Unix: The TextbookThe second edition of this book continues its balance as an introductory UNIX textbook and a reference. It begins with a Unix quick start and then tours the UNIX applications interface, guiding the student though operating system utilities including process, file storage, and I/O management. This unique organization combined with additional coverage of UNIX software development tools and a quick-reference command in the introduction benefits the beginning student as well as the skilled UNIX user in demand of a solid reference text. |
Contents
A Quick Start into the UNIX Operating System | 1 |
Brief History of the UNIX Operating System | 2 |
Summary | 34 |
Copyright | |
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access permissions access privileges allows application archive Bourne shell brief description bytes Chapter character chmod Command Arguments command displays command line arguments Commonly used options/features computer system contains copy cp.new create current directory cursor default delete disk echo emacs error message Example(s execute exit Figure file descriptor file named file system file-list file2 files and directories folder following command following In-Chapter Exercises following session grep gzip hard links home directory host inode input.c Internet keyboard KMail login name mand menu choice operating system Option Arguments password pathname present working directory press Enter printer redirection remote s.input.c sample sarwar faculty screen server shell prompt shell script specified standard input standard output stdin stdout sticky bit string subdirectories syntax telnet terminal UNIX commands UNIX system username utility window manager write XFree86 xterm