The in-depth UNIX guide for every end-user: completely updated and full of examples!

• For every key UNIX platform: practical examples, real depth!

• Covers all basic UNIX commands, plus sed, grep, awk, vi, and more

• Complete shell programming coverage—plus NEW programming section covering C/C++, Java(tm), and Internet development

• KornShell, Bash, C Shell, and Shell Programming

• Windows interoperability, in depth: Samba, NFS, Windows 2000 Services for UNIX, and much more

UNIX end-users desperately need an up-to-date reference guide with real depth: one that teaches UNIX commands and doesn't just list them! In UNIX User's Handbook, Second Edition, best-selling UNIX author Marty Poniatowski covers every topic UNIX users need to master—with exceptional clarity and practical, real-world examples. Part I brings together thorough coverage of virtually every key aspect of day-to-day UNIX operation and end-user administration. Part II presents an in-depth programming reference. Part III covers every leading option for Windows interoperability. You'll find fast, easy answers for all this and more:

• Getting started: login, mail, Internet access, and key UNIX file management commands

• All basic UNIX commands and a complete UNIX file system overview (cd, cp, file, ls, mv, pwd, rm, rmdir, cut, paste, split, sort, diff, and more)

• Key UNIX tools—including in-depth coverage of find, vi, find, grep, sed, and awk

• Shells and shell programming: Bash, Korn, and C

• Full programming section—including a NEW user-centered introduction to C/C++ and Java

• End-user administration: processes, startup, shutdown, users/groups, backup, software management, printing, and more

• Networking and Internet protocols

• UNIX/Windows interoperability: Samba, X Window, NFS, Posix, Windows 2000 Services for UNIX, and other alternatives

• Performance and monitoring

This new edition has been updated throughout and redesigned for even faster, easier access to information. Whatever your experience, whatever UNIX version you use, you won't find a more useful reference!

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 13 Ratings

Awesome! - 2002-07-13
Reviewer Rating:
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! - 2002-01-24
Reviewer Rating:
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!

For unix users 5 stars - 2005-03-15
Reviewer Rating:
This book deserves five stars for unix users. For administrators it is neccesary to read more. Great book.

5 stars all the way - 2004-02-06
Reviewer Rating:
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.

A good UNIX book - 2006-01-20
Reviewer Rating:
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.

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