UNIX Complete

UNIX Complete is a one-of-a-kind computer book -- valuable both for its broad content and its low price. This book contains the essentials you need to know about using the popular operating system of universities and research centers, as well as at many Fortune 500 companies. Enormously powerful, UNIX is also complex enough to require that users first read a tutorial and then keep a reference handy for specialized commands.

With UNIX Complete, you'll learn how to get the most out of UNIX System V -- from building file systems to connecting to remote computers and the Internet, and using mainstream programs.

As you become more proficient with UNIX, you'll find the UNIX System V Desk Reference to be an invaluable daily tool. This comprehensive reference quickly puts every command, option, and concept at your fingertips.

UNIX Complete introduces you to the work of some of Sybex's finest authors, so you'll know where to go to learn even more about what's possible with UNIX.

Inside:

Getting Started
* Gaining access to the Internet
* Learning the SCO Unix GUI
* Using simple commands

File Systems
Understanding directories, trees, and hierarchies
Creating your own files
Establishing home rule and permissions
Setting up electronic mail

Your Own Personalized Unix
Changing your password
Choosing your shell
Creating login profiles

Exploiting the Shell
Shell and Subshell Variables
More on Metacharacters
Advanced Shell Scripts

Reaching Out to Remote Computers
UUCP & UUCP security
Unix and Networking: Reaching the Promised LAN
Accessing the Internet

Basic System Administration
Essential administration
Backing Up

X Windows Exposed
X Windows Managers: Open Look and Motif Using X
X Marks the Spot: The Future of X

Windows Inside Windows -- Opening the Door to Mainstream Applications
Unix Applications... Get 'em Now!
Vision and Merge

Reference Guide
The Complete UNIX Desk Reference: an A-Z listing of UNIX commands and concepts

Stan Kelly-Bootle has been computing since the 1950s, when he graduated from Cambridge University in Pure Mathematics. He helped pioneer the EDSAC I computer. He is a contributing editor to Software Development Magazine and a regular columnist in UNIX Review since 1984. His other books include Understanding Unix and Mastering Turbo C by Sybex; and The Computer Contradictionary, and The Devil's DP Dictionary.

Peter Dyson is a software engineering consultant with 20 years of experience in engineering, software development, and technical support. He is the author of nearly 30 books on operating systems and software, including The PC User's Pocket Dictionary and Unix Desk Reference by Sybex.