Mark G. Sobell is the author of three best-selling UNIX and Linux books: A Practical Guide to the UNIX System,
UNIX System V: A Practical Guide, and A Practical Guide to Linux. He has more than twenty years of
experience working with UNIX and Linux and is president of Sobell Associates Inc., a consulting firm that designs
and builds custom software applications, designs and writes documentation, and provides UNIX and Linux training
and support.
Summary
The Third Edition of this invaluable tutorial and reference focuses on the Berkeley Software Distribution 4.3
and SunOS releases of UNIX, and includes appendices on the POSIX Standard and ULTRIX. Also added are chapters on
Graphical User Interface, Networking, the EMACS text editor, and the KornShell. All three shells (Bourne, C, and
Korn) are covered in full.
Part I provides a step-by-step tutorial for anyone who wants to use UNIX for programming, e-mail, networking, or
other applications. Numerous examples, exercises, and review questions contribute to "hands-on" learning
of commands and functions. Part II covers more than 70 UNIX utility programs, with examples that are useful applications,
making this the ideal reference for both novice and experienced UNIX users.
Includes complete chapters on the Korn Shell, the emacs text editor, and the vi editor
Contains a new chapter on Networking with coverage of many network structures and commands as well as detailed
instruction on accessing the Internet using archie and gopher, how to transfer files using FTP, and a section on
World Wide Web and Mosaic
Provides a new chapter on Graphical User Interfaces that discusses GUI components, the X Window System, and
using and customizing Motif
Examines the make, SCCS, RCS, awk, and sed programming tools
Features detailed chapters on the Bourne and C shells with explanations of how to write shell programs (shell
scripts)
Includes an in-depth chapter on the Korn shell that covers writing shell scripts and advanced concepts including
recursion and the coprocess
Offers a quick overview of the UNIX system in Chapter 1
Provides coverage of text editing, electronic mail, shell programming, and other applications with examples,
exercises, sample screens, and review questions incorporated throughout
References 75 of the most frequently used UNIX utilities in Part II
Includes clearly marked sections of optional advanced material for experienced UNIX users
Table of Contents
The UNIX System.
The UNIX Operating System.
Getting Started.
An Introduction to the Utilities.
The File Structures.
The Shell.
Graphical user Interfaces.
Networking.
The VI Editor.
The EMACS Editor.
The C Shell.
The Korn Shell and Advanced Shell Programing.
Programming Tools.
System Administration.
The UNIX Utilitiy Programs.
Appendix. Regular Expressions.
Appendix. DEC Ultrix.
Appendix. The POSIX Standards.
