UNIX for Programmers and Users (3rd Edition)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 687 pages
• Published by: Prentice Hall
• Edition: 3rd Edition February 16, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0130465534
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0130465535
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.6 inches
• Weighs: 2.6 pounds

Book Description
UNIX for Programmers and Users, Third Edition follows in the tradition of previous editions to provide readers with complete, up-to-date coverage of UNIX. In this new edition readers will find information on basic concepts, popular utilities, shells, networking, systems programming, internals, system administration, and much more. For anyone who is interested in learning about UNIX.

Book Info
Offers an accessible overview of UNIX inside and out, including basic concepts, popular utilities, shells, networking, systems programming, internals, and system administration. Softcover. DLC: Unix (Computer file) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: UNIX: For Programmers and Users (2nd Edition) (Paperback) I had to port some Windows C/C++ code to Solaris and went to the bookstore hoping to find something that would bring me up to speed with the basic utilities and UNIX concepts from the perspective of a programmer. Bookstore shelves are usually crowded with books that deal with the admin part of Unix but good programming books are a tad harder to find. The first few chapters about the commonly used utilities quickly taught me to navigate the system but a full 4 chapters are devoted to the shell - a general introduction, bsh, ksh and csh - which was too much for me. I skipped the ksh and csh chapters. Also the systems programming chapters goes into a lot of detail about files most of which I already knew. If you, like me are a Windows programmer making a transition to Unix, be prepared to wade through and often skip stuff you already know. The good thing however is that the writing style is lucid and clear and this book is an easy read. Introduction to file permissions(chown etc) is very well written. Examples are clear and well placed. The brief introductions to perl and awk are also useful. Though the price is on the higher side, I think this book is a good buy. Its kept me interested and reading for over a week now and I must say I know so much more Unix for that. If it had been priced say 10-12 dollars lower, I might have given this baby a 4 on 5. Comment | | (Report this)