD><B>M command (top command), 584</B>
<DD><B>MacOS, connecting to Linux system, 459</B>
<DD><B>macros, groff typesetting system, 68-70</B>
<DD><B>magic number files, 674</B>
<DD><B>magnetic tape (mt) command, 121-123</B>
<DD><B>magnified images, capturing, 325-326</B>
<DD><B>mail program, 183-184</B>
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<DD>commands, 184-185
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<DD><B>mail readers, 180</B>
<DD><B>maintenance, kernel, 570</B>
<DD><B>maintenance disks, 654</B>
<DD><B>make clean command, 385</B>
<DD><B>make command, 382-385</B>
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<DD>compiling, 383
<DD>configure option, 384
<DD>constants, defining, 384
<DD>default rules, 383
<DD>limitations, 383
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<DD><B>make config command, 590-605</B>
<DD><B>make directory (mkdir) command, 37</B>
<DD><B>make filesystem (mkfs) command, 504</B>
<DD><B>make install command, 384</B>
<DD><B>make utility, 679</B>
<DD><B>make xconfig command, 605-613</B>
<DD><B>makefile, 382</B>
<DD><B>makefile command</B>
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<DD>compatibility issues, 387
<DD>X11, 387-388
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<DD><I>mkmf script, 387</I>
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<DD><B>makefile file, 384</B>
<DD><B>man command, 11, 679-680</B>
<DD><B>management</B>
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<DD>modules, 577-580
<DD>processes, 581-587
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<DD><B>manual pages, 12</B>
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<DD>compressing, 567-568
<DD>displaying, 679-680
<DD>formatting, 68-70
<DD>printing, 11
<DD>searching for, 45
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<DD><B>maximizing windows, X11, 311-312</B>
<DD><B>Melkote, 458</B>
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<DD>configuration, 458
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<DD><B>memory cards, 135</B>
<DD><B>memory requirements</B>
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<DD>Adobe Acrobat Reader, 337, 351
<DD>Linux installation, 623
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<DD><B>menus</B>
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<DD>desktop, AnotherLevel, 296-299
<DD>fvwm2 window manager, 303-305
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<DD><B>mesg utility, 680</B>
<DD><B>messages, printing banners, 668</B>
<DD><B>methods (installation), 631</B>
<DD><B>MGR window system, 656</B>
<DD><B>mice, configuring, 603</B>
<DD><B>milo loader, 656</B>
<DD><B>minimizing disk space, 564-568</B>
<DD><B>minimizing windows, X11, 311-312</B>
<DD><B>mkdir (make directory) command, 37</B>
<DD><B>mkefs command, 680</B>
<DD><B>mkfs (make filesystem) command, 504</B>
<DD><B>mkfs command, 680-681</B>
<DD><B>mkmf script, 387</B>
<DD><B>mkswap command, 681</B>
<DD><B>modems, 134</B>
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<DD>checking for PPP connection, 167-168
<DD>configuration, 152
<DD>configuring, 602
<DD>/dev/modem device, 154-156
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<DD><I>Control Panel client, 154</I>
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<DD>Linux-compatible, 152-153
<DD>profiles, displaying, 157
<DD>selecting, 152-153
<DD>serial ports, 152
<DD>testing, 153
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<DD><B>modemtool client, 154</B>
<DD><B>modemtool command, 447</B>
<DD><B>modifying</B>
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<DD>files, time, 37
<DD>users, usermod, 415
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<DD><B>modules</B>. <I>See also</I> code modules
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<DD>conf, 580
<DD>dependencies, 578-580
<DD>device drivers, sound cards, 575
<DD>enabling, boot time, 580
<DD>installation, 578
<DD>kernel
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<DD><I>adding at configuration, 571-573</I>
<DD><I>configuration file, 574</I>
<DD><I>joystick, 149</I>
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<DD>listing, 578
<DD>loading, manually, 578
<DD>management, 577-580
<DD>parameters, autodetection, 573
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<DD><B>monitoring PC cards, cardmgr daemon, 136</B>
<DD><B>more (pager) command, 35-36</B>
<DD><B>more command, 681</B>
<DD><B>MOTD (Message of the Day), 479</B>
<DD><B>Motif.</B> <I>See</I> CDE
<DD><B>Motif Window Manager</B>. <I>See</I> mwm
<DD><B>mount command, 100-101, 104, 490-495, 681</B>
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<DD>mounting floppy disks, 491
<DD>options, 492-494
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<DD><B>mount points, 492, 496</B>
