UNIX Complete [Paperback]

Peter Dyson (Author), Stan Kelly-Bootle (Author), John Heilborn (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 078212528X | ISBN-13: 978-0782125283 | Publication Date: June 11, 1999 | Edition: 1

UNIX Complete is a one-of-a-kind computer book -- valuable both for its broad content and its low price. This book contains the essentials you need to know about using the popular operating system of universities and research centers, as well as at many Fortune 500 companies. Enormously powerful, UNIX is also complex enough to require that users first read a tutorial and then keep a reference handy for specialized commands.

With UNIX Complete, you'll learn how to get the most out of UNIX System V -- from building file systems to connecting to remote computers and the Internet, and using mainstream programs.

As you become more proficient with UNIX, you'll find the UNIX System V Desk Reference to be an invaluable daily tool. This comprehensive reference quickly puts every command, option, and concept at your fingertips.

UNIX Complete introduces you to the work of some of Sybex's finest authors, so you'll know where to go to learn even more about what's possible with UNIX.

Inside:

Getting Started
* Gaining access to the Internet
* Learning the SCO Unix GUI
* Using simple commands

File Systems
Understanding directories, trees, and hierarchies
Creating your own files
Establishing home rule and permissions
Setting up electronic mail

Your Own Personalized Unix
Changing your password
Choosing your shell
Creating login profiles

Exploiting the Shell
Shell and Subshell Variables
More on Metacharacters
Advanced Shell Scripts

Reaching Out to Remote Computers
UUCP & UUCP security
Unix and Networking: Reaching the Promised LAN
Accessing the Internet

Basic System Administration
Essential administration
Backing Up

X Windows Exposed
X Windows Managers: Open Look and Motif Using X
X Marks the Spot: The Future of X

Windows Inside Windows -- Opening the Door to Mainstream Applications
Unix Applications... Get 'em Now!
Vision and Merge

Reference Guide
The Complete UNIX Desk Reference: an A-Z listing of UNIX commands and concepts

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

UNIX Complete is a one-of-a-kind computer book -- valuable both for its broad content and its low price. This book contains the essentials you need to know about using the popular operating system of universities and research centers, as well as at many Fortune 500 companies. Enormously powerful, UNIX is also complex enough to require that users first read a tutorial and then keep a reference handy for specialized commands.

With UNIX Complete, you'll learn how to get the most out of UNIX System V -- from building file systems to connecting to remote computers and the Internet, and using mainstream programs.

As you become more proficient with UNIX, you'll find the UNIX System V Desk Reference to be an invaluable daily tool. This comprehensive reference quickly puts every command, option, and concept at your fingertips.

UNIX Complete introduces you to the work of some of Sybex's finest authors, so you'll know where to go to learn even more about what's possible with UNIX.

Inside:

Getting Started

• Gaining access to the Internet
  
• Learning the SCO Unix GUI
  
• Using simple commands

File Systems
Understanding directories, trees, and hierarchies
Creating your own files
Establishing home rule and permissions
Setting up electronic mail

Your Own Personalized Unix
Changing your password
Choosing your shell
Creating login profiles

Exploiting the Shell
Shell and Subshell Variables
More on Metacharacters
Advanced Shell Scripts

Reaching Out to Remote Computers
UUCP & UUCP security
Unix and Networking: Reaching the Promised LAN
Accessing the Internet

Basic System Administration
Essential administration
Backing Up

X Windows Exposed
X Windows Managers: Open Look and Motif Using X
X Marks the Spot: The Future of X

Windows Inside Windows -- Opening the Door to Mainstream Applications
Unix Applications... Get 'em Now!
Vision and Merge

Reference Guide
The Complete UNIX Desk Reference: an A-Z listing of UNIX commands and concepts

About the Author

Stan Kelly-Bootle has been computing since the 1950s, when he graduated from Cambridge University in Pure Mathematics. He helped pioneer the EDSAC I computer. He is a contributing editor to Software Development Magazine and a regular columnist in UNIX Review since 1984. His other books include Understanding Unix and Mastering Turbo C by Sybex; and The Computer Contradictionary, and The Devil's DP Dictionary.

Peter Dyson is a software engineering consultant with 20 years of experience in engineering, software development, and technical support. He is the author of nearly 30 books on operating systems and software, including The PC User's Pocket Dictionary and Unix Desk Reference by Sybex.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1008 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (June 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078212528X
• ISBN-13: 978-0782125283
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #679,435 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Tutorial & Reference, January 29, 2000

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James D'Angelo "The world is my canvas!" (Camp Hill, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: UNIX Complete (Paperback)

I needed this book to get up to speed for a course that used UNIX. I now have a good enough knowledge of the system to do simple scripts and a referece at my fingertips.

Everything is explained clearly and quickly.

It's the smartest $20 you can spend ona UNIX book!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book as a 1st, January 6, 2000

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II-AQUOS-II (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: UNIX Complete (Paperback)

This is the the first unix book I bought. I love it a lot. It teaches you the fundamentals of how to use the operating system. With a desktop reference of commands, utilites, and terms you will refer to this book for years. You are getting a robust amount of information of unix for your dollar.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An indispensible book for Linux novices, May 2, 2000

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Patrick Baldwin (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: UNIX Complete (Paperback)

This is the first computer book ever to make me cheerful reading it. The book proceeds slowly and carefully through the essentials of Unix. No flummery, no witchcraft.

Everyone with a MS-DOS background who is starting out into Linux , as I am, should start with this book.