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Xref: sparky comp.unix.questions:9513 alt.books.technical:202 misc.books.technical:1232 alt.books.reviews:28 Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,alt.books.technical,misc.books.technical,alt.books.reviews Path: sparky!uunet!indetech!cirrus!mitch From: mitch@yahoo.cirrus.com (Mitch Wright) Subject: YABL (Yet Another Book List) [Part 2 of 2] Message-ID: <1992Jul29.020549.9134@cirrus.com> Followup-To: poster Summary: A list of Unix, C, OS type books... Originator: mitch@ss197 Keywords: C, Unix, books, yabl Sender: news@cirrus.com Organization: Cirrus Logic Inc. Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 02:05:49 GMT Lines: 1659 TITLE: Data Structures and C Programs. AUTHOR: Van Wyk, Christopher SUBJECT: C programming DATE: 1989 PAGES: 387 ISBN: 0-201161-16-8 APPROX_COST: 41.95 SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu KEYWORDS: C, Data Structures COMMENTS The author is from Bell Labs and this is also one of my favorite books for learing C programming with different kinds of data structures." [ *** NOTE: Has been reprinted with corrections *** ] TITLE: Data Structures and Program Design in C AUTHOR: Kruse, Robert L. AUTHOR: Leung, Bruce P. AUTHOR: Tondo Clovis L. SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1991 PAGES: 525 ISBN: 0-13-725649-3 APPROX_COST: 47.00 KEYWORDS: C, Data Structures COMMENTS: From back cover: This introduction to data structures using the C programming language emphasizes problem specification and program design; analysis, testing, and verification; and program correctness TITLE: The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System AUTHOR: Leffler, Samuel J. AUTHOR: McKusick, Marshall Kirk AUTHOR: Karels, Michael J. AUTHOR: Quarterman, John S. SUBJECT: Design of BSD UNIX PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1989 PAGES: 471 ISBN: 0-201-06196-1 APPROX_COST: 39.00 KEYWORDS: Internals, Kernel, BSD SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> COMMENTS These are the primary people who are responsible for 4.3 BSD. --From back cover-- This book is the first authoritative description of the design and implementation of the research version of the UNIX System developed at the University of California at Berkeley. It covers the INTERNAL structure of the 4.3BSD system and the concetps, data structures, and algorithms used in implementing the system facilites. The book also includes a chaper on the implementation of TCP/IP -- a networking protocol suite widely implemented throughout the world. Both philosophical and design issues of 4.3BSD are discussed, as well as details of the actual implementation. In most cases, the discussion starts at the system-call level and descends from the interface to the kernel down to the hardware itself. The kernel includes system facilities such as process management, memory management, the I/O system, the filesystem, the socket IPC mechanism, and network-protocol implementations. The Design and Implemenation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System is an in-depth study of a contemporary operating system. This book assumes that the reader understands basic operating-system terminology and has some familiarity with any version of the UNIX System and with the C programming language. Therefore, this book is suitable for operating-system implementors, systems programmers, and UNIX application developers. TITLE: The Design of the Unix Operating System AUTHOR: Bach, Maurice J. SUBJECT: Design of UNIX PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1986 PAGES: 471 ISBN: 0-13-201799-7 APPROX_COST: 47.20 KEYWORDS: SYSV, AT&T COMMENTS A good generic introduction to kernel operation. (System V) TITLE: Efficient C AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas AUTHOR: Brodie, Jim SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Plum Hall DATE: 1985 PAGES: 150 ISBN: 0-911537-05-8 APPROX_COST: 25.00 COMMENTS This is a useful book. Portability is one aspect of programming in C. Efficiency is the other. Many use C because it allows them the freedom to tie the programs down to the hardware in order to run efficiently. This book is an excellent guide and when combined with Jon Bentley's book on writting efficient programs gives one an excellent background in measuring programs and fine tuning them. TITLE: Essential System Administration AUTHOR: Frisch, AEleen SUBJECT: Administration PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1992 PAGES: 466 ISBN: 0-937175-80-3 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: System admin. SUPPLIERS: nuts@ora.com 1-800-DEV-NUTS TITLE: Exploring the UNIX system AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G. AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H. SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company DATE: 1984 PAGES: 370 ISBN: 0-8104-6268-0 APPROX_COST: 22.95 SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL> KEYWORDS: Introduction COMMENTS A very good intro. book to UNIX. Has chapters on UNIX file system, Bourne shell, vi, Program development, security, communications, and administration. TITLE: GNU Emacs: UNIX Text Editing and Programming AUTHOR: Schoonover, Michael AUTHOR: Bowie, John AUTHOR: Arnold, Bill SUBJECT: GNU Emacs PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley / HP Press DATE: 1991 PAGES: 640 ISBN: 0-201563-45-2 APPROX_COST: 26.95 KEYWORDS: Emacs, Editor, GNU SUGGESTED_BY: Michael Schoonover <michael@hpfclw.fc.hp.com> SUPPLIERS Ordering info: 1-800-333-0088 COMMENTS . Examples, examples, examples. . Appendix on switching from vi to Emacs; has vi-to-Emacs command mappings for all your favorite vi commands. . Separate chapters on general programming, C mode, Fortran mode, and Lisp modes; also, an appendix on the non-standard Pascal mode written by Vincent Broman. . Extensive chapter on customizing Emacs, with many examples. . Emacs-Lisp programming appendix (40 pages worth of info), with examples of using common Emacs-Lisp functions. . Comprehensive command reference with commands and variables grouped together by function, so you don't have to wade through voluminous alphabetical lists of commands and functions. In addition, the command reference refers you to pages in the manual where detailed info is found. . Command summary at the end of each chapter. . Printed on recycled paper! TITLE: Guide to OSF/1: A Technical Synopsis AUTHOR: Staff at O'Reilly & Associates SUBJECT: OSF PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: <year> PAGES: 304 ISBN: 0-937175-78-1 APPROX_COST: 21.95 KEYWORDS: OSF, Unix SUPPLIERS: nuts@ora.com or 1-800-338-NUTS COMMENTS: This technically-competent introduction to OSF/1 is based on OSF technical seminars. In addition to its description of OSF/1, it includes the differences between OSF/1 and System V Release 4, and a look ahead at DCE. TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas SUBJECT: Networking PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1988 PAGES: 382 ISBN: 0-13-470154-2 APPROX_COST: 47.00 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> COMMENTS -- From back of book This comprehensive book begins with a discussion of the TCP/IP technology and the Internet in general terms, summarizing the services provided and the history of their development. The remainder of the book looks at the architecture of the Internet, the TCP/IP technology, and the applications that use it in more detail. It discusses the fundamentals of protocols like TCP/IP as well as showing how they fit into the internet. In additon to providing details, the book highlights the general principles underlying network protocols, and explains why the TCP/IP protocols adapt easily to so many underlying network technologies. Readers will find a brief summary of the network hardware used throughout the Internet that focuses on the features of each technology that are of primary importance to an Internet architect. TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 1, 2nd Edition AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas E. SUBJECT: Networking: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1991 PAGES: 547 ISBN: 0-13-468505-9 APPROX_COST: 52.00 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@cirrus.com> COMMENTS: If you thought the first book was good, wait until you get ahold of this second set. Now it's two volumes.... TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 2, 2nd Edition AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas E. AUTHOR: Stevens, David L. SUBJECT: Networking: Design, Implementation, and Internals PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1991 PAGES: 532 ISBN: 0-13-472242-6 APPROX_COST: 49.00 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@cirrus.com> TITLE: Introducing The UNIX System AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Book Company DATE: 1983 PAGES: 556 ISBN: 0-07-045001-3 APPROX_COST: 27.95 SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL> COMMENTS Introductory for the most part, but far more extensive than Gauthier's book. There are two chapters on editors and two on text formatting that are the best I have seen in this type book. There is even a chapter on system management. ... a later edition of this book was targeted specifically to System V. -- Henry TITLE: Introducing UNIX System V AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill DATE: 1987 PAGES: 612 ISBN: 0-07-043152-3 APPROX_COST: 24.95 COST: 19.95 PBK COMMENTS It gives the user a good working knowledge of a number of commands and packages. I emphasize that it is a user book, by no means a technical manual. I assume by the difficulty in getting it in these parts that it is pretty popular. TITLE: An Introduction to Berkeley Unix AUTHOR: Wang, Paul SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company DATE: 1988 PAGES: 512 ISBN: 0-534-08862-7 APPROX_COST: 36.75 UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD COMMENTS If you need a BSD oriented book, then I don't think you would find a more thorough introductory book. TITLE: The Kornshell, Command and Programming Language AUTHOR: Korn, David G. AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I. SUBJECT: Korn shell programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1989 PAGES: 356 ISBN: 0-13-516972-0 APPROX_COST: 30.00 KEYWORDS: ksh, SYSV SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> COMMENTS The book to have if you are beginning to learn the ksh. TITLE: Learning GNU Emacs AUTHOR: Cameron, Deb AUTHOR: Rosenblatt, Bill SUBJECT: Editing PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1992 PAGES: 442 ISBN: 0-937175-84-6 APPROX_COST: 27.95 KEYWORDS: Emacs, Editor, GNU SUPPLIERS: nuts@ora.com 1-800-DEV-NUTS COMMENTS: A book aimed at new Emacs users, whether or not they are programmers. TITLE: Learning the UNIX Operating System AUTHOR: Todino, Grace SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1987 PAGES: 76 ISBN: 0-937175-16-1 APPROX_COST: 9.00 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: Learning the vi Editor, 5th Edition AUTHOR: Lamb, Linda SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 192 ISBN: 0-937175-67-6 APPROX_COST: 21.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: Life With UNIX AUTHOR: Libes, Don AUTHOR: Ressler, Sandy SUBJECT: Introduction and Overview of UNIX PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1989 PAGES: 350 ISBN: 0-13-536657-7 APPROX_COST: 30.95 KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview COMMENTS - A comprehensive overview of UNIX. Major sections are: UNIX in Time - Usual trash plus history of user groups, universities, with a comprehensive "who's who" in UNIX history. Present & Future deals with where UNIX is now and where its going - companies, standards and dialects are treated at length. UNIX Information - How people really learn about UNIX. Discussion of books, magazines, conferences, and, of course, source code. Inside UNIX - In-depth descriptions of UNIX from three different perspectives - user, programmer and adminstrator. Outside UNIX - Third-party stuff. Discussions of how UNIX has prospered/withered in face of real-world problems. Underground - archives, USENET, public access UNIX, GNU, MINIX, public-domain and/or free software, etc. This book is quite unusual, not only because of its scope, but because it prints things that have never appeared in print (for one reason or another) - things that most people don't realize or find until years after they have used UNIX. It is essentially a "reading between the lines" of all the other UNIX manuals, books and magazines. Lastly, "Life With UNIX" is chock full of amusing UNIX stories and anecdotes, all designed to provide you with key insights into why UNIX is the way it is. "Life with UNIX" is a must book for UNIX beginners to UNIX gurus. { Best! Best! Best! Hooray -- loved it!!! S.B.Bassett } TITLE: lex & yacc AUTHOR: Mason, Tony AUTHOR: Brown, Doug SUBJECT: Unix lex and yacc utilites PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1990 PAGES: 238 ISBN: 0-937175-49-8 APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: lex, yacc SUPPLIERS: nuts@ora.com 1-800-DEV-NUTS COMMENTS: Shows programmers how to use two UNIX utilities, lex and yacc, to solve problems in program development. Includes explanations of the concepts and tutorial examples, as well as detailed technical information for advanced users. TITLE: MH & xmh: E-mail for Users & Programmers AUTHOR: Peek, Jerry SUBJECT: Electronic mail PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1991 PAGES: 598 ISBN: 0-937175-633 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: E-mail, MH SUPPLIERS: nuts@ora.com 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: Managing NFS and NIS AUTHOR: Stern, Hal SUBJECT: Networking PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 436 ISBN: 0-937175-75-7 APPROX_COST: 27.95 KEYWORDS: YP, NIS, NFS, PC/NFS SUGGESTED_BY: stern@sunne.East.Sun.COM (Hal Stern - Consultant) SUPPLIERS: E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS COMMENTS: the book includes the usual discussions of setting up and administering NFS and NIS, but it focuses much more on the system design, on-going maintenance, growth management and performance tuning issues that seem to create the most problems. the chapters include: - NIS applications: how to build your own maps, and write applications that use NIS map files - NFS design and operation: what biod and nfsd really do. how file attribute caching works. - Using NFS and NIS to centralize mail delivery - Network Security, including a discussion of Secure RPC/NFS - Diagnostic Tools, focusing on debugging and problem isolation - Performance Analysis and Tuning - The Automounter - PC/NFS there's also an appendix describing various NFS benchmarking techniques and tools. TITLE: Managing Projects with Make, 2nd Edition AUTHOR: Oram, Andrew AUTHOR: Talbot, Steve SUBJECT: Introduction to make(1) PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 135 ISBN: 0-937175-90-0 APPROX_COST: 17.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: Managing UUCP and USENET, 10th Edition AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim AUTHOR: Todino, Grace SUBJECT: Introduction to UUCP and Usenet PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 368 ISBN: 0-937175-93-5 APPROX_COST: 27.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> SUPPLIERS nuts@ora.com 1-800-338-NUTS COMMENTS For all its widespread use, UUCP is one of the most difficult UNIX utilities to master. This book is for system administrators who want to install and manage UUCP and Usenet software. "Don't even TRY to install UUCP without it!" -- Usenet message 456@nitrex.UUCP TITLE: Modern Operating Systems AUTHOR: Tanenbaum, Andrew S. SUBJECT: Operating systems PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1992 PAGES: <715+> ISBN: 0-13-588187-0 APPROX_COST: <??.??> KEYWORDS: OS, UNIX, Plan 9, MACH COMMENTS From the preface... [...] During the past 15 years, I have personally helped design and implement three different operating systems: TSS-11 (PDP-11), MINIX (IBM PC, Atari, Amiga, Macintosh, and SPARC), and Amoeba (80386, Sun-3, SPARC, and VAX). I have drawn on this long experience to emphasize those topics that actually matter in real systems. All the subjects that are expected in an undergraduate text on operating systems are included here, including processes, interprocess communication, semaphores, monitors, message passing, classical IPC problems, scheduling, swapping, virtual memory, paging algorithms, segmentation, file systems, security, [...] -- Andrew S. Tanenbaum TITLE: Notes on the Draft C Standard AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Plum Hall DATE: 1987 PAGES: 92 ISBN: 0-911537-06-6 APPROX_COST: 10.00 COMMENTS Tom Plum is the Vice Chair of the ANSI X3J11 committee, so who better to write this book than he? However, as with any of the other C books that treat the ANSI C Standard, it does not cover the Standard in it's final form due to the fact that it has yet to be adopted. However, the price is about $10, so it makes a good pickup to keep informed about the standard and how it differs from K&R C. TITLE: Numerical Recipes in C, The Art of Scientific Computing AUTHOR: Press, William H. AUTHOR: Flannery, Brian AUTHOR: Teukolsky, Saul AUTHOR: Vetterling, William SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press DATE: 1988 PAGES: 735 ISBN: 0-521-35465-X APPROX_COST: 44.50 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> COMMENTS ". . . it is the one book to buy if you are going to have to solve anything numerically on a computer." - Dr. Dobb's Journal TITLE: The Open Book AUTHOR: Rose, Marshall T. SUBJECT: OSI PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 651 ISBN: 0-13-643016-3 APPROX_COST: KEYWORDS: Networking SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> COMMENTS: -- From back cover -- This book is an important contribution to the networking literature for two reasons. First, it is one of the clearest expositions of the OSI architecture and protocols, and it deals with concrete issues, including implementation matters. Second, it seeks to explicate ways in which the TCP/IP Internet community may accommodate the phased introduction of OSI protocols. This latter contribution is of prime importance if this large and rapidly growing community is to benefit from the heavy vendor community investment in OSI software and services. -- Vint Cerf, Chariman, Internet Activities Board TITLE: Operating Systems, Design and Implementation AUTHOR: Tanenbaum, Andrew S. SUBJECT: OS Design PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1987 PAGES: 719 ISBN: 0-13-637406-9 APPROX_COST: 40.00 KEYWORDS: MINIX, UNIX SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com> COMMENTS -- From back cover -- o Covers the fundamental principles in detail including processes, interporcess communication, semaphores, monitors, message passing, remote procedure call, scheduling algorithms input/output, deadlocks, device drivers, memory management, paging algorithms, file system design, network file servers, atomic transactions, security, and protection mechanisms. o discusses one system -- MINIX, a UNIXX-compatible operating system -- in detail to illustrate the principles. o provides a complete source code listing of MINIX for study. TITLE: Operating System Design, The XINU approach AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas SUBJECT: OS Design