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b command (vi)

backgrounds

     colors

     images

     Window Maker

backquotes (`) 2nd

backslash (\) 2nd

backspace characters, printing

backups [See also mirrors (CVSup).]

     backup software

    databases

         designing for restorability

         mysqldump command

         mysqlhotcopy command

         pgdump command

         restoring from backups

     drives

     dump command

     filesystems

     restoring from

     "seed" files

bash (Bourne Again shell)

     aliases

     command path

     initialization file

     prompts

basic (unencrypted) wireless connectivity

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)

batch files [See scripts.]

bc command

Beastie mascot

BEGIN command

Berkeley Internet Name Domain [See BIND.]

Bernstein, Dan

binary command (FTP)

binary mode 2nd

binary upgrades 2nd

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain)

     /etc/namedb file

     /etc/namedb/named.conf file

     /usr/sbin/named file

     /usr/sbin/ndc file

     enabling

     forward DNS lookups

     forwarders

     master/slave configuration

     restricting DNS access

     reverse DNS lookups

     running in sandboxes

     subdomains

     zone files

         A (Address) records

         CNAME (Canonical Name) records

         example

         localhost zone files

         MX (Mail Exchanger) records

         NS (Name Server) records

         PTR (Pointer) records

         reverse DNS zone files

         SOA (Start of Authority) records

     zones

         forward zones

         hint zones

         master zones

         slave zones

         stub zones

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) [See also slices.]

48-bit LBA

bits

Blackbox

blackhole statement

BlankTime option (xorg.conf ServerFlags)

BLOB data type

blocking hosts

blocks

Bluetooth hardware compatibility list

BOOLEAN data type

boot block 0

boot block 1

boot block 2

boot disks, creating

boot managers

     installation

     missing boot managers, troubleshooting

boot process 2nd

     BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)

     boot block 0

     boot block 1

     boot block 2

     boot managers

         installation

         missing boot managers, troubleshooting

     bootable slice (boot0), selecting

     dual-boot systems

         DOS and Windows systems

         Linux systems

     from CD-ROM

     from floppy disk

     fsck program

     GAG

     GRUB, booting FreeBSD from

     init program 2nd

         compared to Sys V UNIX

         filesystem consistency check

         getty program

         login program

         system configuration scripts

     initial FreeBSD boot process

     kernels

     LILO, booting FreeBSD from

     loader 2nd

     mounting remote filesystems at system boot

     POST (Power-On Self Test)

    resource configuration scripts

         /etc/defaults/rc.conf

         /etc/rc

         /etc/rc.conf 2nd

         /etc/rc.d

         /etc/rc.local

         /etc/rc.subr

         /usr/local/etc

         /usr/local/etc/rc.d/

         /usr/local/X11R6/etc

     running programs on system boot

     security

     slow performance, troubleshooting

     step-by-step process

     Sysinstall program, booting into

     troubleshooting

         Device Not Configured

         forgotten root passwords

         Missing Operating System

         proc size mismatch

         Read Error

         Signal 11 errors

boot0cfg command

bootable slice (boot0), selecting

bootstrapping process [See boot process.]

Bourne Again shell [See bash.]

Bourne shell (sh)

Bourne, Steven

brackets ([]) 2nd

break statements

breaking loops

broadcast addresses

browsers

     Lynx

     X11 browsers

browsing

     remote volumes

BSD Fast Filesystem (FFS) [See filesystems.]

BSD, history of

bsdlabel command

buffer overflows

bug tracking

Bugtraq

build target (port makefiles)

Building Internet Firewalls, 2nd Edition

built-in modules (Apache)

Buttons option (xorg.conf InputDevice section)

bye command (FTP)

bzcat command