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UNIX in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference for System V Release 4 and Solaris 7 (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) (Paperback)

by Arnold Robins (Author)

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Paperback: 614 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 3 edition (30 Sep 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1565924274
ISBN-13: 978-1565924277
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Unix in a Nutshell is the standard desktop reference, without question (Manpages come in a close second). With clean layout and superior command tables available at a glance, O'Reilly's third edition of Nutshell is an essential to own.

Like a dictionary, Unix in a Nutshell helps you find what you need, even if you're not exactly sure what it is you're looking for (or how to spell it!) With that in mind, this book is for intermediate to advanced users only--those new to the Unix operating system would be better off with Learning the Unix Operating System or Unix: Visual Quickstart Guide.

The last full revision of the book was in 1992, and the new edition covers Solaris 7, as well as newer versions of shells (ksh, in particular), RCS and GNU emacs. Topping off at over 500 pages, Unix in a Nutshell contains--literally--everything you could want to know about the various commands, shells and functions. Fifty new commands have been added to the already sizable lists, and even the most seasoned user is likely to find a timesaving command not previously known. --Jennifer Buckendorff

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The bestselling, most informative UNIX reference book is now more complete and up-to-date. You may have seen UNIX quick-reference guides, but you've never seen anything like UNIX in a Nutshell. Not a scaled-down quick reference of common commands, UNIX in a Nutshell is a complete reference containing all commands and options, along with generous descriptions and examples that put the commands in context. For all but the thorniest UNIX problems, this one reference should be all the documentation you need. The third edition of UNIX in a Nutshell includes thorough coverage of System V Release 4. To that, author Arnold Robbins has added the latest information about: Sixty new commands in The Alphabetical Summary of Commands Solaris 7 Shell syntax (sh, csh, and the 1988 and 1993 versions of ksh) Regular expression syntax vi and ex commands, as well as newly updated Emacs information sed and awk commands troff and related commands and macros, with a new section on refer make, RCS (version 5.7), and SCCS commands Obsolete commands In addition, there is a new UNIX bibliography to guide the reader to further reading about the UNIX environment. If you currently use UNIX SVR4, or if you're a Solaris user, you'll want this book. UNIX in a Nutshell is the most comprehensive quick reference on the market, a must for any UNIX user.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very insightful UNIX introduction, 22 Feb 2006

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This review is from: Unix in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) (Paperback)

Well, once I have started with this book and it had been helpful and well guiding book. In is not the "only" book you will need. I have followed someone review's advice and paired this book with a "UNIX Essentials" DVD and they made a very effective couple. I found this DVD on Amazon.com but since they do not ship outside US I ordered it directly from CustomFlix.com
One way or another those people who pick book of this sort usually had no opportunity to attend some UNIX classes and the DVD alleviates this problem. May be it's just me,but when I pick a book and go through it I'm still no really confident. It does not matter how book is good, I'm never sure is it enough to make a claim that "I know UNIX". And this book along with the DVD had solved this issue to me. Book is easy to read and pleasure to follow. The examples and the explanations are very clear. So I liked this book very much.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of those books that you wear out...., 4 Oct 2006

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Find a group of Unix System Admins and somewhere nearby will be this book. What's more they will probably all admit to using from time to time. It covers just about everything you need to the depth you need everyday, from scripting to awk and sed to 'how do you get vi to do this'. A purchase I've never regretted.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't ask for more, 3 Feb 2003

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I started working with the Unix environment a couple of years ago, and bought this book on recommendation from a friend. It's a great reference for a wide range of unix areas, and provides a very useful starting point for awk and shell programming. It can definitely act as a beginners guide, but because it covers so many areas in detail, I will continue to reference it for many years. I recommend it for a beginner or intermediate unix user.

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