Unix Cd Bookshelf (Contains 6 books and software) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: In a Nutshell | Publication Date: September 8, 1998

Computer professionals increasingly rely on the Web, online help, and other online information sources to solve information pain. Now O'Reilly's CD Bookshelf gives you convenient online access to 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 hard-copy book, UNIX in a Nutshell, System V 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, 5th Edition; 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, a master index for the entire library is provided.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This package includes Daniel Gilly's Unix in a Nutshell (O'Reilly, 1992. 2d ed.) along with a CD text of six books: Unix Power Tools (2d ed.), Learning the UNIX Operating System, sed & awk (2d ed.), Unix in a Nutshell, Learning the vi Editor (5th ed.), and Learning the Korn Shell. This set contains a good deal of UNIX info, but much of it is very old. The chief advantage over the books is the ability to "search" the CD. This is an optional purchase.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 444 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Pap/Cdr edition (September 8, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565924061
• ISBN-13: 978-1565924062
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.3 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,823,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THANK GOD FOR THIS CDROM!!!, February 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Unix Cd Bookshelf (Contains 6 books and software) (Paperback)

I feel that this CDROM should be in every user's PC. I have never been able to reference material as easily and as quickly as I can in this CDROM. No matter what scenario I'm looking for, it's in one of the books on the CD ROM. Yesterday, I couldn't figure out how to rename all of my files in my directory from an old extension .new to a new extension .old. All I did then was pop in this CDROM, type that I want the search engine to search all 6 books and type keywords RENAME AND FILE AND SED (<== i had a feeling Sed would help me), and BOOM, there's my information in two seconds FLAT!! I don't understand the earlier criticism of this CDROM. For the money and the fact that you're getting 6 (count 'em) books (with subjects that are STILL widely used!) on ONE CD with a search option for only 60 BUCKS! Give me a break, this is the deal of the century!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply a Great set - Hyperlinked refs. outstanding value., August 29, 1999

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J. Kang "A reader" (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unix Cd Bookshelf (Contains 6 books and software) (Paperback)

Although single user pack, this CD from O'Reilly is unbeatable. The Unix Power Tools alone worth a lot more $s than the CD itself. The Cross-refs. are great, the search engine didn't work well on my PC, but it works great on a Unix platform (so 4 +stars). Please O'Reilly make it multi-user set and fix the PC related bug then you are a superstar.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book and O'Reilly has good tech support!, November 23, 1999

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John J. Yang (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unix Cd Bookshelf (Contains 6 books and software) (Paperback)

I've purchased this book for its search capability. Since I was using a proxy server, the search function didn't work for my PC. I've contacted O'Reilly by e-mail and they responded back promptly. Tech support person told me to set my Netscape Communicator proxy exception to include localhost and it made search work on my PC. I think O'Reilly is including this instructions for their new CDs. I am happy to have 6 books for a cheap price topping it off with this search capability. This is a great deal!