Unix For Dummies, 3e - Softcover

Levine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764501305 ISBN 13: 9780764501302

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Synopsis

UNIX is a powerful operating system used all over the business world and in cyberspace. This revised edition contains tips and information on how to run the UNIX operating system. It explains the UNIX basics, but then moves on to how users can customize UNIX to perform several processes simultaneously. Users do not have to use all of UNIX's 200 commands, but are given advice on the ones that should help them tailor the system to their needs.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Administer UNIX on a LAN and use the newest utilities

Understand the UNIX shell, go online with new browser options, and get things doneSo you re using UNIX these days? Sure, it can be a little tricky, but this friendly guide will lead you through all its peculiarities. Soon you ll understand the GNOMETM and KDETM desktops, know the secret names of your Web files, Samba with the file server, and most importantly, know how to sidestep common problems.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear–out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Find out which flavor of UNIX you have
• Manage UNIX on a LAN
• Handle files and directories for Web sites
• Build good directory structures
• Recover missing or damaged files

About the Author

John Levine and Margaret Levine Young are the dynamic For Dummies duo with more than 50 books to their credit, including eight editions of The Internet For Dummies.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764501305
• ISBN 13: 9780764501302
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400