Teach Yourself UNIX in 24 Hours

Dave Taylor, James C., Jr. Armstrong9780672311079, 0672311070

UNIX is one of the major operating systems in use today. For people who need to get up and running quickly, this easy-to-follow guide is just the resource they need. Using detailed explanations and real-world examples, users will have the hands-on experience they need to build a solid understanding of this robust operating system. * The proven, successful format of the Teach Yourself series guarantees UNIX success in 24 one-hour lessons * Covers all major versions of UNIX * Shows how to create UNIX space, look inside files, edit files, explore the environment, and effectively use power UNIX tools

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Contents……Page 4
Hour 1 What Is This UNIX Stuff?……Page 16
Hour 2 Getting onto the System and Using the Command Line……Page 35
Hour 3 Moving About the File System……Page 56
Hour 4 Listing Files and Managing Disk Usage……Page 76
Hour 5 Ownership and Permissions……Page 99
Hour 6 Creating, Moving, Renaming, and Deleting Files and Directories……Page 124
Hour 7 Looking into Files……Page 138
Hour 8 Filters and Piping……Page 156
Hour 9 Wildcards and Regular Expressions……Page 171
Hour 10 Power Filters and File Redirection……Page 197
Hour 11 An Introduction to the vi Editor……Page 209
Hour 12 Advanced vi Tricks, Tools, and Techniques……Page 255
Hour 13 An Overview of the emacs Editor……Page 291
Hour 14 Introduction to Command Shells……Page 315
Hour 15 Getting the Most Out of the C Shell……Page 333
Hour 16 Basic Shell Programming……Page 356
Hour 17 Job Control……Page 370
Hour 18 Printing in the UNIX Environment……Page 388
Hour 19 Searching for Information and Files……Page 405
Hour 20 Communicating with Others……Page 415
Hour 21 Using Netscape To See the World Wide Web……Page 433
Hour 22 Internet E-Mail, Netnews, and IRC……Page 450
Hour 23 Using telnet and ftp……Page 486
Hour 24 Programming in C for UNIX……Page 515
Glossary……Page 537
INDEX……Page 547