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Introducing UNIX and Linux

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  1. Mike Joy
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  2. Stephen Jarvis
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  3. Michael Luck
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  • Comprehensive and well written introduction for the complete beginner
    Assumes no prior knowledge of programming or computing

Part of the book series: Grassroots (GRASS)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. The Computing Environment

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 1-10

  3. UNIX and Linux Design and Organisation

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 11-16

  4. Installing Linux

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 17-30

  5. Getting started

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 31-58

  6. Files

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 59-87

  7. Processes and devices

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 88-116

  8. Introduction to shells

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 117-149

  9. More on shells

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 150-172

  10. Advanced shell programming

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 173-193

  11. Regular expressions and filters

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 194-213

  12. Awk

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 214-238

  13. Perl

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 239-257

  14. Maintaining your Linux OS

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 258-270

  15. Other Issues

    • Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck
    Pages 271-277

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 278-306
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About this book

An introductory, tutorial style text covering the basics of UNIX and Linux for the complete beginner, this is a comprehensive and well written introduction to these operating systems. It assumes no prior knowledge of programming nor any experience of using computers. UNIX and Linux are two of the most commonly used operating systems within the educational and corporate worlds and are growing in popularity. This book covers all the basic constructs and commands of UNIX and follows the 1993 POSIX.2 International Standard.
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About the authors

MIKE JOY is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Warwick University. He has taught UNIX for the past 10 years and his previous publications include Beginning Unix (ITP, 1995).

STEPHEN JARVIS is a Lecturer in Computer Science at Warwick University. He previously worked as a Lecturer at Oxford University and has taught modules in programming at both universities. His previous publications include Concurrent Systems (McGraw Hill, 1995).

MICHAEL LUCK is a Lecturer in Computer Science at Southampton University. He has taught introductory programming since 1993 and his previous publications include Understanding Agent Systems (Springer, 2001).
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Introducing UNIX and Linux

  • Authors: Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis, Michael Luck

  • Series Title: Grassroots

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-80245-2

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2002

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 320

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Operating Systems

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