Overview

Unix has a reputation for being cryptic and difficult to learn, but it doesn't need to be that way. Think Unix takes an analogous approach to that of a grammar book.Unlike other books that focus on basic commands, this introduction to Unix for advanced computer users explains the conceptual theories and set of logical structures common to most Unix systems, components, and software packages.

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Author:   Jon Lasser
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 9.00cm , Length: 19.00cm
Weight:   0.535kg
ISBN:  

9780789723765

ISBN 10:   078972376
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   21 July 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. About This Book. I. UNIX CONCEPTS. 1. Unix Documentation. Words of Warning. Reading Man Pages. Documentation Hide-and-Go-Seek. Suggested Exercises. 2. Files and Processes. Files. Processes. 3. Redirection and Pipes. Redirection. Pipes. 4. Networking. A Broad Overview of Networking. Talking with Other Machines. Using Machines Remotely. 5. vi, Dotfiles, and Regular Expressions. Surviving vi. Thriving in vi. Regular Expressions. II. SHELL CONCEPTS. 6. Muddling Through Shells. Shell Wars. Fixing Mistakes. Job Control. 7. Variables and Quoting. Variables. Practice Problems. Quoting. Practice Problems. 8. Conditional Execution and Loops. Sequential Execution. Conditional Execution. Practice Problems. Loops. Practice Problems. 9. Shell Scripts and More. Grouping Commands. Aliases and Functions. Practice Problems. Shell Scripts. Practice Problems. III. X WINDOW SYSTEM CONCEPTS. 10. Thinking Like X. What X Does Differently. Nuts and Bolts. Desktop Environments. Something Useful: xterm. Suggested Exercises. 11. Configuring X. Starting X. Command-Line Options. Suggested Exercises. X Resources. Suggested Exercises. Color Names and Numbers. Fonts. Listing Fonts. A Few Final Words. IV. APPENDIXES. A. Answers to Practice Problems. B. Glossary and References. Index.

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Jon Lasser is a Unix systems administrator with six years of Linux and Unix experience and is responsible for several hundred Unix-based systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He speaks at numerous conferences on the Bastille Linux Project, for which he is development coordinator. He can be reached at jon@umbc.edu.

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