Sams Teach Yourself Unix in 10 Minutes (2nd Edition) (Sams Teach...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 256 pages
• Published by: Sams
• Edition: 2nd Edition June 25, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0672327643
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0672327643
• Book Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 10.4 ounces

Book Description


If you're in need of a quick, concise tutorial to learn Unix and get on your way, this is it. Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in ten Minutes, Second Edition will help you quickly and easily learn UNIX essentials and review UNIX features and functions. You will master components of UNIX programming through clear, concise learning modules and step-by-step instructions without having to wade through a lot of fluff and theory. You will learn to:

• Get onto the system and use the command line
• Move about the file system
• Create, move, rename and delete files and directories
• Slice and dice command pipe data
• Use the vi Editor
• Print in the UNIX environment
• And more!

Whatever your expertise level, Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in ten Minutes will get you up and running with UNIX in no time.

About The Author


Sams Teach Yourself Unix in ten MinutesAbout The Author

Robert Shimonski is a well-known networking and security expert consulting out of the Long Island, New York area. Rob has authored over thirty books on information technology that include topics specializing in systems engineering with Unix and Microsoft technologies, as well as networking and security design with Check Point and Cisco technologies.

Rob has also deployed state-of-the-art technology in hundreds of companies worldwide-just recently designing and implementing a global MPLS network spanning hundreds of sites. Rob was fortunate to have been able to keep up with his love for Unix by deploying Linux systems and freeware networking and security tools such as Ethereal, NMIS, and MRTG, to name a few.

Because of Rob's unique blend of Unix- and Linux-related real world experience, Rob has served as a technical editor and author on countless Unix- and Linux- related articles and books. Rob was also the networking and security expert chosen to help develop and design LinuxWorld Magazine. You can view LinuxWorld Magazine at http://www.linuxworld.com. To learn more about Roberts's book projects, please visit him at http://www.rsnetworks.net.

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Reader Reviews
Can you really learn unix in ten minutes? Well, Shimonski gives it a hearty try. Actually, I'm sure the title is tongue in cheek. Absorbing this book will take most readers longer. But only a few hours at the most. He has managed to strip unix down to a core of simple and often used commands. Mastery of which takes you through many common unix situations. If you come from a Microsoft or Mac background, what may strike you about this book is the almost total absence of screen captures. Where'd the GUI go? Culture clash, you might say. The reality is that historically, unix arose before bitmapped consoles. But, even today, as you should hopefully understand from the book, you can be more productive at the command line. Speaking of GUIs, though, Shimonski does briefly explains X Windows, which is the native windowing system of every unix implementation. The deliberate brevity of the book means that he can only touch about each topic. But there's enough to get you usefully started. Comment | | (Report this)