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Useful Linux Commands

X Shortcuts - (mainly for Redhat)

Control\|Alt + or -	Increase or decrease the screen resolution. eg. from 640x480 to 800x600
Alt \| escape	Display list of active windows
Shift\|Control F8	Resize the selected window
Right click on desktop background	Display menu
Shift\|Control Altr	Refresh the screen
Shift\|Control Altx	Start an xterm session

Printing

/etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd start	Start the print daemon
/etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd stop	Stop the print daemon
/etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd status	Display status of the print daemon
lpq	Display jobs in print queue
lprm	Remove jobs from queue
lpr	Print a file
lpc	Printer control tool
man subject \| lpr	Print the manual page called subject as plain text
man -t subject \| lpr	Print the manual page called subject as Postscript output
printtool	Start X printer setup interface

Related Linux Commands

Starting & Stopping

Accessing & mounting file systems

Finding files and text within files

The X Window System

Moving, copying, deleting & viewing files

Installing software for Linux

User Administration

Little known tips and tricks

Configuration files and what they do

File permissions

X Shortcuts - (mainly for Redhat)

Printing Command

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