From DOS/Windows to Linux HOWTO

By Guido Gonzato, guido@ibogfs.cineca.it

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Is Linux Right for You?
• 1.2 It Is. Tell Me More
• 1.3 Conventions

2. For the Impatient

3. Files and Programs

• 3.1 Files: Preliminary Notions
• 3.2 Symbolic Links
• 3.3 Permissions and Ownership
• 3.4 Files: Translating Commands
• 3.5 Running Programs: Multitasking and Sessions
• 3.6 Running Programs on Remote Computers

4. Using Directories

• 4.1 Directories: Preliminary Notions
• 4.2 Directories Permissions
• 4.3 Directories: Translating Commands

5. Floppies, Hard Disks, and the Like

• 5.1 Managing Devices the DOS Way
• 5.2 Managing Devices the UNIX Way
• 5.3 Backing Up

6. What About Windows?

7. Tailoring the System

• 7.1 System Initialisation Files
• 7.2 Program Initialisation Files

8. A Bit of Programming

• 8.1 Shell Scripts: .BAT Files on Steroids
• 8.2 C for Yourself

9. The Remaining 1%

• 9.1 Using tar & gzip
• 9.2 Installing Applications
• 9.3 Tips You Can't Do Without
• 9.4 Where to Find Applications
• 9.5 A Few Things You Couldn't Do
• 9.6 Common Extensions and Related Programs
• 9.7 Converting Files

10. The End, for Now

• 10.1 Copyright
• 10.2 Disclaimer