Learning UNIX Operating System, Fifth Edition

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Summary: Very useful but a bit short
Review: The book is only about 90 pages. It does provide an excellent foundation for Unix, but I wish it had gone a little deeper and provided more information.

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Summary: valuable out of the box
Review: The first day I brought this book to work it paid for itself. It helped me solve a problem that had been pestering me for a week. Bigger than a tutorial but smaller than the 1000-page administrator tomes, this book is just the right size for the Unix neophyte. Now that it's proved its value, I'm actually going to read it.

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Summary: Daunted by UNIX? Fear not.
Review: The O'Reilly series is definitely top dog in the reference arena, and this book is no exception. As a Web Designer looking to get into IT, I picked this book up and was working from the UNIX command line within 5 minutes. Need I say more? If you're at all interested in this UNIX monster, buy this book. Great stuff to get you started!

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Summary: This book is a waste of money
Review: This book covers many areas but only breifly at best. I do not recommend this book. I strongly suggest you look at other books. I found this book very frustrating and at times threw the book across the room in anger. I'm not sure who the intended audience was supposed to be, perhaps elementary students writing a book report on the Unix OS, even then it provides very little information.

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Summary: Explains how to use UNIX from the ground up
Review: This book elucidates the fundamentals of using the UNIX operating system by using examples - and it is not too comprehensive, which means you will be able to stark working with the OS quickly and easily.

On the one hand, this book teaches how to use the UNIX operating system in a brief manner from the ground up. Although if you
are used to UNIX OS, this book provides some useful tips that
you may not be aware of.

On the other hand, if you are a truly experienced UNIX OS user, you will most likely find this book too basic and uninteresting.
It does not cover advanced topics but focuses on the fundamentals from a user's perspective.

Thus, this book is definitely for you if:

1) You have not worked with the UNIX OS before
2) You have only novice experiences from the OS

The book is NOT for you if you:

1) Have used UNIX for quite a long time
2) Want to elaborate on more advanced topics
3) Want low-level explanations of how an OS works
(e.g., processes, kernels, data structures)





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Summary: Excellent introduction to a complex operating system
Review: This book is a concise but excellent introduction to UNIX. All the common commands are explained in simple words, with numerous examples. Of course, this is just an introductory book. I would recommend "The UNIX Operating System" by Christian Richter for advanced topics

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Summary: Very basic
Review: This book is for the true beginner to Unix. If you've played around with Unix even a little and know cd, ls, cp, mv and rm, then this book is probably too basic for you. Yes, this book contains more than those 5 commands, but you'll probably be ready for a bigger and more advanced book than this one. I was unsure where my skill level was, but I now realize that I need more than what this book has to offer. I think it would be a great book for someone really new to Unix.

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Summary: Great Starter Book
Review: This book is ideal if you have never started or dealt with Unix before. I encourage you to look into it if you do not aquire it. Sometimes it is more helpful than one thinks.

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Summary: Only a starting step for learning the UNIX operating system.
Review: This book is only a tiny part of your very first step to learning the UNIX system for the first time. Although it covers some very important basics of UNIX, it sure is not even close to being a source enough for a complete start to UNIX. This book is not intended for that, therefore if you are someone who would like to have a detailed start to UNIX, buy another book. It starts with some general information about UNIX and proceeds to teach how to log in and out, but covers only the most basic commands. There is too much general information which is more suitable for people who are not familiar with operating systems at all. It doesn't cover any commands for the editors in UNIX, which means you will have to purchase another book. It has around 7 chapters, which could be covered in 2 if you take out all the unnecessary text. It certainly is not suitable for a programmer wishing to get into UNIX fast and complete.

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Summary: Great if you're new and need to quickly do simple stuff
Review: This book quickly got me up to speed with tasks like how to ftp, find files, change directories. However, if you want to learn more than the simple stuff, get other book. They don't even cover any editors. Strictly recommended for people who are new to Unix and want to do simple stuff without getting bogged down by details.