The UNIX CD Bookshelf, Version 2.1 [Paperback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 0596000006 | ISBN-13: 978-0596000004 | Publication Date: February 2000 | Edition: Second Edition

Computer professionals increasingly rely on the Web, online help, and other online information sources to relieve information pain. Now the second edition of O'Reilly's Unix CD Bookshelf gives you convenient online access to updates of your favorite books on your CD-ROM drive.

The UNIX CD Bookshelf contains a powerhouse of UNIX Animal books from O'Reilly, plus the complete text and software from UNIX Power Tools--all readable with your web browser on a convenient CD-ROM. A bonus print copy of UNIX in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition, is also included.

In addition to UNIX Power Tools, you'll find the complete text of the following books: Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4th Edition; Learning the vi Editor, 6th Edition (also new); sed & awk, 2nd Edition; Learning the Korn Shell; and UNIX in a Nutshell, System V Edition.

Never has it been easier to learn, or look up, what you need to know online. Formatted in HTML, The UNIX CD Bookshelf can be read by any web browser. The books are fully searchable and cross-referenced. In addition to individual indexes for each book, there's a master index for the entire library.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Second Edition edition (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596000006
• ISBN-13: 978-0596000004
• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 6.5 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #322,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have book for the serious UNIX pro..!, May 24, 2000

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Shikhar Parjan (Santa Clara, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The UNIX CD Bookshelf, Version 2.1 (Paperback)

Having read a number of books on Operating Systems in General and UNIX in particular, this book shines out in terms of clarity, focus and appeal to a cross section of users- from the hard-boiled pro to someone making a tentative foray in the myriad world of UNIX... I recommend it as a "must-have" ......!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but needs updating., January 9, 2002

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W. J. Vovil "Wayne" (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The UNIX CD Bookshelf, Version 2.1 (Paperback)

I have the previous edition of this book / CD. I was awaiting the next edition (this one); but I am disappointed with the new offerings. As a lot of people use perl or python these days, along with SED and AWK, I was hoping that the new addition would encompass these two topics. I'll wait to see what the 3rd edition is like.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for getting off the ground, February 4, 2010

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bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The UNIX CD Bookshelf, Version 2.1 (Paperback)

Any one or two of these books would cost more than this six-pack. And the CD-ROM is good for cut and past operations. The nice thing about this set is that as things progress and you diversify into other subjects, as perl you never lose the core skills that are displayed on this CD. The vi editor is always present and more powerful than the passing fads like emacs, which will be, replace in due time. And yes I thing each shell has its strength; however after the Borurne shell, The Korn shell is the most prolific. Now for those that think the tcsh and bash shells are in now are already behind as most shells regardless of what you type are based on the POSIX.2 standard. Even thought I have a gazillion reference books, this is nice because it is on line.