Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 616 pages
- Published by: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- Edition: 3rd Edition November 15, 1999
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1565924274
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1565924277
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Review
Unix in a Nutshell is
the standard desktop reference, without question. (Manpages come in a close second.) With a clean layout and superior command tables available at a glance, O'Reilly's third edition of
Nutshell is an essential to own.
Like a dictionary,
Unix in a Nutshell helps you find what you need, even if you're not exactly sure what you're looking for (or how to spell it!). With that in mind, this book is for intermediate to advanced users only--those new to the Unix operating system would be better off with
Learning the Unix Operating System or
Unix: Visual Quickstart Guide.
The last full revision of the book was in 1992, and the new edition covers Solaris 7 as well as newer versions of shells (ksh, in particular), RCS, and GNU emacs. Topping off at over 500 pages,
Unix in a Nutshell contains--literally--everything you could want to know about the various commands, shells, and functions. Fifty new commands have been added to the already sizable lists, and even the most seasoned user is likely to find a discover a new timesaving command.
--Jennifer Buckendorff
Book Description
You may have seen Unix quick-reference guides, but you've never seen anything like
UNIX in a Nutshell. Not a scaled-down quick reference of common commands,
UNIX in a Nutshell is a complete reference containing all commands and options, along with generous descriptions and examples that put the commands in context. For all but the thorniest Unix problems, this one reference should be all the documentation you need. The third edition of
UNIX in a Nutshell includes thorough coverage of System V Release 4. To that, author Arnold Robbins has added the latest information about:
- Sixty new commands in The Alphabetical Summary of Commands
- Solaris 7
- Shell syntax (sh, csh, and the 1988 and 1993 versions of ksh)
- Regular expression syntax
- vi and ex commands, as well as newly updated Emacs information
- sed and awk commands
- troff and related commands and macros, with a new section on refer
- make, RCS (version 5.7), and SCCS commands
In addition, there is a new Unix bibliography to guide the reader to further reading about the Unix environment. If you currently use Unix SVR4, or if you're a Solaris user, you'll want this book.
UNIX in a Nutshell is the most comprehensive quick reference on the market, a must for any Unix user.
Reader Reviews
I had a 1992 copy of this book and just recently found out about the updated version. Wow. This updated version contains most if not all of the information in the old one plus so much more! Once again, this book is probably the best reference book out there about UNIX. This book devotes almost 200 pages alone to commands, along with chapters on the various shells, vi commands, emacs, various text formatting macros, and even a chapter about awk. If you are a UNIX 'geek' or 'wannabe UNIX geek' like me, or just want to know more about UNIX, this book is for you. It's probably not for beginners however. They would be advised to buy "Learning About UNIX" or another good introductory book.
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