Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 863 pages
- Published by: Que Pub; 2 Sub edition June 19, 1998
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0789716321
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0789716323
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.5 x 1.8 inches
- Weighs: 3.1 pounds
Product Review
The authors of
Using Unix break the universe of Unix tasks into manageable chapters, presenting coherent instructions that will help you accomplish a great deal with System V and Solaris.
For example, if you want to compare the contents of files without opening them and looking at them manually, you can find information in chapter 10, "Comparing Files by Date, Size, or Contents." Look among the headings in the chapter and you'll find a section on "Comparing Text Files," which documents sdiff, diff3, and com--three commands that compare files in different ways. Each command appears with its syntax and an example of what it does.
Using Unix covers most every user-level Unix command, including those that pertain to file management, information backup, remote login, the most popular text editors, and more. The tail end of the book has to do with programming. The authors cover Bourne shell programming, as well as awk and Perl. As you might expect, the coverage of the various languages is not comprehensive, but it is sufficient to enable you to write simple programs. A command reference and an very verbose glossary conclude this book.
--David Wall
Book Description
Using Unix is designed to meet the reader s requirements by focusing on the problems and concerns of the beginning to intermediate Unix user. This book will focus on the System V and Solaris flavors of Unix. The majority of Unix books are geared toward the administrator. They often have a separate section for each command, such as grep, sed, awk, etc. That type of format makes it difficult for the reader to know where to look to find an answer to a particular question, and creates a book that has very little value for the end-user. Using Unix will fill this hole in the current marketplace by meeting the requirements of the end-user with a task-based reference they can count on. The effective use of cross-references and index aliases found in the Using series makes it easy for the reader to find the information they need quickly, even when they are not sure what to look for.
-Many UNIX books are geared toward the administrator. Using Unix is aimed at the end-user
-This book will have a truly innovative task oriented structure, rather than the traditional (and difficult to use) one command-per-section structure
-This complete reference will show the reader how to manage and use their System V and Solaris systems productively
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