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Appendix ACommon Linux CommandsIn This Appendix Archiving and compression commands Communication commands File commands System control commandsComputing novices often marvel at the keyboard dance Linux experts typ- ically perform. Sure, these experts know about modern advances like themouse and graphical interface, but these keyboard musicians prefer the homekeys and find that they can work faster with the keyboard. It takes some timeto reach this level of proficiency, but every expert was a novice at one time, and any novice can become an expert by delving into the various commandsavailable and getting plenty of practice. In this appendix, you find the commands listed by themes, according to whatthey can actually do for you. So, read on and dazzle your friends with your command-prompt finesse. When they ask you how and where you figured out all those commands, justsmile and mumble something about the voices in your head and, ofcourse, keep this section dog-eared and within reach of your computer. Linux Commands by FunctionBecause every command serves a specific purpose, organizing these toolsinto groups according to their individual functions isn t difficult. If you knowwhat you need to do but don t know which command does the job, flipthrough this section to start your search. From here, you can dig further byreferencing manpages and other help information (online sites and referencebooks, for example) or by looking in this book s index for further coverage. To access a manpage, type man commandat a command prompt. For exam- ple, man lsshows you the help information for the file listing command.