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PublisherAddison Wesley

ISBN-100805375651

ISBN-139780805375657

eBay Product ID (ePID)297714

Product Key Features

Number of Pages832 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePractical Guide to the Unix System

Publication Year1994

SubjectOperating Systems / Unix

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaComputers

AuthorMark G. Sobell

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight41.1 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN94-008434

Dewey Edition20

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Decimal005.4/3

Table Of ContentThe UNIX System. The UNIX Operating System. Getting Started. An Introduction to the Utilities. The File Structures. The Shell. Graphical user Interfaces. Networking. The VI Editor. The EMACS Editor. The C Shell. The Korn Shell and Advanced Shell Programing. Programming Tools. System Administration. The UNIX Utilitiy Programs. Appendix. Regular Expressions. Appendix. DEC Ultrix. Appendix. The POSIX Standards. 0805375651T04062001

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisThe Third Edition of this invaluable tutorial and reference focuses on the Berkeley Software Distribution 4.3 and SunOS releases of UNIX, and includes appendices on the POSIX Standard and ULTRIX. Also added are chapters on Graphical User Interface, Networking, the EMACS text editor, and the KornShell. All three shells (Bourne, C, and Korn) are covered in full. Part I provides a step-by-step tutorial for anyone who wants to use UNIX for programming, e-mail, networking, or other applications. Numerous examples, exercises, and review questions contribute to "hands-on" learning of commands and functions. Part II covers more than 70 UNIX utility programs, with examples that are useful applications, making this the ideal reference for both novice and experienced UNIX users., Includes complete chapters on the Korn Shell, the emacs text editor, and the vi editor Contains a new chapter on Networking with coverage of many network structures and commands as well as detailed instruction on accessing the Internet using archie and gopher, how to transfer files using FTP, and a section on World Wide Web and Mosaic Provides a new chapter on Graphical User Interfaces that discusses GUI components, the X Window System, and using and customizing Motif Examines the make, SCCS, RCS, awk, and sed programming tools Features detailed chapters on the Bourne and C shells with explanations of how to write shell programs (shell scripts) Includes an in-depth chapter on the Korn shell that covers writing shell scripts and advanced concepts including recursion and the coprocess Offers a quick overview of the UNIX system in Chapter 1 Provides coverage of text editing, electronic mail, shell programming, and other applications with examples, exercises, sample screens, and review questions incorporated throughout References 75 of the most frequently used UNIX utilities in Part II Includes clearly marked sections of optional advanced material for experienced UNIX users 0805375651B04062001, An ideal tutorial and reference for both novice and experienced UNIX users, this new edition brings Sobell's bestseller up-to-date in several key areas, including graphical user interfaces and networking with electronic mail.

LC Classification NumberQA76.76.O63S595 1995