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Links to UNIX / Linux Websites and Books
Also other Man pages and Tutorials
Recommended
Books
Sams Teach Yourself UNIX in 24 Hours (3rd Edition)
by Dave Taylor
Beginners introduction to UNIX, easy to follow.
Learning the bash Shell, 2nd Edition
by Bill Rosenblatt, Cameron Newham
Learn shell programming, using arrays, parameter expansion, advanced command-line features, configuring and customizing bash, security improvements and new features in bash version 2.0
Unix Unleashed
by Robin Anderson (nee Robin Burk), Andy Johnston
A complete reference work (Based around Solaris and Linux), this covers everything you need to be a system administrator.
Readable as though a series of lectures on individual topics from Unix Wizards.
UNIX in a Nutshell
by Arnold Robbins, Daniel Gilly, Also a Linux version
A command reference for Unix, this book helps you find what you need, even if you're not exactly sure what you're looking for
This book is the standard desktop reference for UNIX.
UNIX Power Tools by Jerry D Peak et al
Useful tricks and techniques, each chapter describes the different ways of performing a task. e.g. the page on 'Wildcards' has 10 ways to select a group of files - only two of which involve the grep command.
Universal Command Guide: For Operating Systems
by Guy Lotgering et al
Over 8,000 commands and 57,000 command options from every major operating system - Windows. UNIX. Linux. NetWare. Macintosh. DOS
Note: Due to this item's unusual size or weight, it requires special handling and will ship separately from other items in your order.
See Also
- Amazon items that are popular with the staff
at Sun Microsystems.
Bash V3.0 released July 2004
Free download of Solaris 9 from Sun
SuSE wishfor-20 linux (Amazon)
Mandrake Linux (Amazon)
RedHat Linux (Amazon)Live Linux CDs - List of Live CDs
Compaq Test Drive - dial up access to a UNIX Shell
Apps & Utilities
Freshmeat.net - Huge open source download site
GNU FTP Sites - GNU programs and Manuals
Linux equivalents of Windows software.
pc-tools.net - Utilities
thttpd - HTTP Web Server
ImgSeek - Image organiser
Newsgroups
comp.unix.shell - Shell scripting
comp.os.linux.* - General linux
Man Pages
Alphabetical Directory of Linux Commands - O`Reilly
LinuxCommand.org - SuperMan pages
Linux Man pages - Searchable
GNU Bash Manual - gzip archives
//campuscgi.princeton.edu/man - UNIX Man Pages
Tutorials
Bash Guide for beginners
LinuxCommand.org - Shell Scripting tutorial
Introduction to Unix (PDF) - Ohio State University
Linux cheat sheet (PDF) - Anthony Barker
Linux-tutorial.info
UNIX FAQ
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide - Mendel Cooper
grymoire.com - advanced stuff
linuxdoc.org
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