Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!mcsun!ukc!dcl-cs!gdt!exspes From: exspes@gdr.bath.ac.uk (P E Smee) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: I'm learning UNIX and I have a simple question Message-ID: <1991Jun21.092200.12159@gdr.bath.ac.uk> Date: 21 Jun 91 09:22:00 GMT References: Reply-To: P.Smee@bristol.ac.uk (Paul Smee) Organization: University of Bristol c/o University of Bath Lines: 22 In article jpope@hq.af.mil (i991x) writes: > > I have been recently moved to a new job that requires me to learn UNIX. I >have a moderate programming background and I have worked on DOS in the past. >One of the things I am currently learning is "pipes" and "redirected output." >... I'd *strongly* recommend that you go out and buy a copy of Kernighan and Pike's book, 'The Unix Programming Environment'. Read it starting at the front (don't be tempted to use it as a ref until after you've read it). Work out all the examples. By the time you hit the middle of the book, you'll be able to answer questions like this, rather than asking them. As I recall (been a long time) it took me about an hour or two per chapter, including doing the exercises and thinking about why they worked. (Posted because I think this is good general advice. If I can get thru to .mil, I'll try to email some specific hints.) -- Paul Smee, Computing Service, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UD, UK P.Smee@bristol.ac.uk - ..!uunet!ukc!bsmail!p.smee - Tel +44 272 303132