Utilities and File Management Reference Reading

• From Introduction to Linux:
  • Chapter 3. About files and the file system (esp. 3.3.5 Links)
  • Chapter 9.1. Fundamental Backup Techniques: Introduction (tar & gzip)
• From Learning the UNIX Operating System:
  • Chapter 4. File Management
• Unix Help (Indiana University)
  • Good mv command examples in parts 6 & 7.
  • Note: Please skip parts 1, 2, 3, & 5, which use the Pico editor, not available on the Student server.
• How Mac OS X Leopard's Time Machine backup uses hard links (AppleInsider)
• Compression Tools Compared (Linux Journal, 2005)