Publisher: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1984 PAGES: 486 ISBN: 0-13-637539-1 APPROX_COST: 39.95 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com> COMMENTS: -- From back cover -- In this book, Douglas Comer, dispels the magic from operating system design and consolidates the body of material into a systematic discipline... The author guides you through the construction of a conventional process-based system, using practical straightforward primitives... TITLE: POSIX Programmer's Guide AUTHOR: Lewine, Donald SUBJECT: POSIX PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1991 PAGES: 640 ISBN: 0-937175-73-0 APPROX_COST: 34.95 KEYWORDS: Posix, standards SUPPLIERS: nuts@ora.com -or- 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: Peter Norton's Guide to Unix AUTHOR: Norton, Peter AUTHOR: Hahn, Harley PUBLISHER: Bantam Books DATE: 1991 PAGES: 560 ISBN: 0-553-35260-1 APPROX_COST: 26.95 SUGGESTED_BY: Lawrence R. Gibes <lgibes@teal.csn.org> TITLE: Portable C Software AUTHOR: Horton, Mark SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 400 ISBN: 0-13-868050-7 APPROX_COST: 32.95 COMMENTS: ** From the back jacket: Portable C Software is designed for professional programmers and students who want to write portable C code between System V implementations, POSIX, MS DOS, and other operating systems. Assuming a working knowledge of C, this book addresses and rates each feature of the C software environment. Shell commands, system calls, external variables, and macros are discussed and examined in detail. The author provides an advanced introduction to C, describes how best to write portable software, examines what not to do, discusses common mistakes, and includes an invaluable portability reference manual. In this extensive manual, the author rates the portability of the following o subroutines available in C libraries o operating system calls o header include files o predefined variables in the C library o UNIX(R) system shell commands Portable C Software offers concise, current coverage of C, and will be an important reference for anyone who writes C programs. Of the nearly 400 pages, about 250 are reference material. Some of it is fairly detailed. If you find any errors, or have any suggestions for the next edition, please drop me a note at Mark.Horton@ATT.COM Thanks to everyone who made helpful suggestions or otherwise contributed to the book. -- Mark TITLE: Portable C and UNIX System Programming AUTHOR: Lapin, J.E. SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1987 PAGES: 249 ISBN: 0-13-686494-5 KEYWORDS: Portable C COMMENTS A useful book, mostly because there are no others written on this topic, yet... TITLE: Practical C Programming AUTHOR: Oualline, Steve SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1992 PAGES: 420 ISBN: 0-937175-65-X APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: C, programming SUPPLIERS: nuts@ora.com -or- 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: A Practical guide to UNIX System V AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G. SUBJECT: UNIX System V PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co. DATE: 1985 PAGES: 577 ISBN: 0-80-538915-6 APPROX_COST: 32.25 TITLE: A Practical Guide to the Unix System (2nd ed.) AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G. SUBJECT: UNIX Guide PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co. DATE: 1989 PAGES: 632 ISBN: 0-80-530243-3 APPROX_COST: 27.95 TITLE: Practical UNIX Security AUTHOR: Garfinkel, Simson AUTHOR: Spafford, Gene SUBJECT: Unix security PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1991 PAGES: 512 ISBN: 0-937175-72-2 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: security SUPPLIERS: nuts@ora.com -or- 1-800-338-NUTS SUGGESTED_BY: "Cliff Stoll" <cliff@cfa.harvard.edu> COMMENTS Here's how to secure your Unix system -- where the security holes are, what to watch out for, how outsiders break in, how to secure your system in a networked environment. The best technical book on the subject that I've seen, written for systems people who need to know. It'll save you its purchase price in asprin. TITLE: Power Programming with RPC AUTHOR: Bloomer, John SUBJECT: RPC Programming PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1991 PAGES: 494 ISBN: 0-937175-77-3 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: RPC, Nutshell SUPPLIERS: nuts@ora.com -or- 1-800-338-NUTS COMMENTS Contents include: -- The foundations of remote procedure calling; what it is, how it works and what vendors support it. -- What RPC offers to application and product developers. -- How RPC fits into a distributed computing environment -- ONC and DCE, a comparison of their similarities and differences. -- How to develop, debug and deploy networked applications. -- Understanding the interprocess control (IPC) mechanisms on which RPC is based. -- Using remote procedure calling in parallel/distributed processing and scheduling. -- Using remote procedure calling with windowing systems. -- Examples of distributed applications using both single and multiple concurrent servers. TITLE: Programming perl AUTHOR: Wall, Larry AUTHOR: Schwartz, Randal L. SUBJECT: Programming in perl PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 465 ISBN: 0-937175-64-1 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: perl, nutshell SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com> SUPPLIERS: E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS COMMENTS: OUTSTANDING!!!!!!! I've had mine since USENIX and it's been with me since then. I just don't leave home without it. This book is for you if you are even slightly interested in perl as a language, and it's easy reading and excellent examples will make you, as Randal would say ``Just Another Perl Hacker''. It is even worth reading if you are not *yet* interested in the language. Programming perl is very light reading and in the words of Larry: "...mildly amusing in some spots (and wildly amusing in others)." From back cover: Perl is a language for easily manipulating text files and processes. Perl provides a more concise and readable way to do many jobs that were formally accomplished (with difficulty) by programming in the C language or one of the shells. Even though Perl is not yet a standard part of UNIX, it is likely to be available at any UNIX site. And if it isn't, users can get it and install it easily and FREE of charge. TITLE: Programming with Curses AUTHOR: Strang, John SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1986 PAGES: 76 ISBN: 0-937175-02-1 APPROX_COST: 12.