UNIX C Shell Desk Reference [Paperback]

Martin R. Arick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1993 | ISBN-10: 0471556807 | ISBN-13: 978-0471556800 | Edition: 1

This book's real strength is as an introduction to the UNIX system for beginners who want to master the C shell thoroughly before moving on to the vast array of utilities and other features that UNIX offers.

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This book's real strength is as an introduction to the UNIX system for beginners who want to master the C shell thoroughly before moving on to the vast array of utilities and other features that UNIX offers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471556807
• ISBN-13: 978-0471556800
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,769,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #76 in Books > Computers & Technology > Operating Systems > Unix > Shell

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good information, but poor presentation, January 17, 1999

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This review is from: UNIX C Shell Desk Reference (Paperback)

This book contains a lot of good information. I learned a great deal. However, it contains quite a few typographical errors which could have fooled me if I hadn't already had a basic knowledge of the C shell. It also uses typefaces which make it difficult to understand. For instance, the reader cannot distinguish the forward single quote (') from the backward single quote (`) in the typeface used throughout the book. This difference is critical given the context! It needs another printing after a lot of proofreading and reformatting.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good "time saver", July 27, 2001

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Weimin Chen (AB, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: UNIX C Shell Desk Reference (Paperback)

I've been using UNIX on and off for a couple of years, but didn't systematically learn the powerful C shell tricks. This little book just fits in for this task: truely a "learn it in 24 hours" type (if you have some experience) --- don't call it that name in the 2nd edition though! --- It also solved some of my mysteries about why certain commands are used in that way.

Overall this is a good book. It can save you a lot of time, both from learning C Shell AND from work in using C shell. One thing could be added: a summery of all the commands.