UNIX in a Nutshell: System V Edition, Second Edition

By Daniel Gilly, The staff of O'Reilly Media
Second Edition   
Pages: 444
ISBN 10: 1-56592-001-5 | ISBN 13: 9781565920019
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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. Covers System V, Releases 3 and 4, and Solaris 2.0.
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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 second edition of UNIX in a Nutshell starts with thorough coverage of System V Release 3. To that, we've added the many new commands that were added to Release 4 and additional commands that were added to Solaris 2.0. Contents include:
  • All user and programmer commands.
  • New Korn shell documentation.
  • Expanded text editing section, including GNU Emacs and nawk.
  • Shell syntax (sh and csh).
  • Pattern-matching syntax.
  • vi and ex commands.
  • sed and awk commands.
  • troff and related commands and macros.
  • sdb and dbx commands.
If you currently use either SVR3 or SVR4 or are planning to in the future, or if you're a Sun user facing the transition to Solaris, you'll want this book. UNIX in a Nutshell is the most comprehensive quickref on the market, a must for any UNIX user.

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UNIX in a Nutshell: System V Edition, 2nd Edition Review,  April 20 1999
Submitted by Nick Humby   [Respond | View]



Superb book! I would be lost without it. Makes UNIX
easy. I would recommend this book to anyone not
familiar with the subject.


UNIX in a Nutshell: System V Edition, 2nd Edition Review,  January 25 1999
Submitted by Micheal Jordan   [Respond | View]



These books are the best thing that I have read in a long time. They are not only informative, but are also very accurate.

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Media reviews "I have seen several quick-reference books for UNIX, but none of them has stayed near my desk for long. UNIX in a Nutshell, however, will be chained to the desk and hooked to an alarm. It is an amazing book that provides summaries of command-line arguments and internal syntax for a host of UNIX utilities.

"The lay-flat binding is solid enough to withstand repeated use, and the price is so low that I called O'Reilly & Associates to confirm it. A well-organized, 444-page reference work for $10?.... If I were running a programming shop, I'd buy copies for all my programmers, if only to avoid custody battles." --Richard Morin, Unix Review, August 1993

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