Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watdcsu!movold From: movold@watdcsu.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: books Message-ID: <3023@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Fri, 13-Feb-87 16:54:29 EST Article-I.D.: watdcsu.3023 Posted: Fri Feb 13 16:54:29 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 14-Feb-87 01:49:35 EST References: <4159@bu-cs.BU.EDU> Reply-To: movold@watdcsu.UUCP (Neil Movold - DCS User Services) Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 21 Keywords: C Shell Summary: Good book on C Shell In article <4159@bu-cs.BU.EDU> dmm@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Diane Meuser) writes: >I know the basics of unix, i.e. basic commands, how to create files, >directories, copy files, etc. I would like to learn more about unix and >what it is capable of. Can anyone tell me what are the most useful things >about unix that I should learn about next? I recently bought a book which is an in-depth guide to using C Shell. If you are a C Shell user, this is a good book for learning purposes and for experienced users. The book is title 'The UNIX C Shell Field Guide'. It is written by Gail and Paul Anderson. The publisher is Prentice-Hall. It starts out by describing some of the basic C Shell commands and give some examples of there use. It goes on the describe the use of special meta characters and the creation and use of shell scripts. It is a well written and easy reading book with plenty of examples. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you consult enough computer experts it is possible to confirm any opion... unknown author