Learning the Unix Operating System, 5th Edition
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If you are new to Unix, this concise book will tell you just what you need
to get started and no more. Unix was one of the first operating systems written
in C, a high-level programming language, and its natural portability and low
price made it a popular choice among universities. Initially, two main dialects
of Unix existed: one produced by AT&T known as System V, and one developed
at UC Berkeley and known as BSD. In recent years, many other dialects have been
created, including the highly popular Linux operating system and the new Mac
OS X (a derivative of BSD). Learning the Unix Operating System is a handy
book for someone just starting with Unix or Linux, and it's an ideal primer
for Mac and PC users of the Internet who need to know a little about Unix on
the systems they visit. The fifth edition is the most effective introduction
to Unix in print, covering Internet usage for email, file transfers, web browsing,
and many major and minor updates to help the reader navigate the ever-expanding
capabilities of the operating system:
- In response to the popularity of Linux, the book now focuses on the popular
bash shell preferred by most Linux users.
- Since the release of the fourth edition, the Internet and its many functions
has become part of most computer user's lives. A new chapter explains how
to use ftp, pine for mail, and offers useful knowledge on how to surf the
web.
- Today everyone is concerned about security. With this in mind, the author
has included tips throughout the text on security basics, especially in the
Internet and networking sections.
The book includes a completely updated quick reference card to make it easier
for the reader to access the key functions of the command line.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Getting Started
Working in the Unix Environment
Syntax of Unix Command Lines
Types of Commands
The Unresponsive Terminal
Chapter 2. Using Window Systems
Introduction to Windowing
Starting X
Running Programs
Working with a Mouse
Working with Windows
Other Window Manager Features
Unresponsive Windows
Other X Window Programs
Quitting
Chapter 3. Using Your Unix Account
The Unix Filesystem
Looking Inside Files with less
Protecting and Sharing Files
Graphical Filesystem Browsers
Completing File and Directory Names
Changing Your Password
Customizing Your Account
Chapter 4. File Management
File and Directory Names
File and Directory Wildcards
Creating and Editing Files
Managing Your Files
Printing Files
Chapter 5. Redirecting I/O
Standard Input and Standard Output
Pipes and Filters
Chapter 6. Using the Internet and Other Networks
Remote Logins
Windows from Other Computers
Lynx, a Text-based Web Browser
Transferring Files
Electronic Mail
Usenet News
Interactive Chat
Chapter 7. Multitasking
Running a Command in the Background
Checking on a Process
Cancelling a Process
Chapter 8. Where to Go from Here
Documentation
Shell Aliases and Functions
Programming
Using Unix on Non-Unix Systems
Glossary
Index
About the Authors
Jerry Peek is a long time user of the Unix operating system. He has
acted as a Unix consultant, courseware developer, and instructor. He is one
of the originating authors of Unix Power Tools and the author of Learning the
Unix Operating System by O'Reilly. To contact Jerry visit www.jpeek.com/contact.html
Grace Todino-Gonguet is currently residing in Sarawak, Malaysia. While
working as a technical writer at O'Reilly Media, Inc., Inc., Grace was one of
the original authors of the Nutshell Handbooks(R), Managing UUCP and Usenet
and Using UUCP and Usenet.
John Strang now finds himself "a consumer--rather than a producer
of Nutshells." He is currently a diagnostic radiologist (MD) at Stanford
University. He is married to a pediatrician, Susie, and they have two children,
Katie and Alex. John enjoys hiking, bicycling, and dabbling in other sciences.
He plans to use his experience as an author at ORA to write his own book on
radiology.
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