Good Places to Find More Unix Info

Online Resources

Stanford UNIX

Getting Started in UNIX (http://www.stanford.edu/group/dcg/leland-docs/unixgetstart.html) An UNIX tutorial written and published by Stanford University. Somewhat dry since it is completely text on white background, but good examples and very thorough. Gives Stanford specific information as well.

The Leland Documents (http://www.stanford.edu/group/dcg/leland-docs/) Documents published by ITSS that teach you how to use the Leland system at Stanford. Lots of links to the helpful documentation.

Unix Tutorials

Introductory UNIX (http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/corin/acm/tutorial/unix/) Unix lessons prepared by the University of Washington.

UNIX Help for Users (http://www-stat.stanford.edu/local/UNIXhelp1.3/Pages/index.html) Version 1.3, by University of Edinburgh. Comprehensive manual that is easy to understand and great for beginners.

UNIX tutorials and information from Capital University's Dept. of Math, CS, and Physics. Includes information on text editors. ()

Summaries and pages of links

Just-a-little-bit-a-UNIX (http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/unix/index.html) A summary of commands that is very well organized and color-coded from University of San Diego.

UNIX Command Summary (http://www.stanford.edu/group/dcg/leland-docs/unixcomm.html) A summary of useful UNIX commands that you'll come across alot. Very helpful and understandable.

UNIX Guru Universe (http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?ugu) UNIX links, news and even chat!

UNIXTools (http://www.unixtools.com/) A large list of good UNIX links that will meet your day-to-day Unix questions.

UNIX Tutorials and Helps (http://technology.niagarac.on.ca/public/unix-tutorial/) List of Unix tutorials and related materials.

Specific Unix platforms

FreeBSD (http://www.freebsd.org/) More information about this free UNIX platform. Even more information and links.

FreeBSD How-To's for the Lazy and Hopeless (http://flag.blackened.net/freebsd/) This focuses more on FreeBSD (which is one version of BSD that people are giving away for free), but may be useful since BSD is one of the most popular versions of UNIX.

HP-UNIX Tutorials (http://www.comet.ucar.edu/pub_html/sac_html/hphelp.html) HP-Unix, yet another flavor of UNIX. Tons of links on this subject.

The Hideaway (http://www.hideaway.net/) Focused on Linux, which is another popular UNIX platform. Also some very good stuff on online security and internet privacy.

Books/Printer Materials on Unix

Frisch, AEleen. Essential System Adminstration. 2nd Edition. Cambridge: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Rosenblatt, Bill. Learning the Korn Shell. 1st Edition. Cambridge:O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Peek, Jerry, John Strang and Grace Todino. Learning the UNIX Operating System. 4th Edition. Cambridge:O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Lamb, Linda. Learning the vi Editor. 5th Edition. Cambridge:O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Dougherty, Dale and Arnold Robbins. sed & awk. 2nd Edition. Cambridge:O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Sobell, Mark G. A Practical Guide to the UNIX System. 3rd Edition. Redwood City, California: The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc., 1995

Gilly, Daniel and the Staff of O'Reilly & Associates. UNIX in a Nutshell: System V Edition. 2nd Edition. Cambridge:O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Burk, Robin and David B. Horovath. Unix System Administrator's Edition. Indianapolis: Sams Publishing, 1997.

Loukides, Mike, Jerry Peek, and Tim O'Reilly. UNIX Power Tools. 2nd Edition. Cambridge:O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

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