Learning the UNIX Operating System

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.