A good UNIX book
I also used this book to prepare for the HP-UX CSA exam. The book is broken down into 3 parts.
1)UNIX Section
This section covers UNIX/LINUX in general and shows some differences between some of the flavors of UNIX
2)Programming Section
This section introduces you to the various programming language you will see on UNIX/LINUX Platforms. Programming languages such as C/C++, Java, Perl were shown
3)UNIX and Windows Interoperability Section
This section shows how to work and share files with both operating systems.
Overall the book is good and very useful for someone coming from windows background and going to UNIX world. I recommend this book.
For unix users 5 stars
This book deserves five stars for unix users. For administrators it is neccesary to read more. Great book.
5 stars all the way
Let me pay my respects to this beautiful beautiful book. There are a lot of pages, but the print is big and 90% of it is examples.The book has tremendous scope - make this your first Unix book,
it is all you really need.
I will certainly target this author, when I move onto sys admin.
Awesome!
I'm surprised how much content was put in this book. They did an excellent job on covering a wide array of topics: Unix commands, XWindow System, File/Dir System, tools, Shell Programming, KornShell, C, and Bash environment, Samba, and Internet Programming. It also dedicates some time with C++, Perl, and Java, which made me happy. A plus for man documantion listings. My only grudge is the index, which could've been bigger and more detailed when searching specific topics on the fly.
Great Book!
Perfect for pointing my junior SA's in the right direction! The shell chapters let them get more detail on the user environment, the administration and performance sections provide them a taste of real SA work, and the introductory chapters on programming give them a solid foothold on the way to deep unix.I'm particularly happy with the included man pages. Too many books just give a short blurb on a command; reading the man page can open greater opportunities.
I recommend this book for any low-mid level unix admin. If you're a supervisor or manager, get one for all your SA's!
