Linux System Administration for Programmers

This is a draft only!
It is still under construction and content may change. Do not rely on this information.

This is a topic outline for teaching a future "System Administration for Programmers" session.

Screen

• GNU Screen command
  • Common options

SSH

• SSH tips and tricks
  • X tunneling
  • arbitrary forward and reverse tunnels
  • Using .ssh/config for convenience
  • Public key authentication

LVM

• Using LVM for storage management

Bash

• Bash tips 'n' tricks
  • Aliases
  • cd shortcuts: using - and ~
  • Command editing
    • ^Right, ^Left, Home, ^A, End, ^E, ^T
    • Esc-BS, Ctl-W
    • Esc-_
  • Command searching
    • ^R
    •  !
  • Tab completion
  • Prompts

X11

• Remote access
• Clipboard vs. Selection
• Fast-paste (middle mouse)