Need to learn Unix fast? Try a Visual QuickStart!

This best-selling reference’s visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and running with Unix software in no time. In this completely updated edition of our best-selling guide to Unix, Second Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, leading software application experts Deborah S. Ray and Eric J. Ray use crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to introduce you to Unix. Filled with step-by-step, task-based instructions and loads of visual aids, this book explains how to the most common Unix commands.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 7 Ratings

What are you waiting for - 2008-06-29
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I was wondering through the Unix maze, untill this small title cleared everything up. A little delight to have. If only I had known it existed, I would not have had my butt kicked from title to title, on craps, who called themselves Unix learning guides.

An amazing catalogue of UNIX commands. - 2009-11-20
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The book is fairly blunt, it gives a command and then shows you a simple example of it's use. One of the best ways to learn. Admittedly nothing is covered in any depth, but it provides a great launching point. Worth every cent in my opinion.

UNIX, Third Edition (Visual QuickStart Guide) - 2009-06-29
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I bought this for my husband's personal library. He had checked this out of the library and enjoyed it so much, I was in fear of a large book fine if I didn't just go out and get one for his very own.
Since purchasing, I've had no regrets. He uses it more often than not for references, for something he might have over looked in work related, and just for enjoyment. So was this well worth the purchase? I say - yes.

Excellent Unix Book - 2009-02-04
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This book is great for beginners and as a reference. I use it all the time, since it explains things in an easy fashion way. In addition, one can learn a great deal from reading it. It doesn't get into tedious details, or stuck in theory that does not mean, eventually, anything to the people, like me, that want to get down and dirty. Quick and easy reference book to teach you the basics and more about how to use Unix. What else can we ask for?

Excellent book for beginners - 2008-02-25
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I've been using various shell commands I picked up here and there over the past couple years. I decided it was time to buckle down and gain a deeper understanding of the what and the why. After spending a couple of hours with this book, I have the basics solidly under my belt. The writing is clear, concise, and entertaining. I only wish I would have started here instead of picking it up piecemeal (and painfully) via various websites.

I don't know if an experienced user would find it as compelling, but for a newbie, it's a godsend.

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