samlb@voyager.arc.nasa.gov (Samuel B. Bassett) (06/23/89)
Herewith the book list sent in answer to my previous request,
with additions and emendations from the people listed at the end of this
posting {Many Thanks, Y'All!}:
================Intros & Overviews=================
>The UNIX Programming Environment
Author: Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
1984, 357 pages, ISBN 0-13-937699-2, paperback: 0-13-937681-X
- This book is what I call a classic. Just buy it.
- a good programmer's introduction.
>The Unix Environment
Author: A.N.Walker.
- An excellent user's introduction. I have a special affection for
this book, as it introduced me to the plural forms VAXen and Unices.
>Introducing The UNIX System
Author: Henry McGilton and Rachel Morgan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company
1983, 556 pages, ISBN 0-07-045001-3
- introductory for the most part, but far more extensive than Gauthier's
book. There are two chapters on editors and two on text formatting
that are the best I have seen in this type book. There is even a
chapter on system management. I believe there may be a new edition
of this book out that has been substantially rewritten.
>The Design of the Unix Operating System
Author: Maurice J. Bach
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
- is a good generic introduction to kernel operation.
>UNIX Shell Programming
Author: Stephen G. Kochan and Patrick H. Wood
Publisher: Hayden Book Company
1985, 422 pages
- I own this book, but I rarely crack it open. I guess the main
reason is that I am still a Bourne-again shell user. For years I
worked with a variety of systems where one might find csh and/or ksh.
However, /bin/sh was the only common denominator. I find that most
often I refer to Kenighan and Pike for shell programming questions.
However, they don't address the C Shell (csh) or Korn Shell (ksh).
This book does offer a chapter on each. In addition, this book may
be more suited for a beginner than an experienced UNIX programmer.
>O'Reilly and Associates series of Nutshell Books for UNIX.
Available by mail order from
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
981 Chestnut Street
Newton, MA 02164
or uunet!ora!nuts or 1-800-338-NUTS
The "Learning the UNIX Operating System" is a local favourite.
>Unix Shell Programming
Lowell Jay Arthur
Wiley Interscience 1986
ISBN 0-471-83900-0 LC 85-22623 261 pp
>UNIX The Complete Reference, Osborne-McGraw Hill, 1988.
An inexpensive reference and guide to System V in a style
familiar to those from the micro world where OMH and QUE
have many best selling guides to Lotus, DOS, Word, etc.
>An Introduction to Berkeley UNIX by Paul Wang, 1988.
A guide to the Berkeley world. I mention it as a counter to
the previous book...there are very few BSD UNIX only texts.
>Life With UNIX
Author: Don Libes and Sandy Ressler
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
1989, pp 350. ISBN 0-13-536657-7.
- A comprehensive overview of UNIX. Major sections are:
UNIX in Time - Usual trash plus history of user groups,
universities, with a comprehensive "who's who" in
UNIX history. Present & Future deals with where
UNIX is now and where its going - companies,
standards and dialects are treated at length.
UNIX Information - How people really learn about UNIX.
Discussion of books, magazines, conferences, and, of
course, source code.
Inside UNIX - In-depth descriptions of UNIX from three
different perspectives - user, programmer and
adminstrator.
Outside UNIX - Third-party stuff. Discussions of how UNIX
has prospered/withered in face of real-world problems.
Underground - archives, USENET, public access UNIX,
GNU, MINIX, public-domain and/or free software, etc.
This book is quite unusual, not only because of its scope, but
because it prints things that have never appeared in print (for one
reason or another) - things that most people don't realize or find
until years after they have used UNIX. It is essentially a
"reading between the lines" of all the other UNIX manuals, books
and magazines. Lastly, "Life With UNIX" is chock full of amusing
UNIX stories and anecdotes, all designed to provide you with key
insights into why UNIX is the way it is. "Life with UNIX" is a
must book for UNIX beginners to UNIX gurus.
>A Practical Guide to the Unix System
Mark G. Sobell
Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.
Menlo Park, CA 1984
ISBN 0-8053-8910-5 LC 83-21069 428pp
================Berkeley=================
>An Introduction to Berkeley Unix
Author: P. Wang
Publisher: Wadsworth.
- If you need a BSD oriented book, then I don't think you would find a
more thorough introductory book.
>The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System
Author : Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. Karels,
John S. Quarterman.
Publisher :Addison-Wesley (Berkley and SunOS)
1988
- seems to be a good book on kernel design for Berkeley Unix; I just
started it myself.
- We should be hearing about this one any day now!!! John Quarterman
had informed me quite some time ago to expect this one in September.
These are the primary people who are responsible for 4.3 BSD.
================System V=================
>A Practical Guide to Sys V Unix
Author: Mark Sobell.
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
- ( I am not sure if this is the exact title)
>UNIX System V Bible
Author: Stephen Prata and Donald Martin
Publisher: Howard Sams & Company
>Introducing UNIX System V
Rachel Morgan & Henry McGilton
1987 McGraw-Hill
It gives the user a good working knowledge of a number of commands
and packages. I emphasize that it is a user book, by no means a
technical manual. I assume by the difficulty in getting it in these
parts that it is pretty popular.
