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'Ah, what a lovely little book. My list of classics include: K&R, Pike and Kernighan's The Practice of Programming, their The Unix Programming Environment, The Perl Cookbook and The Awk Programming Language. To that list I can now add the current volume. What more can I say: this is a good buy, especially for anyone approaching Unix/Linux for the first time. Even older hands might find it useful to have a copy, if only to give away. It won't provide all that is needed but it is good starting point. I am convinced that computers are getting uglier by the day. This ugliness stems from a quest for glitz at the expense of simplicity and elegance. Like a breath of fresh air, 'Learning the Unix Operating System' is a reminder that it doesn't need to be that way. ' - Joe McCool, Learning the UNIX Operating System - Cvu, April
Major Keary, Book News, 2002 No 6
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a beginner to UNIX I found this a very useful introductory text. The book is short and concise but covers the basic UNIX concepts and commands. The typeface and layout are clear and easy to read and the book is a convenient size to use. I would recommend this book to anyone with no previous knowledge of UNIX who wants to learn the basics and be able to quickly start using a UNIX system. There is a reading list at the end for those readers who want to go on and learn more about the subject.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Too many 'if's here. I understand that the different flavours of Unix contribute to this but couldn't help but be a lttle disatisfied with the end result. Also when a book implies that you need to ask someone at the desk next to you to find out how to do something, well, I might as well not buy the book and ask them how to use Unix.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I had been wanting to get to grips with Unix/Linux for some time. Having tried several books with little success, I stumbled upon this one and it is excellent. It is concise, but does not assume much in the way of prior knowledge. OK it may be getting a bit dated now, but as an introduction to Unix/Linux, you can't go far wrong. Or as I would say, reet champion I tell thee!
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