Mastering Unix

Publisher: Sybex | Pages: 944 | 2000-12-11 | ISBN 0782128173 | PDF | 10 MB

This fine, big (over 900 pages) book about the original operatingsystem, Unix, is aimed at beginners and long-term users alike. Hardcoresystem admin folk may find that there is too much introductory paddingfor what they are after (although almost half of the book is devoted tobasic system admin, network admin, and administering services), but formost users of Unix, this is an excellent guide.

Mastering Unix is targeted at those using one of the three most popularUnix renditions (Solaris, FreeBSD, and the ubiquitous Linux), and it isa real strength of the book that Linux and open source are properlyexplained and contextualized.

The history of Unix is briefly but fully walked through, and then thebook describes the OS’s structure and how it uses files anddirectories. Scripting is covered (the focus is on the bash shell;other shells are given comparatively short shrift), and a usefuloverview of differing text editors is covered. The writing is clearthroughout and the examples useful and illuminating. Despite the book’ssize, the text never feels exhaustive, and although this may not be theonly Unix book to consider having on your desk, it should definitely beamong them.

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