UNIX made easy
By: John Muster & associates
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Osborne McGraw-Hill
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1061
ISBN-13: 9780078821738
Subjects: Operating systems (Computers); UNIX (Computer file)
Other titles: UNIX made easy.
Description: In UNIX Made Easy: The Basics & Beyond, Second Edition, you'll begin working in UNIX immediately with Muster's hands-on tutorials. Then you'll discover how to tailor your environment, communicate with other users and systems, use a network, and surf the Internet with confidence. In no time, you'll be conversant in UNIX and using all its capabilities and latest features, including files and directories, file editing, shells, power utilities, processes and permissions,

command-line syntax, the X Window system, internet connectivity options, and current improvements of recent releases. Also included are tons of clear hands-on examples that demonstrate how to use UNIX, tips and suggestions on using UNIX more efficiently for quicker results, and answers to the most common UNIX questions.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: UNIX made easy / Lurnix. c1990.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. Mastering Essential UNIX. 1. Touring the Features of UNIX. 2. Editing with the Visual Editor. 3. Using Basic UNIX Utilities. 4. Creating and Changing UNIX Directories. 5. Specifying Instructions to the Shell. 6. Setting File and Directory Permissions; title: Pt. II. Examining User Support Features of UNIX. 7. Obtaining Help from the On-Line Manual. 8. Controlling User Processes. 9. Printing Files. 10. Managing UNIX Jobs. 11. Using the X Window System with Motif. 12. Aliasing Command Names. 13. Accessing and Changing Previous Commands; title: Pt. III. Working with Power Utilities. 14. Locating Information with grep and Regular Expressions. 15. Editing the Data Stream with sed. 16. Data Manipulation with awk. 17. Accessing Relational Data with join. 18. Using Advanced Visual Editor Features; title: Pt. IV. Communicating with other Users and Systems. 19. Sending and Receiving Mail Messages. 20. Connecting to Local Network Machines. 21. Accessing Resources on the Internet; title: Pt. V. Shell Programming and Customizing the Environment. 22. Programming with the Shell. 23. Modifying the User Environment.