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UNIX Unbounded: A Beginning Approach (4th Edition)

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Overall a good introduction to the Unix Operating System, but the typographical errors are unforgiveable. The command line orientation of Unix is cumbersome enough without mistyped examples. Potentially frustrating for first time users, this book is in dire need of revision.

An otherwise concise introduction that is offset by an large number of careless editing errors.The novice UNIX user should be aware that a number of the text's practise examples contain sytax errors and omissions which will prevent the programs from running properly--it will exasperate you until you figure out the errors. THIS TEXT BOOK NEEDS A THOROUGH SCRUBBING BEFORE IT CAN BE CONSIDERED A LEGITIMATE COLLEGE TEXT BOOK

I read it for a Unix class in college and I thought not only was the book not put in a format that beginers would not be easily able to grasp, but there were alot of mistakes and editing errors. Some of the examples were wrong (for the ones that had examples)and some of the numbered lists were put in the wrong order. Also it jumps around alot. I think they could have put it together better. Such as the vi editor and the file management. Why not put the chapters that pertain to vi together and the same for file management. There was a small paragraph on file management at the end of a command chapter.

Frustrating and exhausting reading. If you want to decipher the author's poor English, inconsistencies, incomplete examples and incorrect examples, then have at it. Seems like an attempted translation into English. Totally worthless for technical training. Author's good intention to provide tutorial sessions failed miserably with typos and syntax errors. If your professor is using this so-called textbook: Buy Another Unix Textbook. You'll be better off. Waste of my time and $.

This book is very useful for beginner. The whole book contents many examples which make Unix more understandable.

I was required to purchase this book for my Intro to Unix class with my college; what a waste of time and money. If your college requires you to purchase this textbook, I feel sorry for you.

Typos where they count the most, during console commands and examples! Lost a good amount of time in some chapters trying to decipher what the correct words or syntax should be. This is OK in a novel, but in a computer textbook, really? Honestly, there seems to be more effort put into the cover designs instead of proofing!

This book is well put together, making it easy for someone new to computer programming to get a thorough understanding of Unix.

The book takes a workshop approach with very good exercises to reinforce the chapter material. This is, by far, the best text available for new users of UNIX who want to learn how to get around in the operating system quickly. It is precise and our new users prefer it to anything else available.

Yes it has some typos, but get real, some of these reviews are ridiculous.

This is a great Book to learn UNIX, even the best I'd say.
It really starts from scratch and even gets into some Shell programming and scripts. I was impressed with the content, and being a Programmer analyst I will say it is an excellent book for those people starting out. I also like the Oreilly UNIX in a nutshell for a good reference.

IF those Unix "gurus" complaining could just shed some light on what is the best book then??? typical