Unix, Third Edition : Visual QuickStart Guide

Need to learn Unix fast? Try a Visual QuickStart! This best-selling reference & rsquo;s visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and running with Unix software in no time. In this completely updated edition of our best-selling guide to Unix, Second Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, leading software application experts Deborah S. Ray and Eric J. Ray use crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to introduce you to Unix. Filled with step-by-step, task-based instructions and loads of visual aids, this book explains how to the most common Unix commands Covers The Basic Concepts Of The Computer Operating System And Discusses Topics Such As Using Directories, Working With A Shell, Configuring The Unix Environment, Writing Scripts, And Working With Encoded Files. Getting Started With Unix -- Using Directories And Files -- Working With Your Shell -- Creating And Editing Files -- Contolling Ownership & Permissions -- Manipulating Files -- Getting Information About The System -- Configuring Your Unix Environment -- Running Scripts And Programs -- Writing Basic Scripts -- Sending And Reading Email -- Accessing The Internet -- Working With Encoded & Compressed Files -- Installing Your Own Software -- Using Handy Utilities -- Being Root -- Sensational Unix Tricks -- Unix Reference -- What's What And What's Where -- Commands And Flags. Deborah S. Ray And Eric J. Ray. Previous Ed.: 2003. Includes Index.