ABSTRACT
To use this chapter successfully as a springboard into the remainder of the book, you should read and follow the instructions, in the order presented. Each chapter builds on the information that precedes it, and will give you the concepts, command tools, and methods to program in the UNIX operating system. In this chapter, the major commands are defined with an abbreviated syntax description, which will clarify general components for the remainder of the textbook as follows:
2.2 THE STRUCTURE OF A UNIX COMMAND Because UNIX is reliant on both a graphical and a text-based CUI, correctly typed syntax is critical to ensure subsequent correct execution of commands.
