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Product Details

  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Sams Publishing; 4 edition (August 27, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0672328143
  • ISBN-13: 978-0672328145
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.2 x 9.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent UNIX Book
By Theresa London on June 29, 2000
Format: Paperback
When I first learned UNIX 8 years ago, there were't any books available - it was "learn by trial and error." When I found myself with a new programming job using UNIX, I was delighted to find this book.
What's great about this book:
- Covers all the basics & essentials of UNIX.
- Goes over different UNIX platform differences.
- Includes information on different text editors.
- Very few, if any, distracting typos.
- Humorous approach.
- Written as author talking directly to reader.
- Perfect for a refresher course!
I'm finding more and more that SAMS books are the best, in any category - and this UNIX book is no exception.
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent
By vijaya dantuluri on June 17, 2001
Format: Paperback
I have been doing computer programming from six years. I have been most of the time a windows and GUI guy. But lately I have been using Unix extensively.I bought this book 8 months back and I cant thank the authors and SAMs enough for this great book.
The title might sound silly, but the essence is 'Unix in 24, one hour sessions'. Unix can be very intimidating for a beginner. You dont even know what to learn. In my case, this book helped a lot.
Highlight of this book is its chapter on vi editor. It is the best example and tutorial on vi I have ever seen. As you go through vi features along with the author, you will get a sense of purpose and orientation for each and every command in vi. The first chapter tells us the history of unix and different flavours of unix. From there the every important feature is explained in simple, concise manner. Telnet, ftp, c shell, basic shell programming, file ownership and permissions etc are explained very well.
The only draw back is a missing command reference. The book has a quick one page command reference at the beginning of the book, which you can tear out. But for a regular programmer, this is not enough. For reference, I have supplemented this book with 'Unix Complete'.
Anyway, at [price] this book is all worth it. This book is going to be with be forever.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAbsolute best introductory UNIX book
By Joy L. Getha on November 20, 2003
Format: Paperback
I have taught UNIX at the college and professional level using several different books, but none of them were right for an introductory class. This one is. If you have a UNIX reference book you don't understand, get this one. Work through it cover to cover, and you'll have a good enough command of UNIX to use any other book out there.
Dave Taylor's writing style is fun and easy to read, but he doesn't "talk down" to you either. His enthusiasm for UNIX as an operating system shines through. He supplies lots of simple exercises to build confidence and experience, even in the notorious editor vi.
The only caveat I would warn someone about is, Dave heavily favors bash, the "Bourne Again Shell." You might want to make sure you have this shell available before purchasing the book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsLearn Unix the Simple Way.
By A Customer on December 28, 2000
Format: Paperback
To all those users wanting to learn Unix, but unsure where to start, this is "The Book." This book takes the user step-by-step on how to use Unix commands. The most important part of Unix is the commands. If you know them, then you're a Unix operator. This book has you take a command, understand it, and then apply it by using the command. It is a full circle solution on how to use Unix at the command line. After this learn a Linux flavor and become an expert. I run an ISP and Linux Support Group; I started with this very book. Nate@zUzO.net
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5.0 out of 5 starsReally good to get you started on command line basics
By Thomas Duff HALL OF FAMEVINE VOICE on May 1, 2004
Format: Paperback
Target Audience
People who have a need to learn how to work with Unix at the command level.
Contents
This book is a hands-on tutorial on the Unix operating system divided up into 24 lessons.
The book contains the following chapters: What Is This Unix Stuff?; Getting Onto The System And Using The Command Line; Moving About The File System; Listing Files And Managing Disk Usage; Ownership And Permissions; Creating, Moving, Renaming, And Deleting Files And Directories; Looking Into Files; Filters And Piping; Wildcards And Regular Expressions; An Introduction To The vi Editor; Advanced vi Tricks, Tools, And Techniques; An Overview Of The emacs Editor; Introduction To Command Shells; Advanced Shell Interaction; Shell Programming Overview; Slicing And Dicing Command Pipe Data; Job Control; Printing In The Unix Environment; Searching For Information And Files; Archives And Backups; Communicating With E-mail; Using telnet, ssh, And ftp; C Programming In Unix; Perl Programming In Unix; Working With The Apache Server
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I'm seriously considering starting to explore the use of Linux as an alternative to using Windows. And fortunately for me, the Linux desktop has evolved to the place where you can use it much like a Windows environment. But like earlier versions of Windows, there is a lot of power if you delve under the graphic layer of the operating system. In Windows, that was DOS. With the Linux, it's the command line interface. If you don't know where to start when you get there, Teach Yourself Unix In 24 Hours will get you off on the right foot.
Dave Taylor takes you through a hands-on approach to the basics of maneuvering and manipulating a Unix-style operating system.Read more ›
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