Harley Hahn's Student Guide To Unix [Paperback]

Harley Hahn (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070254923 | ISBN-13: 978-0070254923 | Publication Date: May 1, 1996 | Edition: 2

With its easy-to-read, coaching style and well-designed plan, A Student's Guide to Unix, 2/e is the best way to introduce students to the complex world of Unix. This edition is a comprehensive revision of the first Unix textbook specifically developed for the university environment. Designed to be a reference and an educational resource, the book describes all the basic skills involved, as well as countless tips, hints and techniques. This edition includes chapters on the Emacs editor, Job Control and the Korn Shell. It has also been improved as a reference text.

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About the Author

Harley Hahn has a degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Waterloo, Canada, and a graduate degree in computer science from the University of California at San Diego. Before becoming a professional writer and the author of more than two dozen books, Harley studied medicine at the University of Toronto. When Harley is not writing, he reads a lot, paints, plays the piano and gives advice to anyone who will listen.

Product Details

• Paperback: 746 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 2 edition (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070254923
• ISBN-13: 978-0070254923
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #800,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #38 in Books > Computers & Technology > Operating Systems > Unix > Shell

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for someone who never even knew what UNIX was, October 18, 2002

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This review is from: Harley Hahn's Student Guide To Unix (Paperback)

Having been using the UNIX system for six years, I'm still referencing from this absolute beginner book from time to time because the language is so non-technical, yet the information contained within is more than enough to get you started on using UNIX operating system and learn to love it.

The author did a very good job particularly in describing and tutoring the reader how to do common tasks such as using email systems, doing text editing, issuing commands from the CLI, etc. Not very in-depth but the point is, it is enough to get you interested to look for MORE, which is the most important thing. There is no point in explaining something in-depth only to discourage the reader to look for more information, and only to leave the subject untouched because it looks "hard". If you are a UNIX veteran/advanced user/system administrator, this book is not for you, as you have probably known way more than what this book contains.

I highly recommend this book as the very first book on UNIX to read on, if you have never even heard of UNIX before, and only experienced in Windows/MacOS environments.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal book for getting started, March 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Harley Hahn's Student Guide To Unix (Paperback)

I found this book to be excellent. I feel it teaches you all that you need to be a comfortable UNIX user. This may not be the ideal book if you are looking for a quick reference for commands etc. Great job by the author.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed, understandable, thorough and fun!, November 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Students Guide to Unix (Paperback)

I think this must be one of the best UNIX-manuals ever written. Mr. Hahn shows skills and knows how to teach even a beginner everything from basics to the more advanced. I would highly recommend this book to everybody who would like to learn a bit or eight about Unix- The most interesting and powerful MUOS there is!