Tom Buskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Unix Shell Programming by Kochan and Wood is a classic on shell programming > > > Portable Shell Programming by Blinn > The Awk Programming Language by Aho, Weinberger and Kernighan
I'm also a big fan of Kernighan and Pikes, "The UNIX Programming Environment". When I first saw this book I thought it was going to be more of a C programming book explaining thinks like linking and compiling under UNIX. However, it turned out to be simply a great book on how to get around the shell and do a variety of things in the UNIX environment. So named the UNIX Progamming Environment because, as we've all seen here, the shell is *programmable* :) And, yet another plug for my all-time favorite UNIX book, "The UNIX Philosophy" by Mike Gancarz, which has recently been updated with a second edition (which I have not yet read) The Linux and UNIX Philosophy. This book does a fantastic job of explaining exactly *why* UNIX is such a great environment, and why other competing environments just can't compete when what you need is raw power and flexibility. -- Seeya, Paul _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