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS COMMENTS curses is a UNIX library of functions for controlling a terminal's display screen from a C program. This handbook helps you make use of the curses library. TITLE: sed & awk AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale SUBJECT: Sed and awk programming PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1990 PAGES: 414 ISBN: 0-937175-59-5 APPROX_COST: 27.95 KEYWORDS: sed, awk SUPPLIERS: nuts@ora.com -or- 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: The SPARC System Developer's Guide AUTHOR: Leventhal, L. AUTHOR: Rohner, J. SUBJECT: SPARC Assemble Language PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag DATE: 1989 PAGES: <pages> ISBN: 0-387-97251-X APPROX_COST: 39.95 KEYWORDS: SPARC TITLE: The Standard C Library AUTHOR: Plauger, P.J. SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 498 ISBN: 0-13-131509-9 APPROX_COST: 28.00 KEYWORDS: C, libc, programming TITLE: Software Engineering in C. AUTHOR: Darnell, Peter A. AUTHOR: Margolis, Philip E. SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag DATE: 1988 PAGES: 612 ISBN: 0-387-96574-2 APPROX_COST: 29.95 SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu COMMENTS One of the finest books I have seen for beginners. Highly recommended even for intermediate-level C programmers. TITLE: Software Tools AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W. AUTHOR: Plauger, P. J. SUBJECT: How to write programs that make good tools. PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1976 PAGES: 338 ISBN: 0-201-03669-X APPROX_COST: 20.00 KEYWORDS: programming, top-down design, software engineering. COMMENTS The language used is RATFOR but it looks enough like C to be used by anyone who knows or is learning C. The book purports to contain generic examples that might be on any system; the reader will recognise many similarities to UNIX. Several UNIX-like commands and features are discussed in detail. Many UNIX design considerations and philosophies are explained. TITLE: System Performance Tuning AUTHOR: Loukides, Mike SUBJECT: System Performance PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 336 ISBN: 0-937175-60-9 APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: performance, nutshell SUPPLIERS: E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS COMMENTS: *** From: ORA Fall/Winter 1990 Catalog System Performance Tuning answers one of the most fundamental questions you can ask abou your computer: "How can I get it to do more work without buying more hardware?" Anyone who has ever used a computer has periodically wished that the system was faster, particularly at times when it was under heavy load. TITLE: Termcap & Terminfo, 3rd Edition AUTHOR: Strang, John AUTHOR: Mui, Linda AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1990 PAGES: 270 ISBN: 0-937175-22-6 APPROX_COST: 21.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: Tricks of the UNIX Masters AUTHOR: Sage, Russel G. SUBJECT: Reference PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Co DATE: 1987 PAGES: 400 ISBN: 0-672-22449-6. APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS a "must add" to your list of UNIX books. For about $20, you'll get a lot of nifty little tricks & tips you won't pick up unless you've got a good UNIX guru to coach you. The style is relaxed & aimed at a bit above the novice UNIX user (experienced programmer with sparse UNIX exposure). TITLE: Typesetting Tables on the UNIX System AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry AUTHOR: McNabb, Mary SUBJECT: Using the 'tbl' utility PUBLISHER: Trilithon Press, 334 State St., Ste. 106 Los Altos CA 94022 DATE: 1990 PAGES: 280 ISBN: 0-9626289-0-5 APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: Typesetting, tbl, troff COMMENTS -- From the back cover: Reviewers said: "You're a pair of lunatics!" -- James Gosling, Sun Micro "Good Grief!" -- Ken Greer, Elan Computer Group, Inc. "Three Hundred Pages on TBL?!?" -- Prof. Powell, U. Minn I (S.B.Bassett) rather agree, but I wish there were more lunatics like these two, who would do a thorough job of documenting the workings of various cryptic, arcane, and downright quirky UNIX utilities for the benefit of those of us without source . . . I actually enjoyed reading this -- Henry sent me a complimentary copy in the hopes that I would review it here (thanks, Henry, I did), and I figured out why I had so much trouble with 'tbl' on a former job -- I'd have paid several times the price for a copy of this 2 years ago. Too bad I'm not doing tech writing any more . . . ;^) TITLE: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide AUTHOR: Anderson, Gail AUTHOR: Anderson, Paul SUBJECT: C-Shell Guide PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1986 PAGES: 374 ISBN: 0-13-937468-X APPROX_COST: 31.00 KEYWORDS: C-shell, csh SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL> COMMENTS I have heard this called the C-Shell Bible. TITLE: UNIX Curses Explained AUTHOR: Goodheart, Berny SUBJECT: Complete Curses and Terminfo reference PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 304 ISBN: 0-13-931957-3 SUGGESTED_BY: goodheart_berny@tandem.com KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview, Curses COMMENTS This is a complete text and reference book on UNIX Curses. It provides C programmers and UNIX users with the expertise to create, install and debug, Curses written applications and terminfo description files using the UNIX System V.3 Operating System. Will enable any C programmer to create UNIX Curses or terminfo based programs. The text is based on UNIX System V.3 and refers to earlier releases where appropriate. In text examples on: using Curses; using Windows; color manipulation; using an alternative character set; pads; and terminfo. The book includes a full alphabetical reference section (120pp) documenting all curses functions from both past and present versions of the UNIX operating system. An appendix with terminfo reference tables for both the terminfo description designer and the C programmer. TITLE: UNIX Network Programming AUTHOR: Stevens, W. Richard SUBJECT: UNIX Networking PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 772 ISBN: 0-13-949876-1 EDITION: 1990 APPROX_COST: 40.00 KEYWORDS: TCP/IP, XNS, SNA, NetBIOS, OSI, UUCP SUGGESTED_BY: Richard Stevens ... { uunet | yale } ! hsi ! stevens SUPPLIERS (201) 767-5937 for fewer than 20 copies (201) 592-2498 for corporate customers ordering 20 or more (201) 767-5994 for Government orders COMMENTS -- From back cover As networking software becomes increasingly importat in today's world, a book that teaches programmers how to write and how better to use this technology has finally arrived. ... is unique because it includes numerous case studies of real network applications, as well as approximately 15,000 lines of C source code, take directly from their source files, to help further understanding of networking software. [ Source is available for anon. ftp at uunet.uu.net ~mitch ] TITLE: UNIX Networking AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G. AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H. SUBJECT: UNIX Networking PUBLISHER: Hayden Books DATE: 1989 PAGES: 400 ISBN: 0-672-48440-4 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: Networking, TCP, NFS SUGGESTED_BY: Frank W. Peters <peters@apple!CC.MsState.Edu> COMMENTS An excellent book covering UUCP, TCP/IP, NFS, RPC, Streams, OSI, RFS, X11 and NeWS (Sun's postscript based graphical protocol). Each chapter serves as an excellent programmers introduction to the topic discussed." TITLE: UNIX Papers for UNIX Developers & Power Users AUTHOR: The Waite Group Editors - edited by Mitchell Waite SUBJECT: UNIX Reference PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co DATE: 1987 PAGES: 518 ISBN: 0-672-22578-6 APPROX_COST: 26.95 COMMENTS This is a collection of papers. Some of the them are introductions and others cover more arcane bits of knowledge. TITLE: UNIX time-sharing system : UNIX programmer's manual vol 1&2 AUTHOR: BELL Laboratories PUBLISHERS: Holt, Rinehart and Winston SUBJECT: UNIX... PUBLISHER: Bell Laboratories DATE: 1983 PAGES: ISBN: 0-03-061742-1 (v1) ISBN: 0-03-061742-X (v2) APPROX_COST: TITLE: The UNIX Programming Environment AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W. AUTHOR: Pike, Rob SUBJECT: Basic UNIX Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall YEAR: 1984 PAGES: 357 ISBN: 0-13-937699-2 HBK ISBN: 0-13-937681-X PBK APPROX_COST: 25.95 SUGGESTED_BY: *Everyone* COMMENTS This book is what I call a classic. Just buy it. a good programmer's introduction. TITLE: UNIX SVR4, The Complete Reference AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen SUBJECT: UNIX Reference PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill DATE: 1990 PAGES: 882 ISBN: 0-07-881653-X APPROX_COST: 29.95 SUGGESTED_BY: S.Coffin <scoffin@uswest.com> COMMENTS An update, revision, expansion, and overall improvement of the best-selling UNIX, The Complete Reference (ISBN 0-07-881299-2). Written especially for SVR4. New chapters on csh and ksh, troff, NFS and networking, and X Window System, as well as wholesale revision of many other chapters. Well-written, readable, complete; but does not cover UNIX internals or software development. TITLE: UNIX Shell Programming AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G. AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H. SUBJECT: Shell Programming PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company DATE: 1985 PAGES: 442 ISBN: 0-8104-6309-1 APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: Bourne Shell, sh COMMENTS I own this book, but I rarely crack it open. I guess the main reason is that I am still a Bourne-again shell user. For years I worked with a variety of systems where one might find csh and/or ksh. However, /bin/sh was the only common denominator. I find that most often I refer to Kernighan and Pike for shell programming questions. However, they don't address the C Shell (csh) or Korn Shell (ksh). This book does offer a chapter on each. In addition, this book may be more suited for a beginner than an experienced UNIX programmer. TITLE: UNIX System Administration Handbook AUTHOR: Nemeth, Evi AUTHOR: Snyder, Garth AUTHOR: Seebass, Scott SUBJECT: System Administration PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall ISBN: 0-13-933441-6 DATE: 1989 PAGES: 593 APPROX_COST: 32.00 KEYWORDS: SunOS, BSD, Administration SUGGESTED_BY: Michael S. Cross <msc@ihc.att.com> COMMENTS { I'm recommending it for all of the people who get workstations from us, and for all of the User Services people here -- an added plus is that the programs listed are available by anonymous ftp from the authors' home system. S.B.Bassett } The book does a pretty good job of explaining the differences between the types of UNIX(R) systems and administering them. It's also on the light or humorous side which is a definite plus. TITLE: UNIX System Programming AUTHOR: Haviland, Keith AUTHOR: Salama, Ben SUBJECT: Programming PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1987 PAGES: 339 ISBN: 0-201-12919-1 APPROX_COST: 27.95 COMMENTS Concentrates on the UNIX System call interface. TITLE: UNIX System Security AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H. AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G. SUBJECT: UNIX Security PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company DATE: 1985 PAGES: 299 ISBN: 0-8104-6267-2 APPROX_COST: 34.95 KEYWORDS: Security SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> COMMENTS -- From back cover Here is a practical guide to computer security on the UNIX system for the user, administrator, or potential UNIX system buyer. It will teach you everything you need to know ot make your system secure and keep it that way. Topics covered include: - file and directory permissions - password security - how the setuid/gid permissions work and how to use them - how the various security-related UNIX commands and functions work - how to write secure programs - different methods of data encryption -- including the government standard DES algorithm -- and how secure they are - data encryption over communication networks - how to discover and plug potential security holes in your system - how to periodically monitor your system to maintain security Also included is the complete source for several security auditing and administration programs. TITLE: UNIX System V Bible AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen AUTHOR: Martin, Donald AUTHOR: The Waite Group SUBJECT: SYSV Reference PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Company DATE: 1987 PAGES: 516 ISBN: 0-672-22562-X APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS This is a comprehenisve reference for programmers working with the UNIX operating system documentation, covering intermediate to advanced level programming for