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Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin Path: sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!destroyer!ubc-cs!newsserver.sfu.ca!sfu.ca!kko From: kko@fraser.sfu.ca (Samuel Ko) Subject: Re: UnixWorld and Unix magazine Message-ID: <kko.715028883@sfu.ca> Sender: news@sfu.ca Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada References: <17jaejINNcp9@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> <67100@hydra.gatech.EDU> Distribution: usa Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 19:08:03 GMT Lines: 372 ccoprbm@prism.gatech.EDU (Bruce Mccullough) writes: >Without yelling out me too. I'm looking for good books on the UNIX lifestyle. >I've seen in UNIX WORLD books about getting started and learning UNIX but >I was kinda looking for something off of that beat. I'd looked in the book >stores locally and didn't see anything. Thanks. The following list should help ... Samuel's Guide to Unix Books -- Revised Edition ---------------------------------------------------- Last Updated: August 12 1992 Copyright 1992 Samuel Ko (kko@sfu.ca) A. General Unix Texts ********************* 1. Title: Unix for the Impatient Author: Paul Abrahams and Bruce Larson Publisher: Addison Wesley Edition: 1992 Comments: **** Highly Recommended **** A new, comprehensive, in-depth reference to Unix ... You can't find something better ... 2. Title: The Unix Operating System Author: Kaare Christian Publisher: Wiley Edition: 2nd ed. 1988 Comments: A classic overview of Unix commands ... very good ... 3. Title: A Practical Guide to the Unix System Author: Mark Sobell Publisher: Benjamin / Cummings Edition: 1990 Comments: Similar to Christian's book ... slightly easier to read ... There is a new edition for System V Release 4 ... 4. Title: The Waite Group's Unix System V Primer Authors: Mitchell Waite, Donald Martin and Stephen Prata Publisher: Hayden Edition: 1991 Comments: A very good tutorial-type book for SVR4 ... 5. Title: Mastering SunOs Authors: Brent Heslop and David Angell Publisher: Sybex Edition: 1990 Comments: A good, comprehensive hand-on text to SunOs and OpenWin ... 6. Title: Peter Norton's Guide to Unix Author: Peter Norton and Harley Hahn Publisher: Bantam Computer Edition: 1991 Comments: One of the many books by Peter Norton ... Good coverage ... but some errors ... 7. Title: Unix in a Nutshell for System V Author: - Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1990 Comments: A fine quick reference ... There is an updated edition covering SVR4 and Solaris 2 ... Also an edition for 4.3. BSD ... 8. Title: Life with Unix - A Guide for Everyone Author: Don Libes and Sandy Ressler Publisher: Prentice Hall Edition: 1990 Comments: **** Highly Recommended **** An everything-you-want-to-know-about-Unix book ... It includes info you might not find elsewhere ... 9. Title: Learning Unix Author: James Gardner Publisher: Sams Edition: 1991 Comments: With disks containing MSDOS stimulation of Unix (MSK Tools) ... A good tutorial / reference book for those without constant access to Unix ... 10. Title: The Unix C Shell Field Guide Author: Gail Anderson and Paul Anderson Publisher: Prentice Hall Edition: 1986 Comments: The C-Shell bible - everything you need to know to use Unix effectively ... 11. Title: Unix C Shell - Desk Reference Author: Martin Arick Publisher: QED Technical Edition: 1992 Comments: Another text on C-Shell ... 12. Title: The Design of the Unix Operating System Author: Maurice Bach Publisher: Prentice Hall Edition: 1986 Comments: An excellent reference on the internals of System V ... 13. Title: The Design and Implementation of the 4.3 BSD Unix Operating System Authors: Samuel Leffler et al Publisher: Addison-Wesley Edition: 1989 Comments: An authoritative description of the design of BSD Unix ... B. Unix Editors *************** 1. Title: GNU EMACS Manual Author: Richard Stallman Publisher: Free Software Foundation Edition: 6th edition 1988 Comments: The official manual of GNU Emacs ... 2. Title: Learning GNU Emacs Authors: Debra Cameron and Bill Rosenblatt Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1992 Comments: **** Highly Recommended **** Probably the best documentation on Emacs ... 3. Title: Desktop Guide to Emacs Authors: Ralph Roberts and Mark Boyd Publisher: Sams Edition: 1991 Comments: Another good book on emacs ... 4. Title: Learning the vi Editor Author: Linda Lamb Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1990 Comments: A good guide to vi and ex commands ... With a quick reference card ... Other good vi stuff (including a online tutorial) is obtained by anonymous ftp from cs.uwp.edu (in pub/vi) ... C. Unix Networking and Communications ************************************* 1. Title: Unix Networking Authors: Edited by Stephen Kochan and Patrick Wood Publisher: Hayden Edition: 1989 Comments: Highly technical on different issues of networking ... 2. Title: Managing NFS and NIS Author: Hal Stern Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1991 Comments: A comprehensive, technical guide on network file and info systems for sys admins ... 3. Title: The Waite Group's Unix Communications Authors: Bart Anderson, Barry Costales & Harry Henderson Publisher: Sams Edition: 2nd ed. 1991 Comments: **** Highly Recommended **** An excellent book on elm, rn and nn ... 4. Title: Managing UUCP and Usenet Authors: Tim O'Reilly and Grace Todino Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1992 Comments: Well written on the setting-up and the maintenance of UUCP and Netnews ... 