Unix: The Textbook

Another excellent book by the author team. I have used and taught UNIX and LINUX for over a decade and this is arguably the bext UNIX textbook for entry- and intermediate-level users. A lot of new material has been added in the second edition that makes the book current and much more interesting. The writing style is lucid and examples that work. For a change, this book contains shell scripts that actually work! One of the rare books that elegantly combines operating system concepts with UNIX examples. Simply a first-rate book. I give it two thumbs up and look forward to more books by the author team.

I have been teaching UNIX for over 15 years. I have used many introductory books but this is by far the best. The authors seem gifted with the ability to explain difficult topics with ease. Some of the salient features of the book that I particularly like are: a. Topics are arranged in a very nice, ascending order of difficulty b. The book is very comprehensive and I often use it c. The book discusses important OS concepts not found in any other introductory book on UNIX d. Shell scripting is explained very well and, unlike many other books in programming, ALL of the programs in the book actually work! e. Nice intorductory chapter on X Window SystemI look forward to more introductory books on computer science by the author team.

This book is wonderful, it is a very usefull text/reference book. I never had any experience before with Unix. After reading this book, I found it to be very educational and entertaining. I give it two thumbs up. A++

In my previous review, I stated that the book is over 800 pages in length; in reality, it is 677 pages of text with a more than 70 page command dictionary , as well as a glossary. I hope this didn't mislead anyone.