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Learning the UNIX Operating System, Fourth Edition

By Grace Todino-Gonguet, John Strang, Jerry Peek
Fourth Edition  December 1997 
Pages: 100
ISBN 10: 1-56592-390-1 | ISBN 13: 9781565923904
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If you are new to UNIX, this concise introduction will tell you just what you need to get started and no more. The fourth edition covers the Linux operating system and is an ideal primer for someone just starting with UNIX or Linux, as well as for Mac and PC users who encounter a UNIX system over the Internet. This classic book, still selling well long after most other intros to UNIX have bitten the dust, now includes a quick-reference card.
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If you are new to UNIX, this concise introduction will tell you just what you need to get started and no more. Why wade through a 600-page book when you can begin working productively in a matter of minutes? It's an ideal primer for Mac and PC users of the Internet who need to know a little bit about UNIX on the systems they visit. This book is the most effective introduction to UNIX in print. The fourth edition covers the highlights of the Linux operating system. It's a handy book for someone just starting with UNIX or Linux, as well as someone who encounters a UNIX system on the Internet. And it now includes a quick-reference card. Topics covered include:
  • Linux operating system highlights
  • Logging in and logging out
  • Window systems (especially X/Motif)
  • Managing UNIX files and directories
  • Sending and receiving mail
  • Redirecting input/output
  • Pipes and filters
  • Background processing
  • Basic network commandsv

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Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4th Edition Review,  March 21 2001
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Submitted by Anuranga Rajapaksha   [Respond | View]

Specially I like to say any Unix users to the world this book is very good and any users can easily understand within few days.


Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4th Edition Review,  August 26 1998
Submitted by Vertig0 - Syndicate Information Alliance   [Respond | View]



I was new to UNIX and was completely lost with these huge
books floating around. I saw this small volume in the
bookstore that was rather cheap, and decided to pick it up.
I finished reading the book in a day, and although I still
consider myself new to UNIX-based OS's... I find it easier
to learn new aspects of the OS. This book is a definate
recommendation from one newbie to another that has sampled
alot of the other books. This one is definately worth
reading...

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Media reviews "Once you've established a connection with the network, there's often a secondary obstacle to surmount.... Learning the UNIX Operating System helps you figure out what to do next by presenting in a nutshell the basics of how to deal with the 'U-word.' Obviously a 92-page book isn't going to make you an instant UNIX guru, but it does an excellent job of introducing basic operations in a concise nontechnical way, including how to navigate through the file system, send and receive E-mail and--most importantly--get to the online help. The fast information is invaluable when you wand to do something simply and either don't know how to, can't remember how to, or--thanks to UNIX's penchant for commands that look like random characters from the alphabet--can't figure out which command to use." --Michael L. Porter, Associate Editor, Personal Engineering & Instrumentation News, December 1993

"If you have someone on your site who has never worked on a UNIX system and who needs a quick how-to, Nutshell has the right booklet. Learning the UNIX Operating System by Grace Todino and John Strang can get a newcomer rolling in a single session. It covers logging in and out; files and directories; mail; pipes; filters, backgrounding; and a large number of other topics. It's clear, cheap, and can render a newcomer productive in a few hours." --;login, May/June 1989

"Whether you are setting up your first UNIX system or adding your fiftieth user, [this book] can ease you through learning the fundamentals of the UNIX system." --Michael J. O'Brien, ABA/Unix/group Newsletter

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