professionals who have prior experience programming in C or using UNIX. TITLE: The UNIX System V Environment AUTHOR: Bourne, Steven R. SUBJECT: Users Guide PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1987 PAGES: 378 ISBN: 0-201-18484-2 APPROX_COST: 26.95 SUGGESTED_BY: Steen Hammerum COMMENTS Steen Hammerum Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen says: "has been _very_ useful to me (proof: I'm on my second copy)" TITLE: UNIX System: Readings and Applications AUTHOR: AT&T SUBJECT: Reference PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1987 PAGES: ISBN: 013-938532-0 (v1) ISBN: 013-939845-7 (v2) APPROX_COST: 19.00 each COMMENTS Vol 1: UNIX Time-Sharing System Vol.2: The UNIX System These two volumes are reprints of the two volumes of the Bell Labs Technical Journal (now AT&T Tech J.) that were devoted to UNIX: Vol. 57, No. 6, Part 2, July-August, 1987, and Vol. 63, No. 8, October, 1984. TITLE: Unix System Security AUTHOR: Rik Farrow SUBJECT: UNIX security PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1991 PAGES: 278 ISBN: 0-201-57030-0 APPROX_COST: 22.95 KEYWORDS: Security COMMENTS: Farrow is editor-at-large for UNIXWorld magazine and also wrote "Unix administration guide for System V". This book is well-done, containing lots of examples of how to break and fix Unix security, although a lot of it seems to be a rehash of material that's been printed before. It's a worthwhile addition to any Unix system admin's library. TITLE: UNIX Text Processing AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim SUBJECT: Text Processing PUBLISHER: Hayden Books DATE: 1987 PAGES: 665 ISBN: 0-672-46291-5 APPROX_COST: 26.95 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> COMMENTS This is a MUST for all [nt]roff users. TITLE: The UNIX Text Processing System AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare SUBJECT: Text Processing PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DATE: 1987 PAGES: 250 ISBN: 0-471-85581-2 APPROX_COST: 24.95 SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL> COMMENTS I have found this to be a very good guide to nroff, and the -mm macros. It also covers the -ms macros, vi, eqn, tbl, refer, and pic TITLE: UNIX for Super-Users AUTHOR: Foxley, Eric SUBJECT: Users Guide PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1985 PAGES: 213 ISBN: 0-201-14228-7 APPROX_COST: 27.95 KEYWORDS: SYSV TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (BSD) AUTHOR: <author> SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1987 PAGES: 272 ISBN: 0-937175-20-X APPROX_COST: 19.50 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (System V) AUTHOR: <author> SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1987 PAGES: 296 ISBN: 0-937175-19-6 APPROX_COST: 19.50 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: UNIX, The Complete Reference AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen SUBJECT: UNIX Reference PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill DATE: 1988 PAGES: 704 ISBN: 0-07-881299-2 APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS An inexpensive reference and guide to System V in a style familiar to those from the micro world where OMH and QUE have many best selling guides to Lotus, DOS, Word, etc. TITLE: Understanding and Using COFF AUTHOR: Gircys, Gintaras R. SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 196 ISBN: 0-937175-31-5 APPROX_COST: 21.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS COMMENTS -- From back cover This handbook explains the COFF data structure and its manipulation. Contents include: - The basics of COFF - Assembley code relocation process - COFF file headers - Relocation structures - The linking process - The COFF system in UNIX - Magic numbers - The COFF symbolic debug system - COFF and shared libraries - Utilities and techniques for working with COFF files - A sample program to manipulate COFF [ Source used in this book is available via ftp from UUNET ~mitch ] TITLE: Unix Administrations Guide for System V AUTHOR: Thomas, Rebecca AUTHOR: Farrow, Rik SUBJECT: System Administration PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1989 PAGES: 636 ISBN: 0-139-42889-5 APPROX_COST: 34.95 SUGGESTED_BY: Lars Tunkrans COMMENTS Bought this book last week, seems to me to be the most comprehensive and fact-packed book on the subject I've ever seen. TITLE: UNIX Applications Programming Mastering the Shell AUTHOR: Swartz, Ray SUBJECT: Bourne Shell programming, grep, sed, awk, sort PUBLISHER: SAMS, A Division of Macmillan Computer Publishing DATE: 1990 PAGES: 452 ISBN: 0-672-22715-0 LCCN: 90-61476 APPROX_COST: 26.95 KEYWORDS: Unix, Bourne shell programming, tools SUGGESTED_BY: zwbm07@hou.amoco.com (Walter Moore) COMMENTS I find this book a VERY good primer and an excellent reference book on Unix tools and shell programming. TITLE: The Unix Command Reference Guide AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Unix commands PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 361 ISBN: 0-471-85580-4 PBK APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS This book is a guide to the most useful Unix commands, organized topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Unix system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, and the Bourne shell. There are many examples. TITLE: Unix Communications AUTHOR: Anderson, Bart AUTHOR: Costales, Barry AUTHOR: Henderson, Harry SUBJECT: Communication Reference PUBLISHER: The Waite Group DATE: 1991 PAGES: 736 ISBN: 0-672-22773-8 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: UUCP, USENET COMMENTS Covers everything the end user needs to know about email, USENET and UUCP. TITLE: The Unix Environment AUTHOR: Walker, A. N. SUBJECT: UNIX PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons DATE: 1984 PAGES: 151 ISBN: 0-471-90564-X APPROX_COST: 20.40 COMMENTS An excellent user's introduction. I have a special affection for this book, as it introduced me to the plural forms VAXen and Unices. TITLE: The Unix Operating System, Second Edition AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare SUBJECT: Comprehensive introduction to Unix PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 455 ISBN: 0-471-84782-8 HBK ISBN: 0-471-84781-X PBK APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS This is the second edition of a widely used, widely translated primeval Unix book. It is a comprehensive introductory book that goes into more detail than most. While it is not a very good introduction for people