A Beginners Guide to Unix - Softcover

B. Sivaselvan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8120337867 ISBN 13: 9788120337862

Publisher: PHI Learning, 2009

Synopsis

This text provides, in an easy-to-understand language, an in-depth analysis of various UNIX features supported as commands, highlighting their uniqueness and advantages in relation to Windows OS. The text begins with a brief account of what an operating system is. Then it goes to give the various general purpose UNIX commands and emergency commands with the command syntax. Besides, the text explores files and processes, the major building blocks of UNIX OS, their security features, and system calls. UNIX shell programming, vi editor one of the powerful editors supported by UNIX OS and communicating features and their commands are also dealt with at length. The book concludes with a discussion on file transfer, UNIX filters, PERL manipulation, administrator and networking commands.

About this title

About the Author

N.P. Gopalan, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Computer Applications, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. He has over two decades of experience in teaching and research in IT-related subjects. Dr. Gopalan has written numerous articles related to computer engineering and computer science and has authored Web Technology: A Developer's Perspective and co-authored TCP/IP Illustrated, both published by PHI Learning, New Delhi. B. Sivaselvan, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, IIT Madras Campus, Chennai. He has eight years of experience in teaching and research in computer science and engineering. Dr. Sivaselvan has co-authored (along with Prof. N.P. Gopalan) the book TCP/IP Illustrated.

Edition details

• Publisher: PHI Learning
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8120337867
• ISBN 13: 9788120337862
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288