>Unix Communications.
Andersson, Costales and Hendersson.
The Waite Group 1987.
Covers everything the enduser needs to know about email, USENET
and UUCP.
>Unix Administrations Guide for System V.
Thomas / Farrow
Prentice-Hall 1989.
Bought this book last week, seems to me to be the most
comprehensive and fact-packed book on the subject I've ever seen.
Lars Tunkrans
>UNIX for Super-Users
Eric Foxley
International Computer Science Series,
Addison-Wesley,1985
================A System for the NeXT of us=================
>Threads of a New System
Author: Prof Richard Rashid
in the August 1986 _Unix Review_
- an excellent introduction to the design of Mach, the sort-of
object-oriented Unix which runs on the NeXT machine.
================Geeks, Gurus & Wizards=================
>Advanced UNIX: A Programmer's Guide
Author: Stephen Prata
Publisher: Howard W. Sams & Co., Indianapolis
1985, 484 pages, ISBN: 067-22403-8.
- Prata assumes you know how to login and use and editor. It's very
good for shell programing.
>Advanced UNIX Programming
Author: Marc J. Rochkind
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
1985, 265 pages, ISBN 0-13-011818-4, paperback: 0-13-011800-1
- Rochkind is a former Bell Labs UNIX guru who wrote SCCS back in the
mid 70's. This book is exactly what the title states, basically an
extremely thorough treatment of programming using the UNIX System
Call Interface. System V, System III, V7, 4.2 BSD, and Xenix are
all discussed. The system calls are organized functionally into
chapters that cover file i/o, terminal i/o, process control,
interprocess communication, and miscellaneous calls. The opening
chapter is an overvview of fundamental concepts of UNIX. Anytime
I have a question on the usage of system calls I consult this book.
The only problem with it is that it needs to be updated per
System V Rel 3, 4.3 BSD and the efforts of Sun and AT&T to bring
SunOS and System V together as well as the efforts in the UNIX 386
world.
>Tricks of the UNIX Masters
Author: Russel G Sage
Publisher: Howard Sams & Co
ISBN 0-672-22449-6.
- a "must add" to your list of UNIX books. For about $20, you'll get a
lot of nifty little tricks & tips you won't pick up unless you've got
a good UNIX guru to coach you. The style is relaxed & aimed at a bit
above the novice UNIX user (experienced programmer with sparse UNIX
exposure).
>Unix System Administration
David Fiedler and Bruce H Hunter
Hayden Books (Howard Sams & Co) 1986
ISBN 0-8104-6289-3 320 pp
>UNIX System: Readings and Applications
Vol 1: UNIX Time-Sharing System
Vol.2: The UNIX System
Author: AT&T
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
1987
- These two volumes are reprints of the two volumes of the Bell
Labs Technical Journal (now AT&T Tech J.) that were devoted to UNIX:
Vol. 57, No. 6, Part 2, July-August, 1987, and
Vol. 63, No. 8, October, 1984.
================C stuff=================
>The C Reference Manual, 2nd Ed.
Kernighan & Plaugher
The _new_ one . . .
>C: A Reference Manual, 2nd Edition
Author: Samuel P. Harbison and Guy L. Steele Jr.
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
1987, 404 pages, ISBN 0-13-109810-1, paperback: 0-13-109802-0
- An excellent book on C. It is not really an introductory level book,
and is a great companion to K&R (2nd Ed.). Both this book and
K&R (2nd Ed.) cover the draft-proposed ANSI standards. Where H&S
really stands out is in the sections that cover the UNIX library
calls. If you have ever struggled with any of printf or scanf
family of library calls in trying to figure out the conversion rules
in the format string, this book is the answer.
>Efficient C
Author: Thomas Plum and Jim Brodie
Publisher: Plum Hall
1985, 150 pages, ISBN 0-911537-05-8
- This is a useful book. Portability is one aspect of programming
in C. Efficiency is the other. Many use C because it allows them the
freedom to tie the programs down to the hardware in order to run
efficiently. This book is an excellent guide and when combined with
Jon Bentley's book on writting efficient programs gives one an
excellent background in measuring programs and fine tuning them.
>Notes on the Draft C Standard
Author: Thomas Plum
Publisher: Plum Hall
1987, 92 pages, ISBN 0-911537-06-6
- Tom Plum is the Vice Chair of the ANSI X3J11 committee, so who
better to write this book than he? However, as with any of the
other C books that treat the ANSI C Standard, it does not cover the
Standard in it's final form due to the fact that it has yet to be
adopted. However, the price is about $10, so it makes a good pickup
to keep informed about the standard and how it differs from K&R C.
>The C Programmer's Handbook
Author: M.I. Bolsky
Publisher: AT&T Bell Labs and Prentice-Hall
1985, 84 pages, ISBN 0-13-110073-4
- This is a handbook for experience programmers, not a book for
reading. Information is intended as a quickie reference and is not
that detailed.
