Learning the Unix operating system

Jerry Peek, Grace Todino, John Strang

158 pages, parution le 23/11/2001 (5^eme édition)

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Résumé

If you are new to Unix, this concise book will tell you just what you need to get started and no more. Unix was one of the first operating systems written in C, a high-level programming language, and its natural portability and low price made it a popular choice among universities. Initially, two main dialects of Unix existed: one produced by AT&T known as System V, and one developed at UC Berkeley and known as BSD. In recent years, many other dialects have been created, including the highly popular Linux operating system and the new Mac OS X (a derivative of BSD).

Learning the Unix Operating System is a handy book for someone just starting with Unix or Linux, and it's an ideal primer for Mac and PC users of the Internet who need to know a little about Unix on the systems they visit. The fifth edition is the most effective introduction to Unix in print, covering Internet usage for email, file transfers, web browsing, and many major and minor updates to help the reader navigate the ever-expanding capabilities of the operating system:

In response to the popularity of Linux, the book now focuses on the popular bash shell preferred by most Linux users.
Since the release of the fourth edition, the Internet and its many functions has become part of most computer user's lives. A new chapter explains how to use ftp, pine for mail, and offers useful knowledge on how to surf the web.
Today everyone is concerned about security. With this in mind, the author has included tips throughout the text on security basics, especially in the Internet and networking sections.

The book includes a completely updated quick reference card to make it easier for the reader to access the key functions of the command line.

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Getting Started: Working in the Unix Environment; Syntax of Unix Command Lines; Types of Commands; The Unresponsive Terminal

Chapter 2: Using Window Systems: Introduction to Windowing; Starting X; Running Programs; Working with a Mouse; Working with Windows; Other Window Manager Features; Unresponsive Windows; Other X Window Programs; Quitting

Chapter 3: Using Your Unix Account: The Unix Filesystem; Looking Inside Files with less; Protecting and Sharing Files; Graphical Filesystem Browsers; Completing File and Directory Names; Changing Your Password; Customizing Your Account

Chapter 4: File Management: File and Directory Names; File and Directory Wildcards; Creating and Editing Files; Managing Your Files; Printing Files

Chapter 5: Redirecting I/O: Standard Input and Standard Output; Pipes and Filters

Chapter 6: Using the Internet and Other Networks: Remote Logins; Windows from Other Computers; Lynx, a Text-based Web Browser; Transferring Files; Electronic Mail; Usenet News; Interactive Chat

Chapter 7: Multitasking: Running a Command in the Background; Checking on a Process; Cancelling a Process

Chapter 8: Where to Go from Here: Documentation; Shell Aliases and Functions; Programming; Using Unix on Non-Unix Systems

Glossary
Index

L'auteur - Jerry Peek

JERRY PEEK is a freelance writer and instructor. He has used shells extensively and has taught users about them for over 20 years. Peek is the "Power Tools" columnist for Linux Magazine and coauthored the book Unix Power Tools (O'Reilly Media).

L'auteur - Grace Todino

Grace Todino est co-auteur des manuels Managing UUCP and Usenet et Using UUCP and Usenet.

L'auteur - John Strang

John Strang est professeur assistant de radiologie à l'Université de Rochester (Etat de New York).

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	O'Reilly
Auteur(s)	Jerry Peek, Grace Todino, John Strang
Parution	23/11/2001
Édition	5^eme édition
Nb. de pages	158
Format	15,2 x 22,,8
Couverture	Broché
Poids	254g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780596002619
ISBN13	978-0-596-00261-9