UNIX for OpenVMS Users, Second Edition (HP Technologies)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 448 pages
• Published by: Digital Press
• Edition: 2nd Edition September 15, 1998
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1555581552
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1555581558
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.7 pounds

Product Description
UNIX for OpenVMS Users, Second Edition, is for users who are making the transition from OpenVMS to UNIX and provides a comprehensive comparison of commands and utilities. Starting from a working knowledge of OpenVMS, it takes an average user to a comparable knowledge of UNIX. It bridges the gap between OpenVMS and UNIX by explaining things in OpenVMS terms.

The book begins with a tutorial discussing the concepts needed when working with UNIX and the common shell programs. Working into practical examples, the book shows simple daily tasks that map one-for-one from OpenVMS to UNIX. These include system access, file manipulation, text editing and mail. The examples provide commands that are as equivalent as possible, and point out subtle differences.

Recent releases of OpenVMS and UNIX have added interfaces that are exactly the same between the operating systems, particularly POSIX and CDE. UNIX for OpenVMS Users, describes these interfaces briefly, mainly to reassure users how easy it can be to switch between the operating systems.

Maps OpenVMS concepts onto UNIX
Pertinent to all major versions of UNIX
Covers latest version of OpenVMS and new features of UNIX, such as CDE

Book Info
Takes the reader's knowledge of OpenVMS, & uses analogy to introduce the new UNIX user to the possibilities of this popular operating system. Paper. DLC: UNIX (Computer file).

Reader Reviews
A VMS power user will feel like a stranger in a strange land when first exploring the world of Unix. This book can be an indispensable guide for the VMS user forced to make this odyssey. More than just a foreign language phrase book, offering literal translations of VMS commands into Unix, it discusses and contrasts the basic philosophies behind each operating system. Understanding these fundamental differences will allow the newly transplated-to-Unix VMS user to exploit the strengths of this popular operating system rather than just feeling cheated out of the many powerful features of VMS that have no direct analog in Unix. For the power user, applications programmer, and system admin, all of the important topics are covered clearly and in sufficient detail. The third edition adds valuable new information on VMS logical names, the Emacs text editor, and the Perl scripting language. It also has been given a new and much improved layout that makes it considerably easier to read then the previous editions. All in all, highly recommended! Comment | | (Report this)