Congratulations; you've reached the end of "Linux fundamentals". I hope that this tutorial has helped you to firm up your foundational Linux knowledge. Please join us in our next tutorial on "Basic administration," where we'll build on the foundation laid here, covering topics like regular expressions, ownership and permissions, user account management, and more. The other tutorials in this series are:

• Part 2: Basic administration
• Part 3: Intermediate administration
• Part 4: Advanced administration

And remember, by completing this tutorial series, you'll be prepared to attain your LPIC Level 1 Certification from the Linux Professional Institute. Speaking of LPIC certification, if this is something you're interested in, then we recommend that you study the following resources, which augment the material covered in this tutorial:

In the Bash by example article series on developerWorks, I show you how to use bash programming constructs to write your own bash scripts. This bash series (particularly Parts 1 and 2) will be good preparation for the LPIC Level 1 exam:

• Bash by example, Part 1: Fundamental programming in the Bourne-again shell
• Bash by example, Part 2: More bash programming fundamentals
• Bash by example, Part 3: Exploring the ebuild system

I highly recommend the Technical FAQ for Linux users, a 50-page in-depth list of frequently asked Linux questions, along with detailed answers. The FAQ itself is in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format. If you're a beginning or intermediate Linux user, you really owe it to yourself to check this FAQ out.

If you're not too familiar with the vi editor, I strongly recommend that you check out my Vi intro -- the cheat sheet method tutorial. This tutorial will give you a gentle yet fast-paced introduction to this powerful text editor. Consider this must-read material if you don't know how to use vi.