Learning the UNIX Operating System (Nutshell Handbooks)

If you are new to UNIX, this concise introduction will tell you just what you need to get started and no more. Why wade through a 600-page book when you can begin working productively in a matter of minutes?Topics covered include:

• Logging in and logging outContents include:
• Window systems (especially X/Motif)
• Managing UNIX files and directories
• Sending and receiving mail
• Redirecting input/output
• Pipes and filters
• Background processing

This book is the most effective introduction to UNIX in print. The third edition provides increased coverage of window systems and networking. It's a handy book for someone just starting with UNIX, as well as someone who encounters a UNIX system as a "visitor" via remote login over the Internet.