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  • Paperback: 1200 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 3 edition (28 Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0596003307
  • ISBN-13: 978-0596003302
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 17.8 x 4.8 cm
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"Highly recommended." - Tony Houghton, Cvu, June 2003

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It's a bit expensive, but if you want to use the Unix underpinnings of Mac OS X, the time you save will more than pay for this excellent book.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you can only afford one book on Unix, this is the one, 2 Jun 2000
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I do not know about you, but for me, a book has to be pretty darn exceptional to persuade me to buy a second edition of a book which I already own the first. Unix Power Tools is one such book. It is simply packed with tons of useful tips which the authors have accumulated over decades of using Unix, and is a sort of `crème de la crème' of O'Reilly reference books.

Praise aside, the book is not for everyone. It is an intermediate level reference, not an introductory tutorial. If your problems are like "How do I delete a file?", you should read something else first, get acquainted with Unix, and then return to it. If, however, the questions you face are more like "How do I delete a file with a null name?", then this is exactly the book for you. Unless there is a real Unix wizard around you, this book is likely to earn you this title in your environment.

The second edition focuses on POSIX systems rather than on SysV/BSD, uses Bash and Tcsh instead of Sh, Ksh and Csh, and has moved from Awk to Perl. The two-colour printing is gone, though. Fortunately, the superb index - one of the best I have seen - is still here, and so are the cross-references in the text. Accompanying CD-ROM might be essential if you are living in the mountains of Tajikistan, but anybody connected to the Internet will probably prefer to download newer versions of software on-line.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Legendary Book, 22 Mar 2002
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Very occasionally a book is written about or for Unix System Administration, or Unix in general. If the author or publishers get the mix right it receives acclaim. Very, very occasionally one of those books achieves legendary status, by finding its way onto 98% of all Unix Sysadmins book shelves.

This book is one of those legendary tomes. Just about every Unix Sysadmin I know has a copy of this sitting alongside books like Evi Nemeth's "Unix Sys Admin Handbook". OK so it has a lot of information that isn't new to most sysadmins, but that's not where the beauty of the book lies. The real treasure is found in the countless nuggets of Unix info that have been long since forgotten, or yet to be learned.

In my humble opinion, a true Unix Classic! If like me, you earn a living from Unix, then think of this book as a carpenter would his set of chisels. You don't use them for every job, but when needed, can prove invaluable.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for all users who are serious about unix, 23 Dec 2002
There isn't a single unix book better than this, but if you are an unix adminstrator like the previous guy who review the book, you're looking at the wrong book. This book has earned it's book title with pride.

I have had the book for over 5 years, i still refer to it now and again, i am a developer and have found that I was not leveraging the full potential for the operating system, however this book puts me back on track. I have had 3 years of unix exp. before buying the book most of the elementary thing i didn't need and other stuff was not appealing at first, I expected more, but there is more just that i didn't know until I had more commercial experience.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great examples and excellent for referencing.
Still a great book... A real joy to read ( for any geek ). Constantly shown how to save key stokes and the power of gnu tools. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars If you already know Unix then you won't need this book!
I own a pretty impressive amount of books covering all aspects of Unix, but i have to say this book left me very dissapointed. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding !
I purchased the first edition when I saw it May 1993. It proved invaluable, I used that first edition so much it fell apart. Read more
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Without this, I will be spending hours editing files by hand (c.f. using regular expressions), clueless in using some of the most powerful tools on Unix (e.g. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible
This book always has an answer to whatever problems I come up against in UNIX sysadmin. Its teaming with handy hints, tips and clear explanations of problems.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!
This is by far the best Unix reference book on the market. I keep coming back to it again and again. I really love it. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best "how-to" reference book I have seen. Must have.
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