UNIX User's Handbook - Softcover

Poniatowski, Marty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130654191 ISBN 13: 9780130654199

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

For any course in UNIX or Linux, including courses in basic system administration, programming, or scripting.

This is the industry's most thorough and up-to-date UNIX/Linux reference. Unlike some competitive references, it offers real depth: it actually teaches UNIX commands rather than just listing them. In 1,600+ pages, best-selling UNIX author Marty Poniatowski covers every topic UNIX users need to master―from system administration to programming―all with realistic examples and exceptional clarity.

About this title

About the Author

MARTY PONIATOWSKI, a technical consultant for Hewlett-Packard in the New York metropolitan area, has worked with UNIX systems since 1981. His best-selling books include HP-UX 11i System Administration Handbook and Toolkit and HP-UX 11.x System Administration "How To" Book (Prentice Hall PTR).

From the Back Cover

The in-depth UNIX guide for every end-user: completely updated and full of examples!

• For every key UNIX platform: practical examples, real depth!
• Covers all basic UNIX commands, plus sed, grep, awk, vi, and more
• Complete shell programming coverage―plus NEW programming section covering C/C++, Java(tm), and Internet development
• KornShell, Bash, C Shell, and Shell Programming
• Windows interoperability, in depth: Samba, NFS, Windows 2000 Services for UNIX, and much more

UNIX end-users desperately need an up-to-date reference guide with real depth: one that teaches UNIX commands and doesn't just list them! In UNIX User's Handbook, Second Edition, best-selling UNIX author Marty Poniatowski covers every topic UNIX users need to master―with exceptional clarity and practical, real-world examples. Part I brings together thorough coverage of virtually every key aspect of day-to-day UNIX operation and end-user administration. Part II presents an in-depth programming reference. Part III covers every leading option for Windows interoperability. You'll find fast, easy answers for all this and more:

• Getting started: login, mail, Internet access, and key UNIX file management commands
• All basic UNIX commands and a complete UNIX file system overview (cd, cp, file, ls, mv, pwd, rm, rmdir, cut, paste, split, sort, diff, and more)
• Key UNIX tools―including in-depth coverage of find, vi, find, grep, sed, and awk
• Shells and shell programming: Bash, Korn, and C
• Full programming section―including a NEW user-centered introduction to C/C++ and Java
• End-user administration: processes, startup, shutdown, users/groups, backup, software management, printing, and more
• Networking and Internet protocols
• UNIX/Windows interoperability: Samba, X Window, NFS, Posix, Windows 2000 Services for UNIX, and other alternatives
• Performance and monitoring

This new edition has been updated throughout and redesigned for even faster, easier access to information. Whatever your experience, whatever UNIX version you use, you won't find a more useful reference!

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130654191
• ISBN 13: 9780130654199
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1472