<DD><B>mounting</B>
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<DD>devices, 115-117
<DD>floppy disks, 489
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<DD><I>mount command, 491</I>
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<DD>hard drives, 115-117
<DD>mount point, 492
<DD>Zip drive, parallel port, 125-127
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<DD><B>mounting filesystems, 488-495</B>
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<DD>usermount command, 488-490
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<DD><B>mouse, 144-150</B>
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<DD>configuration, 144-146, 276-277
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<DD><I>xmodmap client, 276-277</I>
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<DD>detecting, 145
<DD>installation, 641
<DD>pointer, graphic, 274-275
<DD>selecting, 641
<DD>symbolic links, 144
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<DD><B>mouseconfig command, 144-146</B>
<DD><B>moving</B>
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<DD>directories, 39-40
<DD>files, 39-40
<DD>objects, 681
<DD>tar files, 547-548
<DD>windows, X11, 310-313
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<DD><B>mpage command, 65</B>
<DD><B>MRU (maximum receive unit), 449</B>
<DD><B>msdos file system, 100</B>
<DD><B>mt (magnetic tape) command, 121-123</B>
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<DD>backup utilities, tape drives, 122
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<DD><B>Multi-User Mode Spare (run level), 469</B>
<DD><B>multicasting, configuring, 595</B>
<DD><B>multimedia, xanim program, 348, 358</B>
<DD><B>multiple commands, 18</B>
<DD><B>multiple operating systems, booting, 394</B>
<DD><B>multitasking, preemptive, 570</B>
<DD><B>music CD-ROMs, playing, 340-341, 345-346, 353-356</B>
<DD><B>mv (rename) command, 39-40, 681</B>
<DD><B>mwm (Motif Window Manager)</B>
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<DD>configuration, 305
<DD>emulating with LessTif mwm window manager, 287-288
<DD>LessTif, starting, 294
<DD>X11, 286-287
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<P><FONT SIZE="+1"><B>N</B></FONT></P>
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<DD><B>N command, mail program, 185</B>
<DD><B>names (user), creating, 6</B>
<DD><B>naming</B>. <I>See also</I> filenames
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<DD>files, 16
<DD>loopback interface, 445
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<DD><B>navigating</B>
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<DD>directories, 30-31
<DD>ftp, 203-206
<DD>installation screen, 629
<DD>windows, keyboard, 316
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<DD><B>ncftp, downloading files, 207-208</B>
<DD><B>ncftp command, 207-208</B>
<DD><B>netcfg, 444</B>
<DD><B>Netscape</B>
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<DD>downloading files, 209-210
<DD>helper applications, installing Acrobat Reader, 338, 352-353
<DD>plug-ins, rvplayer, 347, 357
<DD>Real/Video Player, 222
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<DD><B>Netscape Collabra, reading newsgroups, configuration, 242-246</B>
<DD><B>Netscape Communicator, 216-222</B>
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<DD>downloading, 216-218
<DD>installation, 216-218
<DD>licensing information, 216
<DD>plug-ins, 220
<DD>preferences, 219
<DD>reading news, 234-236
<DD>rvplayer, 222
<DD>video support, 222-223
<DD>X11, 218
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<DD><B>Netscape Messenger, 188</B>
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<DD>accessing help, 193
<DD>configuring, 189-192
<DD>retrieving/creating mail, 193
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<DD><B>Netscape Navigator, telnet, 249</B>
<DD><B>netstat command, 682</B>
<DD><B>network configuration tool</B>. <I>See</I> netcfg
<DD><B>Network File System.</B> <I>See</I> NFS
<DD><B>Network News Transfer Protocol</B>. <I>See</I> NNTP
<DD><B>Network Transparent Access (NTA), 284</B>
<DD><B>networking</B>
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<DD>configuring, 599
<DD>kernels, configuring, 591
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<DD><B>networks</B>
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<DD>configuration, 642
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<DD><I>netcfg, 444</I>
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<DD>connections
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<DD><I>configuration, 444-451</I>
<DD><I>custom logon, 479</I>
<DD><I>displaying status, 682</I>
<DD><I>shutting down, 684</I>
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<DD>domain name, 444-445
