The UNIXT System Guidebook
2nd Edition
Published on 6. December 2012
XIV, 334 pages
978-1-4612-3724-2 (ISBN)
Description
Well suited to medium-scale general purpose computing, the Unix time sharing operating system is deservedly popular with academic institutions, research laboratories, and commercial establishments alike. Its user com munity, until recently a brotherhood of experienced computer profes sionals, it now attracting many people concerned with computer appli cations rather than the computer systems themselves. This book is intended for that new audience, people who have never encountered the Unix system before but who do have some acquaintance with computing. While helping beginning users get started is the primary aim of this book, it is also intended to serve as a handy reference subsequently. However, it is not designed to replace the definitive Unix system docu mentation. Unix operating systems now installed in computing centers, offices, and personal computers come in three related but distinct breeds: Seventh Edition Unix, Berkeley 4.2 BSD, and System V. These differ from each other in details, even though their family resemblance is strong. This book emphasizes System V, while paying heed to its two popular cousins. It also includes a few facilities in wide use, but not included in the normal system releases. Individual details, of course, must be found in the manuals supplied with each system.
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Content
1. Introduction.- A Multimachine Operating System.- Past and Future.- Getting Acquainted with Unix.- 2. Getting Started.- Communicating with the System.- Running the System.- Writing and Running Programs.- 3. Files in the Unix System.- The Unix System File Structure.- Working with the File Structure.- Removable File Volumes.- 4. Unix Command Shells.- Issuing Commands.- Input Handling by the Shell.- The Shell Programming Language.- Running the Unix Shells.- 5. The System Kernel.- Nature of the Kernel.- Process Coordination and Management.- Input and Output Operations.- 6. Facilities and Utilities.- Communications.- File Management.- Other General Utilities.- 7. Editing with vi and ed.- Text Editors.- Using the vi Text Editor.- Local Commands.- Range Commands.- Global Commands in vi.- Using ex Commands from vi.- Customizing vi.- The ed Line Editor.- 8. Text Preparation and Processing.- Tools and Facilities.- The nroff Text Formatter.- Using nroff to Advantage.- Other Text Formatting Programs.- Spelling and Typographic Errors.- style and diction.- 9. Languages and Compilers.- Programming Languages Available.- Fortran 77.- Ratfor: A Rational Fortran.- The C Language.- Compiling, Assembling, and Loading.- Berkeley Pascal.- Basic.- Assembler Language Programming.- 10. A Selected Command Set.- Definitions of Commands.- A Selection of Commands.- Summary of Common Commands.- 11. An Annotated Bibliography.- Books.- Appendix. The ASCII Character Set.- Character Names.- Command Index.
