This handy, compact guide teaches the reader to use BSD operating systems as the experts do: from the command line. There are over 1000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. This book helps the readers to apply the skills they learn to use and administer desktops and servers running FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD or any other BSD flavor.
Topics included are:
• using the shell
• administering file systems
• backing up data
• accessing network resources
• locking down security
• handling remote system administration This is a reference book that will be useful to BSD enthusiasts for many years, because it will focus on a stable set of commands.