Get cutting-edge coverage of the newest releases of UNIX--including Solaris 10, all Linux distributions, HP-UX, AIX, and FreeBSD--from this thoroughly revised, one-stop resource for users at all experience levels. Written by UNIX experts with many years of experience starting with Bell Laboratories, UNIX: The Complete Reference, Second Edition provides step-by-step instructions on how to use UNIX and take advantage of its powerful tools and utilities.

Get up-and-running on UNIX quickly, use the command shell and desktop, and access the Internet and e-mail. You'll also learn to administer systems and networks, develop applications, and secure your UNIX environment. Up-to-date chapters on UNIX desktops, Samba, Python, Java Apache, and UNIX Web development are included.

• Install, configure, and maintain UNIX on your PC or workstation
• Work with files, directories, commands, and the UNIX shell
• Create and modify text files using powerful text editors
• Use UNIX desktops, including GNOME, CDE, and KDE, as an end user or system administrator
• Use and manage e-mail, TCP/IP networking, and Internet services
• Protect and maintain the security of your UNIX system and network
• Share devices, printers, and files between Windows and UNIX systems
• Use powerful UNIX tools, including awk, sed, and grep
• Develop your own shell, Python, and Perl scripts, and Java, C, and C++ programs under UNIX
• Set up Apache Web servers and develop browser-independent Web sites and applications

• Basics for Linux/Unix (revised)
  • Background (revised)
  • Getting Started (revised)
  • Working with Files and Directories (revised)
  • Working with Shells and Enhanced Shells (revised)
  • Text Editing (revised)Chapter 6. The Desktop: GNOME (new)
  • CDE and other Desktops (new)
• User networking
  • Electronic Mail (revised)
  • TCP/IP and other Basic Networking Protocols (revised)
  • Using the Internet (revised)
• System administration
  • Processes and Scheduling (revised)
  • Security and Authentication (revised)
  • Basic System Administration (revised)
  • Advanced System Administration (revised)
• Network administration
  • Clients and Servers (revised)
  • Administering the Network (revised)
  • Using UNIX and Windows Together: SAMBA and other Integration Tools (revised)
• Tools
  • Filters and Utilities (revised)
  • Shell Programming (revised)
  • awk and sed (revised)
  • Perl (revised)
  • Python and PHP (new)
  • Developing Applications (revised)
  • Overview of Java (revised)
• Enterprise solutions
  • UNIX Applications and Middleware (revised)
  • Databases (new)
  • Developing Web Applications and Running a Website (new)