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| − | == Notice ==
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| − | This handbook has only just been started. It's currently a rather bare outline. Please edit it and make it better! Look at the [http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ FreeBSD Handbook] as a style guide.
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| − | Most sections should be a summary, with a link to the main article on the subject.
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| − | == Getting Started ==
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| − | === Introduction ===
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| − | Arch linux is a lightweight and flexible linux distribution that tries to Keep It Simple.
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| − | There are official packages optimized for the i686 and x86-64 architectures. There is also a community-operated package repository.
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| − | See the pages in [[:Category:About Arch|this category]]
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| − | === Installing Arch Linux ===
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| − | The full install guide is [[Installation Guide|here]] and the install CDs are available [https://www.archlinux.org/download/ here]. If you would like a more detailed installation guide, please see the [[Beginners' Guide]].
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| − | === Linux Basics ===
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| − | A few basics on the file system and command line, for people starting Unix/Linux with Arch.
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| − | '''How to change directory:'''
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| − | cd /name/of/directory
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| − | cd /etc/pacman.d
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| − | '''How to make a directory:'''
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| − | mkdir /path/to/new/directory
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| − | e.g.
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| − | mkdir /home/archuser/newfolder
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| − | '''How to remove an (empty) directory:'''
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| − | rmdir /path/to/empty/directory
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| − | '''How to remove a non-empty directory:'''
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| − | rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /path/to/non_empty/directory
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| − | '''How to list files in a directory:'''
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| − | All files: (except hidden files)
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| − | ls
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| − | All files: (including hidden files)
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| − | ls -a
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| − | All files, hidden files and their properties:
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| − | ls -la
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| − | Files with the .avi file extension only:
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| − | ls *.avi
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| − | '''How to move a file:'''
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| − | mv /path/to/old/file.ext /path/to/new/file.ext
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| − | mv /home/archuser/compressed.zip /home/archuser/myfiles/compressed2.zip
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| − | '''How to copy a file:'''
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| − | cp /path/to/file.txt /path/to/copied/file.txt
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| − | '''How to remove a file:'''
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| − | rm /path/to/file.txt
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| − | rm /home/archuser/file.txt
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| − | '''How to show the contents of a file:'''
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| − | cat /path/to/file.txt
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| − | '''How to make a file executable:'''
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| − | chmod +x /path/to/script.sh
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| − | '''How to (search the entire filesystem for) a file called euwfh.avi'''
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| − | cd /
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| − | find -name euwfh.avi
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| − | '''How to mount a partition:'''
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| − | mount /dev/sdX1 /media/mountpoint
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| − | mount /dev/sda1 /media/folder
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| − | '''How to show how much space is left/used on (all mounted) partitions:'''
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| − | df -h
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| − | '''How to show all running processes:'''
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| − | ps -A
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| − | '''How to stop an annoying process called "EvilTrojan":'''
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| − | killall EvilTrojan
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| − | '''How to show an unintelligible manual for a program "ultracompressor"'''
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| − | man ultracompressor
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| − | === Installing, removing, updating and managing software: pacman ===
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| − | See [[pacman]].
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| − | === Graphical Desktop Environments ===
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| − | {{Graphical user interface overview}}
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| − | == Common Tasks ==
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| − | === Desktop Applications ===
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| − | Web browsers, office suites, etc.
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| − | === Multimedia ===
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| − | Video players, music jukeboxes, photo management, how to get codecs.
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| − | === Printing ===
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| − | CUPS installation and configuration, finding drivers.
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| − | == System Administration ==
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| − | === Configuration and Tuning ===
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| − | [[Systemd]] is used for most administrative tasks.
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| − | === Users and Basic Account Management ===
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| − | Creating and managing users with command-line utilities.
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| − | Users are created with <code>useradd</code>. See [[Users and Groups]] for more information.
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| − | == Networking ==
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| − | === Network Configuration ===
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| − | How networks are set up in Arch.
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| − | === Servers ===
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| − | Mail, web, SSH server installation and configuration.
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| − | === Firewalls ===
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| − | See [[Firewalls]], [[iptables]], [[Simple Stateful Firewall]].
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