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Title: Unix: The Complete Reference by Kenneth Rosen, Douglas Host, James Farber, Richard Rosinski ISBN: 0-07-211892-X Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 19 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Not the best for non-experts
Comment: Unix, The Complete Reference claims to be a good reference and it is, but only for the experts. If you're trying to learn Unix or know a little about it and want to learn more, don't buy this book. The examples provided are not very good and can be hard to follow.
I was looking for a how-to reference, as the book cover claimed to be. I expected detailed examples and I found a few as I browsed through the book in the store. However, I discovered later that many of the references, specifically to programming, cron tabs and awk, were simply not specific enough. The examples were often broken across several pages requiring me to put three examples together to get one task done. In addition, not every section had an example.
Rating: 4
Summary: Complete Unix Book
Comment: This is a great book because it covers multiple Unix platforms: Solaris, HP, Linux, etc. If you only looking for one book to learn Unix - this is the way to go.
Rating: 2
Summary: I wish I had bothered to look through it at a bookstore...
Comment: ...before buying it online.
Its a nice book to have around, but not my first choice by any means. Too general & poorly indexed. If you can only buy one unix related book, then this may be for you, but why not buy a few smaller books on what you actually want to know? Too often I've looked in it for info only to get half my answer & need to look in another source.
Personally I don't think it is worth the ten pounds of paper it is printed on.
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Title: Unix in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference for SVR4 and Solaris 7 (3rd Edition) by Arnold Robbins ISBN: 1565924274 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 15 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: UNIX System Administration: A Beginner's Guide by Steven Maxwell, Steve Maxwell ISBN: 0072194863 Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 26 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Shell Programming in 24 Hours (2nd Edition) by Sriranga Veeraraghavan ISBN: 0672323583 Publisher: Sams Pub. Date: 15 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: VI Editor Pocket Reference by Arnold Robbins ISBN: 1565924975 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 15 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: UNIX Made Easy by John Muster ISBN: 007219314X Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 23 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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