UNIX Users Interactive Workbook (Unix Interactive Workbook Series) - Softcover

McMullen, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130998206 ISBN 13: 9780130998200

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1998

Synopsis

The fast, easy way to learn UNIX -- with exclusive access to an up-to-the-minute Web-based training site! This interactive workbook covers everything UNIX users need to know to get productive fast! Learn how to login and logout; manage files and directories; and get help when you need it, and get out of trouble if you get into it. Work with the UNIX vi editor, print and format text, discover the X Window graphical user interface, work with E-mail, networks and the Internet. The accompanying Web site includes a Virtual Study Lounge where you can meet authors and other users; interactive testing modules that offer instant feedback; bonus projects and solutions; updates, new info, feedback areas and more.

About this title

About the Author

John McMullenis Senior Technical Writer and Document Manager for Software, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to UNIX.

From the Back Cover

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Master the skills you need to get productive with UNIX-fast!

This hands-on workbook teaches you how to login and logout, set passwords, manage files and directories, and get help whenever you need it. Learn to use the UNIX vi editor, print and format text, and work with grep. Discover the X Windows graphical user interface-plus networks, the Internet, and more!

Totally integrated with a FREE, state-of-the-art UNIX learning Web site!

Every UNIX Interactive Workbook is fully integrated with its own exclusive Web site, giving you all this and more:

• "Test Your Thinking" project solutions and detailed explanations
• Author's Corner: Your personal connection to this book's expert author
• Additional self-review exercises with instant feedback and explanations
• An exclusive Virtual Study Lounge where you can interact with other students!

Just the facts! No endless, boring discussions here! You'll learn hands-on, through practical exercises, self-review questions and real-world answers. Exclusive "Test Your Thinking" projects guarantee you'll go beyond rote knowledge to really master the subject! It's an integrated learning system that's proven to work!

• Dozens of exercises cover the real world tasks that matter most!
• 100s of self-review questions and answers make sure you understand!

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130998206
• ISBN 13: 9780130998200
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 624