Overview

If you're in need of a quick, concise tutorial to learn Unix and get on your way, this is it. Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 10 Minutes, Second Edition will help you quickly and easily learn UNIX essentials and review UNIX features and functions. You will master components of UNIX programming through clear, concise learning modules and step-by-step instructions without having to wade through a lot of fluff and theory. You will learn to: Get onto the system and use the command line Move about the file system Create, move, rename and delete files and directories Slice and dice command pipe data Use the vi Editor Print in the UNIX environment And more! Whatever your expertise level, Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 10 Minutes will get you up and running with UNIX in no time.

Full Product Details

Author:   Robert Shimonski ,  Dave Taylor
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Sams Publishing
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.90cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780672327643

ISBN 10:   0672327643
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   28 June 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction I. LEARNING THE UNIX ENVIRONMENT: BABY STEPS 1. Getting Started Practicing with Unix: It Really Does Make You Perfect! Prepare to Log In The Login Process The Logout Process Shell Game Working Within the Shell Summary 2. Getting Help Finding Help in Unix Using the Unix Man Pages More Help Even More Help! Graphical Help (Using KDE) Additional Documentation Summary 3. Interfacing with Unix Graphically Overview of the X Window System How Many Windows Are There? X Window System Functionality Window Placement X Window System Look and Feel Window Managers Desktop Environments Summary II. NAVIGATING THE UNIX FILE SYSTEM 4. The File System Explained File System Design Navigating the File System Navigating the File System with the GUI Summary 5. File System Navigation Techniques Using the find Command Finding Data with Other Unix Commands The grep Command Using the KDE Find Feature Summary III. FILE SYSTEM UTILITIES 6. Working with the Shell Working with Files at the Unix Shell Prompt Summary 7. Reading Files The cat Command Making Output Readable with Pagers The tail Command Summary 8. Text Editing Text Editing with Unix The vi Editor The emacs Editor Desktop Environment Tools: KDE's Built-in Editor Summary 9. Text and File Utilities The wc Command The split Command The diff and patch Commands Tying It All Together: File Management Skills Test Summary 10. Compression and Archiving Tools Managing Files in Unix Managing Your Disk Usage Compressing Files in Unix The tar Command Using uuencode/uudecode Summary IV. WORKING WITH THE SHELL 11. Managing Processes in Unix Multitasking The ps Command The kill Command The at and cron Commands Summary 12. Input and Output I/O Redirection Standard I/O Pipes Summary 13. Regular Expressions Pattern Matching and Regular Expressions Using . and Using [] and ^ Using ^ (Again) and $ Summary 14. Shell Scripting Fundamentals Building Unix Shell Script Files Using foreach Using while and if Summary V. ENVIRONMENT CUSTOMIZATION 15. User Utilities Using chsh The passwd Command Using finger and chfn Using date Using uptime Using who Summary 16. Modifying Your Environment Aliases Environment Variables Paths Using Dot Files Working with the GUI Summary VI. NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS 17. Printing with Unix The lpr Command The lpq Command The lprm Command Summary 18. Networking and Security Using telnet Using ssh Using rlogin Using slogin Using ftp Summary VII. TIPS AND TRICKS 19. Configuring Permissions in Unix Unix File and Directory Permissions Using ls -l Using chmod Using chgrp Summary 20. Unix Privileged Commands Root Refresher Single-User Mode fsck shutdown/reboot Summary VIII. APPENDIX Appendix A. Learn More About Unix: Reference Index

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Sams Teach Yourself Unix in 10 MinutesAbout the Author Robert Shimonski is a well-known networking and security expert consulting out of the Long Island, New York area. Rob has authored over 30 books on information technology that include topics specializing in systems engineering with Unix and Microsoft technologies, as well as networking and security design with Check Point and Cisco technologies. Rob has also deployed state-of-the-art technology in hundreds of companies worldwide--just recently designing and implementing a global MPLS network spanning hundreds of sites. Rob was fortunate to have been able to keep up with his love for Unix by deploying Linux systems and freeware networking and security tools such as Ethereal, NMIS, and MRTG, to name a few. Because of Rob's unique blend of Unix- and Linux-related real world experience, Rob has served as a technical editor and author on countless Unix- and Linux- related articles and books. Rob was also the networking and security expert chosen to help develop and design LinuxWorld Magazine. You can view LinuxWorld Magazine at http://www.linuxworld.com. To learn more about Roberts's book projects, please visit him at http://www.rsnetworks.net. A(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

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