who will only use the system superficially, it is an excellent introduction for those who plan to master the Unix system. It includes sections on the most useful utilities, shell programming, vi editing, and system internals. TITLE: Unix Power Utilities for Power Users AUTHOR: Muster, John AUTHOR: Birns, Peter SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX PUBLISHER: MIS Press DATE: 1989 PAGES: 420 ISBN: 1-55828-000-6 APPROX_COST: 24.95 SUPPLIERS Phone 1-800-MANUALS COMMENTS ** From Page 2... Overview of Contents If you have the ability to log on the system, create, move, copy and remove files, create and change directories, and issue basic shell commands, you will be able to complete the exercises in these modules. If you are more experienced, you may be able to proceed quickly through part or all of Modules 2 and 3, and the introductory steps to several of the other modules. TITLE: The UNIX Survival Guide AUTHOR: Nichols, Elizabeth A. AUTHOR: Balin, Sidney C. AUTHOR: Nichols, Joseph C. SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX basics PUBLISHER: Holt, Rinehart & Winston DATE: 1987 PAGES: 311 ISBN: 0-03-000773-9 SUGGESTED_BY: Andrew T. Young <aty@mintaka.sdsu.edu> COMMENTS: It contains good tutorial information for new owners of UNIX systems, as well as for new users. There is a useful introduction to the nuts and bolts of the file system, for example, as well as info on basic commands, and a chapter on processes and signals. TITLE: Unix System Administration AUTHOR: Fiedler, David AUTHOR: Hunter, Bruce H. SUBJECT: System Administration PUBLISHER: Hayden Books (Howard Sams & Co) DATE: 1986 PAGES: 320 ISBN: 0-8104-6289-3 APPROX_COST: 24.94 KEYWORDS: Administration COMMENTS -- From back cover -- An essential guide for anyone who owns or operates a UNIX system. The clear presentation and easy-to-follow style make it suitable for the user who does not have a technical background. [...] Using step-by-step guidelines for complex procedures, the book includes information on: - making back-ups - configuring systems - writing shell programs - connecting a printer, a terminal, and other devices - communicating with other systems TITLE: Unix for People AUTHOR: Birns, Peter M. AUTHOR: Brown, Patrick B. AUTHOR: Muster, John C. SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1985 PAGES: 528 ISBN: 0-13-937442-6 PBK ISBN: 0-13-937459-0 HBK APPROX_COST: 28.00 TITLE: Using the UNIX system AUTHOR: Gauthier, Richard L. SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX PUBLISHER: DATE: 1981 PAGES: 297 ISBN: 0-8359-8164-9 HBK ISBN: 0-8359-8162-2 PBK COMMENTS Introductory level book, extremely basic and easy reading. I read this on a plane trip between Newark, NJ and Columbus, OH before I ever worked seriously with UNIX. Unlike, Rebecca Thomas and Jean Yates Tutorial style book this one does not require you to be sitting down in front of a crt in order to derive benefit from it. TITLE: Using C on the UNIX system AUTHOR: Curry, David A. SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1989 PAGES: 250 ISBN: 0-937175-23-4 APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: C, UNIX SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS COMMENTS This is a must for the Beginning UNIX programmer. TITLE: Using C with Curses, Lex and YACC AUTHOR: Schreiner, Axel T. SUBJECT: Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 257 ISBN: 0-13-932864-5 APPROX_COST: 44.95 KEYWORDS: C, Curses, Lex, YACC COMMENTS: -- From back cover -- This book presents the development of programs that make extensive use of curses and provides solutions to the typical problems encountered when implementing full-screen applications with curses. The book illustrates how to work in the Unix C environment: - how to build command languages with the compiler generatores lex and yacc - how to make portable full-screen dialogs with the curses library - how to build symbol tables and manage variable-length argument lists using C library functions - how to manage program development with the make program - how to manage multiple processes from a program and how to communicate with them. Throughout the book the full source code of a major example is shown. TITLE: Using UUCP and USENET AUTHOR: Todino, Grace AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1990 PAGES: 210 ISBN: 0-937175-10-2 APPROX_COST: 21.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: UNIX for FORTRAN Programmers AUTHOR: Loukides, Mike SUBJECT: UNIX DATE: <date> PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates PAGES: 264 ISBN: 0-937175-51-X APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS This handbook minimizes the UNIX entry barrier, by providing the serious scientific programmer with an introduction to the UNIX operating system and its tools. Assumes some knowledge of FORTRAN, but none of UNIX nor C. TITLE: Writing a Unix Device Driver AUTHOR: Egan, Janet I. AUTHOR: Teixeira, Thomas J. SUBJECT: Programming PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 357 ISBN: 0-471-62811-5, paperback: 0-471-62859-X APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: BSD, Xenix TITLE: The Xenix Command Reference Guide AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare AUTHOR: Richter, Susan SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Xenix commands PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 420 ISBN: 0-471-61707-5 (pbk) APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS This book is a guide to the most useful Xenix commands, organized topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Xenix system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, the Bourne shell, and system administration. There are many examples. TITLE: The Z-Mail Handbook: 3 Interfaces for E-mail AUTHOR: Nelson, Hanna SUBJECT: Electronic mail PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: <year> PAGES: 462 ISBN: 0-937175-76-5 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: E-mail, Z-mail, mush SUGGESTED_BY: <person> <email-addr> SUPPLIERS: nuts@ora.com -or- 1-800-338-NUTS COMMENTS: Z-Mail is a superset of the widely-used public-domain program, Mush. Z-Mail runs on UNIX terminals or on graphic workstations running the X Window System, and even supports multimedia attachments (so you can mail anything that you can store on disk). This is the complete guide to this powerful mail program. Also covers Mush. Local Variables: mode: outline selective-display-ellipses: nil outline-regexp: "TITLE: " eval: (hide-body) End: