Book description
If you are new to UNIX, this concise introduction will tell you just what you need to get started and no more. Why wade through a 600-page book when you can begin working productively in a matter of minutes? It's an ideal primer for Mac and PC users of the Internet who need to know a little bit about UNIX on the systems they visit. This book is the most effective introduction to UNIX in print. The fourth edition covers the highlights of the Linux operating system. It's a handy book for someone just starting with UNIX or Linux, as well as someone who encounters a UNIX system on the Internet. And it now includes a quick-reference card. Topics covered include:
Linux operating system highlights
Logging in and logging out
Window systems (especially X/Motif)
Managing UNIX files and directories
Sending and receiving mail
Redirecting input/output
Pipes and filters
Background processing
Basic network commandsv
Table of contents
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Learning the UNIX Operating System, 4th Edition
- Preface
- 1. Getting Started
- 2. Using Window Systems
- 3. Your UNIX Account
- 4. File Management
- 5. Redirecting I/O
- 6. Multitasking
- 7. Where to Go from Here
- A. Reading List
- B. Reference
- Index
- Colophon
Product information
- Title: Learning the UNIX Operating System, Fourth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 1997
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781565923904
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