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From: jrc@brainiac.mn.org (Jeffrey Comstock)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
Subject: Re: looking for a good UNIX book
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.045705.19573@brainiac.mn.org>
Date: 25 Apr 91 04:57:05 GMT
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In article <73118@brunix.UUCP> jmf@cs.brown.edu (Justin Ferrari) writes:
>I am interested in buying a book on UNIX programming, but
>today I went to the bookstore and was overwhelmed.  I didn't
>realize that there would be so many books on the subject.
>Some of the books definitely looked better than others, but
>many looked comparable. 
>
>So I figured I'd ask some experts.  I'd like some recommendations
>for the best book on UNIX programming.  It would also be nice if
>the book contained an overview of UNIX.  I don't just want a
>reference manual.
>
>thanx a lot....

The book 'Unix Network Programming' by W. Richard Stevens is pretty
interesting. There is much source code in the book, although someone
pointed out that it is for example only - error checking is minimal.

Prentice Hall 
ISBN 0-13-949876-1
-- 
Jeffrey R. Comstock