UNIX for OpenVMS Users, Second Edition (HP Technologies) [Paperback]

Richard Holstein (Author), Joseph McMullen (Author), Philip Bourne (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1555581552 | ISBN-13: 978-1555581558 | Publication Date: September 29, 1998 | Edition: 2

UNIX for OpenVMS Users, Second Edition, is for users who are making the transition from OpenVMS to UNIX and provides a comprehensive comparison of commands and utilities. Starting from a working knowledge of OpenVMS, it takes an average user to a comparable knowledge of UNIX. It bridges the gap between OpenVMS and UNIX by explaining things in OpenVMS terms.

The book begins with a tutorial discussing the concepts needed when working with UNIX and the common shell programs. Working into practical examples, the book shows simple daily tasks that map one-for-one from OpenVMS to UNIX. These include system access, file manipulation, text editing and mail. The examples provide commands that are as equivalent as possible, and point out subtle differences.

Recent releases of OpenVMS and UNIX have added interfaces that are exactly the same between the operating systems, particularly POSIX and CDE. UNIX for OpenVMS Users, describes these interfaces briefly, mainly to reassure users how easy it can be to switch between the operating systems.


Maps OpenVMS concepts onto UNIX
Pertinent to all major versions of UNIX
Covers latest version of OpenVMS and new features of UNIX, such as CDE

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Help for users that need to interact with two of the world's most reliable operating systems --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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The book begins with a tutorial discussing the concepts needed when working with UNIX and the common shell programs. Working into practical examples, the book shows simple daily tasks that map one-for-one from OpenVMS to UNIX. These include system access, file manipulation, text editing and mail. The examples provide commands that are as equivalent as possible, and point out subtle differences. Recent releases of OpenVMS and UNIX have added interfaces that are exactly the same between the operating systems, particularly POSIX and CDE. UNIX for OpenVMS Users describes these interfaces briefly, mainly to reassure users how easy it can be to switch between the operating systems.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Digital Press; 2 edition (September 29, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555581552
• ISBN-13: 978-1555581558
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,600,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential tool for the VMS user/programmer moving to Unix, January 26, 2001

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W. Costa "a.k.a. 'BC'" (Durham, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: UNIX for OpenVMS Users, Second Edition (HP Technologies) (Paperback)

A VMS power user will feel like a stranger in a strange land when first exploring the world of Unix. This book can be an indispensable guide for the VMS user forced to make this odyssey. More than just a foreign language phrase book, offering literal translations of VMS commands into Unix, it discusses and contrasts the basic philosophies behind each operating system. Understanding these fundamental differences will allow the newly transplated-to-Unix VMS user to exploit the strengths of this popular operating system rather than just feeling cheated out of the many powerful features of VMS that have no direct analog in Unix. For the power user, applications programmer, and system admin, all of the important topics are covered clearly and in sufficient detail.

The third edition adds valuable new information on VMS logical names, the Emacs text editor, and the Perl scripting language. It also has been given a new and much improved layout that makes it considerably easier to read then the previous editions. All in all, highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old VMS person learning UnIX/Linux, May 13, 2007

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Daryl O. Jones "Daryl Jones" (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: UNIX for OpenVMS Users, Third Edition (HP Technologies) (Paperback)

I have over 25 year of VMS experience. I am taking a UNIX/Linux course at a university. This book is very useful understanding the UNIX/Linux commands as they relate to the VMS commands that I know so very well. I found it better than the two books used for the college course. I recommend it for people like myself.