Learning the Unix operating system
Jerry Peek, Grace Todino, John Strang
Résumé
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 the release of the fourth edition, the Internet and its many functions has become part of most computer user's lives. A new chapter explains how to use ftp, pine for mail, and offers useful knowledge on how to surf the web.
- Today everyone is concerned about security. With this in mind, the author has included tips throughout the text on security basics, especially in the Internet and networking sections.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Working in the Unix Environment
- Syntax of Unix Command Lines
- Types of Commands
- The Unresponsive Terminal
- Chapter 2: Using Window Systems
- Introduction to Windowing
- Starting X
- Running Programs
- Working with a Mouse
- Working with Windows
- Other Window Manager Features
- Unresponsive Windows
- Other X Window Programs
- Quitting
- Chapter 3: Using Your Unix Account
- The Unix Filesystem
- Looking Inside Files with less
- Protecting and Sharing Files
- Graphical Filesystem Browsers
- Completing File and Directory Names
- Changing Your Password
- Customizing Your Account
- Chapter 4: File Management
- File and Directory Names
- File and Directory Wildcards
- Creating and Editing Files
- Managing Your Files
- Printing Files
- Chapter 5: Redirecting I/O
- Standard Input and Standard Output
- Pipes and Filters
- Chapter 6: Using the Internet and Other Networks
- Remote Logins
- Windows from Other Computers
- Lynx, a Text-based Web Browser
- Transferring Files
- Electronic Mail
- Usenet News
- Interactive Chat
- Chapter 7: Multitasking
- Running a Command in the Background
- Checking on a Process
- Cancelling a Process
- Chapter 8: Where to Go from Here
- Documentation
- Shell Aliases and Functions
- Programming
- Using Unix on Non-Unix Systems
- Glossary
- Index
L'auteur - Jerry Peek
JERRY PEEK is a freelance writer and instructor. He has used shells extensively and has taught users about them for over 20 years. Peek is the "Power Tools" columnist for Linux Magazine and coauthored the book Unix Power Tools (O'Reilly Media).
L'auteur - Grace Todino
Grace Todino est co-auteur des manuels Managing UUCP and Usenet et Using UUCP and Usenet.
L'auteur - John Strang
John Strang est professeur assistant de radiologie à l'Université de Rochester (Etat de New York).
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | O'Reilly |
| Auteur(s) | Jerry Peek, Grace Todino, John Strang |
| Parution | 23/11/2001 |
| Édition | 5eme édition |
| Nb. de pages | 158 |
| Format | 15,2 x 22,,8 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 254g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780596002619 |
| ISBN13 | 978-0-596-00261-9 |
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