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If you are new to Unix, this concise book will tell you just what you need to get started and no more. Unix was one of the first operating systems written in C, a high-level programming language, and its natural portability and low price made it a popular choice among universities. Initially, two main dialects of Unix existed: one produced by AT&T known as System V, and one developed at UC Berkeley and known as BSD. In recent years, many other dialects have been created, including the highly popular Linux operating system and the new Mac OS X (a derivative of BSD).Learning the Unix Operating System is a handy book for someone just starting with Unix or Linux, and it's an ideal primer for Mac and PC users of the Internet who need to know a little about Unix on the systems they visit. The fifth edition is the most effective introduction to Unix in print, covering Internet usage for email, file transfers, web browsing, and many major and minor updates to help the reader navigate the ever-expanding capabilities of the operating system:In response to the popularity of Linux, the book now focuses on the popular bash shell preferred by most Linux users.Since th

Who reads Learning the Unix Operating System : A Concise Guide for the New User?

Author

Jerry Peek; Grace Todino-Gonguet; John Strang

Publisher

O'Reilly Media, Incorporated Ingram Publisher Services [distributor

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780596002619

Category

reference

Subjects

Reference, Fiction, Computer Science

Rating

3.47 / 5 (46 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13