Mastering Unix

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Summary: Good reference for beginner and beyond
Review: I'm an NT administrator, new to the world of Unix, and definately find this book informative. "Mastering Unix" is well written, not only as a reference for the experienced, but for those who are new to Unix as well.

Rating:
Summary: Good reference for beginner and beyond
Review: I'm an NT administrator, new to the world of Unix, and definately find this book informative. "Mastering Unix" is well written, not only as a reference for the experienced, but for those who are new to Unix as well.

Rating:
Summary: Great book, but you will not be a master after reading it...
Review: This book, despite its bombastic title, is an excellent introduction to the UNIX [Linux] operating system. Aimed at the beginner or beginner++, it touches on most of the salient topics a prospective sys admin might need to know about. Topics covered include: basic commands, the file system, the X Window System, environment setup, basic scripting, basic networking, and basic sys admin, among other things.

Although the book is rather hefty--nearly 900 pages--the reader never gets bogged down. The writing is clear, and topics are covered in enough detail as to promote a decent all around understanding of the material.

If I could fault the book in any way, it would be because there are perhaps too many topics covered here. The writing is very good, and I think the authors could have expanded this book into, say, 3 books without getting mired in every detail.

Rating:
Summary: A great buy.
Review: Very easy reading, nice book, definately has a lot of content, basically explains everything. Enjoyed reading it, this book is good for beginners just as well as starting Unix administrators. Author of this book explains a lot of stuff and gives some helpfull links from a to z.