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Taking Control of the System

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By now, you should be starting to realize that the shell offers an enormous amount of power when it comes to administering your PC. The BASH shell commands give you quick and efficient control over most aspects of your Linux setup. However, the shell truly excels in one area: controlling the processes on your system.

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© 2009 Keir Thomas

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(2009). Taking Control of the System. In: Beginning Ubuntu Linux. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-2000-8_16

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