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From: hastings@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov (Sheri Hastings)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc
Subject: HELP
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.204043.26816@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: 27 Mar 91 20:40:43 GMT
Reply-To: hastings@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Sheri Hastings)
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Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
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Can anyone suggest a book - something like "UNIX for People 
Who Are Not Computer Wizards????"  It seems like everyone 
is switching to UNIX systems.  I don't relly like computers
but I have to make a living -- so maybe I should start learning
UNIX.  

I have been using VMS. Maybe there is a book out there that maps 
VMS commands to UNIX commands as much as such a thing is possible.

Also, where the heck do the UNIX command makers get their command
names (awk???? grep???)  Are they just being intentionally obtuse?

Anyway, I have to learn this stuff. Im not very computer literate
and I need help. Any responses would be greatly appreciated.   
You don't have to answer here - maybe just repond via EMAIL. 

Sorry if this is the wrong news group for this kind of thing. I
couldn't think of a better place to ask.