*nix

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• CLI commands ways of using selected terminal commands.
• the Kill command ways of using kill and xkill.
• *nix programs (very much to do)
• shortcuts in *nix programs (currently just emacs and vi)

Following are various bits and pieces that may live here indefinitely or might be moved.

window managers (most common?)

• KDE - highly configurable, looks good, features, bloated
• GNOME - light, fast, restrictive to experienced users
• XFce - faster than KDE or GNOME, but not mature

partitions

formats

• ReiserFS
• Ext3
• SGI XFS - for large files?

boot loaders

• lilo - linux loader
• grub

file names

A UNIX file or directory name may have up to 256 characters. The following characters are not allowed:
[ ] ( ) $% & @ ! * ? { } ^ ~ ` ; ' " #
The following characters are reserved in Windows, and so would not be compatable:
\ : ? < > |

Typing of commands and file or directory names in the shell can be accomplished more quickly by typing the first few letters then hitting the Tab key.

The asterisk can be used as a wild card.