Teach Yourself® UNIX® 4th Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 397 pages
• Published by: MIS: Press
• Edition: 4th Edition July 1999
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1558285881
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1558285880
• Book Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.2 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Product Review
Teach Yourself Unix, Third Edition, does a fair job of explaining commands to newer users, but truly distinguishes itself with its attention to C and Perl programming. The book also contains a good command reference and glossary but loses some credibility with the appearance of several errors.

Teach Yourself Unix, Third Edition, would serve the reader better if it used different section-titling conventions. For example, "Using the -R Option with Ls" tells the reader nothing; something like "Listing Files in Subdirectories," which is what the -R switch is used for, would be better.

This book also suffers from some production problems. The sections about cc, the C compiler, consistently call the program Cc in their headings. The command ls gets called Ls in headings. Though this clearly is the work of a publishing package that puts headings into title case, Unix is case-sensitive and typing Cc in place of cc or Ls in place of ls will usually cause an error. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description
Put your UNIX fears to rest and embark on the programming path with teach yourself UNIX®, 3rd Edition. Starting with UNIX session basics and the UNIX directory, veteran authors Kevin Reichard and Eric F. Johnson provide you with the foundation for a successful programming career.

teach yourself UNIX, 3rd Edition also covers, permissions, logins, passwords, UNIX Internet tools, and the command line. Plus, teach yourself UNIX, 3rd Edition explains advanced UNIX capabilities such as multitasking, Awk programs, Perl scripts, and the streams editor. Reichard and Johnson include a detailed glossary and an appendix of basic UNIX commands. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Teach Yourself...Unix (Teach Yourself...(Mis Pr)) (Paperback) The fourth edition is very helpful. The style is clear and plain, but overall this book would be improved by more attention paid to actual tasks than to commands per se, especially since some of these commands (to a newcomer) are cryptic. Nevertheless by taking notes and highlighting the index, it's easy enough to navigate this book. There's a helpful listing of major UNIX commands in the back. The book covers "getting started" (logging on and off, etc.), file and directory basics, UNIX tools (basic 'vi' stuff - the text editor), command customization, C/Korn/Bash shells, multitasking, the Internet and e-mail, FTP, shell and C++ programming basics, and system administration. As the authors state, the book is kept brief (397 pages) to ensure simple delivery of what's most needed to get started pushing buttons. The format is similar to Who's Afraid of C++? in that it tries to be user-friendly by supplying small quizzes and simple tasks at each chapter's conclusion to ensure you've grasped the basic ideas presented. This book can prove to be a life saver in any situation involving molecular orbital calculations involving UNIX navigation (C shell). Overall, this is a sympathetic and clear-cut introduction to UNIX. Comment | | (Report this)