Learning the UNIX Operating System

In a Nutshell

by Grace Todino-Gonguet, John Strang (Primary Contributor), Dale Dongherty (Editor)

Part basic primer, part reference guide, this slim volume will make your life with UNIX much simpler. This book is specifically designed for those who are new to UNIX and contains neither introductory-level condescension nor advanced-level gibberish. Well-indexed and clearly mapped, Learning the UNIX Operating System will show you how to use and manage files and get your e-mail as well as how to perform more advanced tasks, such as redirecting standard input/output and multitasking your processes. Those new to the UNIX world will appreciate its concise presentation, and those reasonably familiar with UNIX will learn many new shortcuts, tricks, and tools. --Jennifer Buckendorff

Genres: Reference, Programming, Technology, Computer Science, Nonfiction, Computers, Textbooks

75 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1989

Reviews

[Don Victorio]

Some very good take-aways to keep in mind whilst your writing your code.

[Avinash Pawar · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a wonderful experience to go through the book. Learning basic UNIX commands is easy with this book.

[Gabi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Handy reference for VERY basic shell commands but obviously extremely out of date.

[Jeff Patterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obviously, very dated. Still, I am surprised at how much of the book's content is still "relevant."
Read for nostalgia; don't read to learn Unix or Linux. There are better, more modern books for that.

[Didier "Dirac Ghost" Gaulin · Rating 1 out of 5]

A small handbook in order to learn basic commands for the Unix operating system. Oriented for beginners and non-computer scientists in order to use the operating system for work related functionalities. Very short and easy to read. Not for those who wants a deeper set of insight into what is after all the basis of most operating system running our digital world.

[Matthew Howell · Rating 5 out of 5]

For my purposes, this book is perfect for a quick read on basic use of Unix CLI. I work with Unix/Linux CLI infrequently enough to forget - but work with it frequently enough to need the information in a hurry when the time comes.

[Rohan · Rating 2 out of 5]

For absolute n00bs. You're probably better off reading a tutorial off the internet. It's short, so it's probably worth skimming if there's a copy lying around, but it's certainly not worth buying.

[Mridul Singhai · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book seems to offer a quick rundown through *nix operating systems for the absolute beginners. I'm not quite sure why I picked up this book, as I have been playing around with *nix for a couple of years now.. I was able to learn a new trick or two by reading this between classes earlier today, and would not recommend it -- as other reviewers pointed out, there's better stuff out in the wild. One thing that comes to my mind is Zed Shaw's book on this topic.