5. Title: Using UUCP and Usenet Authors: Grace Todino and Dale Dougherty Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1991 Comments: Well written on how to use uucp and netnews ... 6. Title: Internetworking with TCP/IP Vols I and II Author: Douglas Comer Publisher: Prentice-Hall Edition: 1991 Comments: A detailed discussuion of the architecture of the Internet and its protocols ... Vol I is readable by anyone but Vol II is very technical ... 7. Title: Zen and the Art of Internet Author: Brendan Kehoe Publisher: - Edition: 1st ed. 1992 Comments: A comprehensive overview of the Internet for beginners ... It's obtainable by anonymous ftp from wuarchive.wustl.edu (in mirrors/msdos/books) or other Simtel20 mirrors ... The second edition is commercial ... D. Unix System Administration ***************************** 1. Title: The Unix System Administration Handbook Authors: Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder and Scott Seebass Publisher: Prentice-Hall Edition: 1989 Comments: classic, also known as the sys-admin bible ... 2. Title: Unix System V Release V Administration Authors: David Fiedler, Bruce Hunter and Ben Smith Publisher: Hayden Edition: 1991 Comments: **** Highly Recommended **** A must for any intermediate / advanced users of Unix ... 3. Title: Essential System Administration Author: Aeleen Frisch Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1991 Comments: **** Highly Recommended **** A must for serious users / sys admins of Unix ... 4. Title: Unix System - Advanced Administration and Management Handbook Author: Bruce Hunter and Karen Hunter Publisher: MacMillan Edition: 1991 Comments: Another good book on system administration ... E. Unix Security **************** 1. Title: Practical Unix Security Authors: Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1991 Comments: **** Highly Recommended **** Simply the best book in this field ... 2. Title: Unix System Security - A Guide for Users and System Administrators Author: David Curry Publisher: Addision Wesley Edition: 1992 Comments: Comprehensive coverage ... with pointers to further info ... 3. Title: Unix System Security Author: Rik Farrow Publisher: Addison Wesley Edition: 1991 Comments: Fine ... but not as technical as other books ... 4. Title: Site Security Handbook Authors: Edited by P. Holbrook and J. Reynolds Publisher: - Edition: 1991 Comments: This is rfc1244.txt which is available by anonymous ftp from nic.ddn.mil (in rfc directory) ... F. Programming ************** 1. Title: The Unix Programming Environment Authors: Brian Kernighan and Rob Pike Publisher: Prentice-Hall Edition: 1984 Comments: A classic book on Unix programming ... 2. Title: The C Programming Language Authors: Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie Publisher: Prentice Hall Edition: 1988 Comments: This book is a MUST for any C programers ... 3. Title: C - A Reference Guide Authors: Samuel Harbison and Guy Steel Publisher: Prentice Hall Edition: 1991 Comments: An authoritative reference to C progamming language ... A good companion to Kernighan and Ritchie ... 4. Title: The Waite Group's New Primer C Plus Authors: Mitchell Waite and Stephen Prata Publisher: Sams Edition: 1990 Comments: A really good introduction to C for beginners ... 5. Title: Practical C Programming Author: Steve Oualline Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1991 Comment: Yet another book on C ... 6. Title: Using C on the Unix System Author: David Curry Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1990 Comments: This book is directed to (would-be) system programmers ... 7. Title: C Programming in the Berkeley Unix Environment Author: Nigel Horspool Publisher: Prentice Hall Edition: 1986 Comments: A C book for 4.3 BSD ... 8. Title: The Waite Group's C++ Programming Author: John Berry Publisher: Sams Edition: 1992 Comments: A fine on C++ (for Unix and Dos) ... 9. Title: Programming Perl Authors: Larry Wall and Randal Schwartz Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1991 Comments: The authoritative guide to Perl - the programming language for for serious Unix users ... 10. Title: Managing Projects with make Authors: Steve Talbott and Andrew Oram Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 2nd ed. 1991 Comments: An unique book on using make and handling Makefile ... G. TeX ****** 1. Title: The TeXbook Author: Donald Knuth Publisher: Addison Wesley Edition: 1990 Comments: The bible of TeX users ... 2. Title: TeX for the Impatient Author: Paul Abrahams Publisher: Addison-Wesley Edition: 1991 Comments: A more user-friendly handbook on TeX ... 3. Title: LATeX - A Document Preparation System Author: Leslie Lamport Publisher: Addison Wesley Edition: 1986 Comments: The bible for LATeX users ... H. X Windows ************ 1. Title: X Window System Users' Guide Authors: Valerie Quercia and Tim O'Reilly Publisher: O'Reilly Edition: 1990 (MIT or Motif) Comments: A useful tutorial type book to X11R4 2. Title: The X Window System - A User's Guide Author: Niall Manfield Publisher: Addison Wesley Edition: 1990 Comments: Another good tutorial-type book to using X ... I. Dictionary ************* 1. Title: The New Hacker's Dictionary Author: Eric Raymond Publisher: MIT Press Edition: 1991 Comments: This book corresponds to version 2.9.6 of the on-line jargon file ... The latest (at the time of writing) is version 2.9.10 (jargon2910.ascii.Z) which is available by ftp from wuarchive.wustl.edu (in mirrors/gnu) ... -- Samuel Ko (kko@sfu.ca) Expert in Computer Books and Documentations ...