Teach Yourself Unix in a Week (Sams Teach Yourself)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (675 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0672304643 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 736 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Anthony M. Soller said Great Beginner's Book. This book got me up and running with Unix in (unfortunately for what the title claimed) about "Great Beginner's Book" according to Anthony M. Soller. This book got me up and running with Unix in (unfortunately for what the title claimed) about 2 weeks (I'm a slow reader). It served as a springboard for me with the Unix OS. Now, I've moved on to more complex subjects in the Unix world.Along with one of the now-famous Nutshell books, this book got me through the initial shock of the infamous Unix sh. weeks (I'm a slow reader). It served as a springboard for me with the Unix OS. Now, I've moved on to more complex subjects in the Unix world.Along with one of the now-famous Nutshell books, this book got me through the initial shock of the infamous Unix sh. "What a bargain!" according to A Customer. This book teaches Unix fundamentals: commands, best practices, and a bit of history.If you're familiar with Unix, you can read the chapters in whichever order you prefer; otherwise, read the chapters in sequential order as the commands, lessons, and techniques build upon one another.To Taylor's credit, he teaches Unix while lowering its 'intimidation. Wonderful Reference! This book is great! I especialy enjoyed the section on vi. An extreemly helpful book, even though I've been using unix for almost 10 years, I learned some new tricks. I recommend it to anyone who needs to learn unix. My customers who need telnet access or wnat to have their own server for example. The only reason it didn't get 5 stars is that the aut
This teach-yourself tutorial is designed to take readers from novices to experienced users in just seven days. All the major releases are explored, as well as UNIX features, commands, and tools, for immediate productivity in the UNIX environment.
From Library Journal Is it possible to learn any computer language in a week? Especially UNIX? Taylor gives it the old college try in this weighty book, which if nothing else will improve the strength of your wrists and forearms in seven days. Each chapter explains the goals, summarizes your efforts, and quizzes you at the end (answers are provided at the back of the book). Perhaps less information and a different physical format with kinder font choices would have produced a winner. . The massive amount of information provided in each educational unit is well organized, but the text, comments, and commands are nearly unreadable for tired eyes. This book might be better suited to those ready to tackle a specific topic at a more leisurely pace or as a ready reference for those new to UNIX.Copyright 1994 Reed Bus