The Art of UNIX Programming poses the belief that understanding the unwritten UNIX engineering tradition and mastering its design patterns will help programmers of all stripes to become better programmers. This book attempts to capture the engineering wisdom and design philosophy of the UNIX, Linux, and Open Source software development community as it has evolved over the past three decades, and as it is applied today by the most experienced programmers. Eric Raymond offers the next generation of "hackers" the unique opportunity to learn the connection between UNIX philosophy and practice through careful case studies of the very best UNIX/Linux programs.
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Introduction to Unix and Shell Programming is designed to be an introductory first-level book for a course on Unix. Organised into twelve simple chapters, the book guides the students from the basic introduction to the Unix operating system and ext.
For many users, working in the Unix environment means usingvi, a full-screen text editor available on most Unix systems. Even those who knowvioften make use of only a small number of its features. Learning the vi Editoris a complete guide to text editing withvi. Topics new to the sixth edition include multiscreen editing and coverage of fourviclones:vim,elvis,nvi, andvileand their enhancements tovi, such as multi-window editing, GUI interfaces, extended regular expressions, and enhancements for programmers. A new appendix describesvi's place in the Unix and Internet cultures. Quickly learn the basics of editing, cursor movement, and global search and replacement. Then take advantage of the more subtle power ofvi. Extend your editing skills by learning to useex, a powerful line editor, from withinvi. For easy reference, the sixth edition also includes a command summary at the end of each appropriate chapter. Topics covered include: Basic editing Moving around in a hurry Beyond the basics Greater power withex Global search and replacement Customizingviandex Command shortcuts Introduction to theviclones' extensions Thenvi,elvis,vim, andvileeditors Quick reference toviandexcommands viand the Internet
UNIX has been used as tool to explore concepts of operating system. It allows you to experiment and play with programs to get interesting results. Chapters in the book include many aspects of basic unix commands, shell scripts and editing files with the help of commands. Demonstration of system calls, provide their easy understanding. The book is meant for beginners as well as experienced users. The goal of this book is to help the students of B.E/ B.Tech (CSE), MCA, B. Sc. (CS/IT).
Linus is today's dominant Internet server platform. System administrators and Web developers need deep Linux fluency, including expert knowledge of shells and the command line. This guide will help you achieve that level of Linus mastery.
In this updated edition, authors Deborah and Eric Ray use crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to introduce you to all of today's Unix essentials. You'll find the information you need to get started with the operating system and learn the most common Unix commands and concepts so that Unix can do the hard work for you. After mastering the basics of Unix, you'll move on to how to use directories and files, work with a shell, and create and edit files. You'll then learn how to manipulate files, configure a Unix environment, and run-and even write-scripts. Throughout the book-from logging in to being root-the authors offer essential coverage of Unix.
Explains the basics of UNIX and covers topics such as booting the system, using various shells, navigating directories and files, opening and editing files, email, chat systems, and system administration
As an open operating system, Unix can be improved on by anyone and everyone: individuals, companies, universities, and more. As a result, the very nature of Unix has been altered over the years by numerous extensions formulated in an assortment of versions. Today, Unix encompasses everything from Sun's Solaris to Apple's Mac OS X and more varieties of Linux than you can easily name. The latest edition of this bestselling reference brings Unix into the 21st century. It's been reworked to keep current with the broader state of Unix in today's world and highlight the strengths of this operating system in all its various flavors. Detailing all Unix commands and options, the informative guide provides generous descriptions and examples that put those commands in context. Here are some of the new features you'll find in Unix in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition: Solaris 10, the latest version of the SVR4-based operating system, GNU/Linux, and Mac OS X Bash shell (along with the 1988 and 1993 versions of ksh) tsch shell (instead of the original Berkeley csh) Package management programs, used for program installation on popular GNU/Linux systems, Solaris and Mac OS X GNU Emacs Version 21 Introduction to source code management systems Concurrent versions system Subversion version control system GDB debugger As Unix has progressed, certain commands that were once critical have fallen into disuse. To that end, the book has also dropped material that is no longer relevant, keeping it taut and current. If you're a Unix user or programmer, you'll recognize the value of this complete, up-to-date Unix reference. With chapter overviews, specific examples, and detailed command.
