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Learning the UNIX Operating System

By John Strang , Jerry Peek , Grace Todino-Gonguet

Book information

Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Year
2002
ISBN
0596002610, 9780596002619
Open Library ID
OL7580962M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1624568 bytes)
Edition
Fifth Edition
Pages
173\173
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-02-23 21:14:57

Description

If you're new to Unix, this concise book will tell you just what you need to get started and no more. This fifth edition is the most effective introduction to Unix in print, covering Internet usage for email, file transfers, and web browsing. It's an ideal primer for Mac and PC users who need to know a little about Unix on the systems they visit. The new edition also contains many major and minor updates to help the reader navigate Unix's ever-expanding capabilities. In response to the popularity of Linux, the book now focuses on the popular bash shell preferred by most Linux users. A new chapter explains how to use ftp, pine for mail, and offers useful knowledge on how to surf the web. And 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.

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