<DD>filesystem, cabaret, 496-497
<DD>hostname, 444-445
<DD>loopback interface, 445-446
<DD>printers
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<DD><I>adding, 80</I>
<DD><I>setup, 644</I>
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<DD>setup, 642
<DD>software, installation, 656
<DD>starting/stopping services, 482
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<DD><B>new users, creating, 667</B>
<DD><B>newsgroups</B>. <I>See also</I> newsreaders; Usenet news
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<DD>articles, retrieving remotely, 229
<DD>beginning, 226
<DD>Collabra, adding to list, 244-246
<DD>HOWTO doc, 656
<DD>Linux, 649-650
<DD>newsrc file, 226
<DD>reading articles
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<DD><I>Collabra, 242-246</I>
<DD><I>Netscape, 234-236</I>
<DD><I>pine mailer, 233-234, 241-242</I>
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<DD>retrieving articles remotely, 230
</DL>
<DD><B>newsrc file, creating, 226</B>
<DD><B>newsreaders, 226-236</B>
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<DD>configuration, 236-245
<DD>lynx browser, 215
<DD>slrn, 230-232
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<DD><I>configuration, 237-240</I>
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<DD>tin, 228-230
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<DD><I>configuration, 236-237</I>
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<DD>trn, 232
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<DD><I>configuration, 240</I>
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<DD>xrn, 232-233
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<DD><B>NFS (Network File System)</B>
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<DD>clients, 462, 656
<DD>configuration, 461-462
<DD>enabling, 461-465
<DD>filesystems, mount options, 499-500
<DD>servers, 656
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<DD><B>NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol), 226-227</B>
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<DD>services, 226
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<DD><B>NNTPSERVER environment variable, 226-227</B>
<DD><B>ntsysv command, 474, 482-483</B>
<DD><B>numeric coding system, 671-672</B>
<DD><B>nxterm client (terminal window), 278</B>
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<P><FONT SIZE="+1"><B>O</B></FONT></P>
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<DD><B>-O2 switch (gcc compiler), 389</B>
<DD><B>objects</B>
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<DD>copying, 673
<DD>file mode, changing, 671-672
<DD>moving, 681
<DD>searching for text, 675-676
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<DD><I>Open Sound System, configuring sound cards, 341, 353</I>
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<DD><B>operating systems, booting multiple, 394</B>
<DD><B>operators, redirection (shells), 19-21</B>
<DD><B>optical drives, 656</B>
<DD><B>optimizing programs, gcc compiler, 389</B>
<DD><B>options</B>
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<DD>filesystems, 497
<DD>PPP, file setup, 463
<DD>rpm utility, 518-520
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<DD><B>ordering, print jobs, 84</B>
<DD><B>output</B>
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<DD>error output, redirecting, 21
<DD>redirecting, 19
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<DD><B>overwriting files, mv command, 39</B>
<DD><B>ownership</B>
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<DD>files, 418-423
<DD>groups/users, 417-418
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<P><FONT SIZE="+1"><B>P</B></FONT></P>
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<DD><B>P command (top command), 584</B>
<DD><B>packages</B>
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<DD>installation, 520-522
<DD>rpm utility, 518-522, 527-534, 538
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<DD><I>querying, 525-527</I>
<DD><I>uninstalling, 524</I>
<DD><I>verifying, 528-529</I>
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<DD><B>pager commands</B>
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<DD>less, 35-36
<DD>more, 35-36
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<DD><B>PAM (Password Authentication Module), 421, 424-426</B>
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<DD>configuration files, 422-427
<DD>debugging configuration files, 427
<DD>installation, 422
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<DD><B>paper saving, 65</B>
<DD><B>Parallel Line Internet Protocol</B>. <I>See</I> <B>PLIP</B>
<DD><B>parallel port printers, 74</B>
<DD><B>parallel ports</B>
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