Introduction to UNIX and SHELL Programming is an introductory level textbook for courses on Unix, and provides a thorough understanding of its basic fundamental concepts including the Unix operating system, also touching upon Unix system administration.

Summary Of The Book

Unix courses have relevance in the curriculum of a wide variety of computer related disciplines. Introduction to UNIX and SHELL Programming is a valuable reference textbook at the beginner’s level for students new to the subjects of Unix and Shell Programming, and lays a sound foundation for further learning in these areas. Spread across twelve chapters, the book begins with an introduction into the main topic of Unix, and culminates with a chapter on Unix system administration. The other chapters include topics such as, basic communication tools, file attributes and permissions, AWK, The vi editor, shell programming, files and file organization, an introduction to Perl, and the process.