Teach Yourself Unix in a Week (Sams Teach Yourself)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 736 pages
• Published by: Sams
• Edition: 1st Edition February 23, 1994
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0672304643
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0672304644
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
• Weighs: 2.6 pounds

From Library Journal
Is it possible to learn any computer language in a week? Especially UNIX? Taylor gives it the old college try in this weighty book, which if nothing else will improve the strength of your wrists and forearms in seven days. Taylor tackles UNIX in 21 chapters and includes a calendar in the front cover to convince you that you will cover three chapters a day and survive. Each chapter explains the goals, summarizes your efforts, and quizzes you at the end (answers are provided at the back of the book). The massive amount of information provided in each educational unit is well organized, but the text, comments, and commands are nearly unreadable for tired eyes. Perhaps less information and a different physical format with kinder font choices would have produced a winner. This book might be better suited to those ready to tackle a specific topic at a more leisurely pace or as a ready reference for those new to UNIX.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Book Info
Timesaving guide to learning the UNIX operating system. Expanded coverage of file handling, text editors, shells, job control, and the Internet. Paper.

Reader Reviews
This book got me up and running with Unix in (unfortunately for what the title claimed) about 2 weeks (I'm a slow reader). It served as a springboard for me with the Unix OS. Now, I've moved on to more complex subjects in the Unix world. Along with one of the now-famous Nutshell books, this book got me through the initial shock of the infamous Unix shell prompt and made me realize that it truly is a great operating system. Dave Taylor is very good at explaining the concepts. Sometimes, there isn't enough, but the book would be twice as thick, twice as expensive, and twice as confusing had he included everything. I highly recommend this book! Comment | | (Report this)