>The C Puzzle Book: Puzzles for the C Programming Language
Author: Alan R. Feuer
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
1982, 173, ISBN 0-13-109934-5 paperback: 0-13-109926-4
- Exactly what the title indicates. The puzzles are organized by
chapter: basic arithmetic operators, assignment operators, logic and
increment operators, bitwise operators, relational and conditional
operators, operator precedence and evaluation. The answers for all
of the puzzles are also provided. This is an excellent way to learn
some of the more advanced expressions that can be concocted with C.
>The C Answer Book
Author: Clovis L. Tondo and Scott E. Gimpel
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
1985, 209 pages, ISBN 0-13-109877-2
- This book provides the answers to the exercises found in K&R.
I believe that a second edition of this book has also been recently
published corresponding with the 2nd edition of K&R.
>C Traps and Pitfalls
Author: Andrew Koenig
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
1988, 147 pages, ISBN:201-17928-8
- Andrew published a BTL Technical Memorandum by this title several
years back. Later it was published as a Technical Report. It has
now been expanded into a book. I read the TR and it was excellent.
I just recently finished the book and would recommend it to anyone
who uses C.
>Portable C and UNIX System Programming
Author: J.E. Lapin
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
1987, 249 pages, ISBN 0-13-686494-5
- A useful book, mostly because there are no others written on
this topic, yet......
>How to Write Portable Software in C
Author: Mark Horton
Publisher: Prentice Hall
to be released.
- I'm waiting!
================Misc/Unknown=================
>UNIX Papers for UNIX Developers & Power Users
Author: The Waite Group Editors
Publisher: Howard W. Sams & Co, Indianapolis
1987, 518 pages, ISBN: 0-672-22578-6.
- This is a collection of papers. Some of the them are introductions
and others cover more arcane bits of knowledge.
>Writing a Unix Device Driver
Author: Janet I. Egan and Thomas J. Teixeira
- Masscomp with appendixes on BSD and Xenix
>(no title given)
297 pages, ISBN 0-8359-8164-9, paperback: 0-8359-8162-2
- introductory level book, extremely basic and easy reading. I read
this on a plane trip between Newark, NJ and Columbus, OH before I
ever worked seriously with UNIX. Unlike, Rebecca Thomas and
Jean Yates Tutorial style book this one does not require you to be
sitting down in front of a crt in order to derive benefit from it.
>Unix for People
AUTHOR: Birns, Brown and Muster
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
>Unix Power Utilities for Power Users
AUTHOR: Muster, Birns and Lurnix
PUBLISHER: MIS Press, P.O. Box 5277, Portland, OR 97208, phone 1-800-MANUALS
>The AWK Programming Language
Aho, Kernighan, Weinberger
Addison Wesley 1988
ISBN 0-201-07981-X LC 87-17566 210 pp
>Unix Primer Plus
Waite,Martin and Prata
>Advanced Unix -- A Programmer's Guide
S.Prata
Published by Howard W Sams and Co. Available in
local bookstores or by contacting publisher at 1-800-428-SAMS.
==================Periodicals====================
Unix World magazine
Unix Today free newspaper
=============================================================================
The above list was compiled from an original by Greg Cook, added
to and expanded by Tom Maloney, and with input from (in no particular
order, and with approximate addresses):
Andy Clews @ syma.sussex.ac.uk Donna Fishbein @ radar%killer
Dave Davis @ APG-EMH5.ARPA Tom Poage @ sunny.ucdavis.edu
Maarten Litmath @ cs.vu.nl Tom Painter @ peyote.cactus.org (!)
Jayesh Natani @ rd-atlas Stephen Okay @ tafs.mitre.org
Jacob Parnas @ ibm.com Norm Joseph @ oglvee
Stephen Freidel @ vis.com Merv Graham @ gpstwr
Scott Barman @ DTSCPL Robert Layhe @ rvax.ccit.arizona.edu
Lee Gowen @ ssbell.uucp Ken Lee @ decwrl.dec.com
Nora Hernandez @ NADC.ARPA Ivan Herman @ cwi.nl
Lars Tunkrans @ iclswe Ian Reddy @ whistler.sfu.ca
Sam'l Bassett, Sterling Software @ NASA Ames Research Center,
Moffett Field CA 94035 Work: (415) 694-4792; Home: (415) 454-7282
samlb%well@lll-crg.ARPA samlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov
<Standard Disclaimer> := 'Sterling doesn't _have_ opinions -- much less NASA!'s@Daisy.EE.UND.AC.ZA (06/27/90)
amlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Sam Bassett RCS)
Date: 24 Jun 90 06:35:17 GMT
Organization: Me, myself & I Review & Edit Agency
Message-ID: <6918@amelia.nas.nasa.gov>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: (Y.A.B.L.) *** NEW FORMAT ***
{Note: This list is a collection of capsule book reviews taken from the
comp.unix.questions newsgroup over the past couple of years -- the
opinions expressed are those of the original reviewers, who posted them to
c.u.q. -- I have NOT read all of these books, nor do I necessarily have
an opinion on them. I trust that the posters are expert enough to know
what they are/were talking about, however!
S.B.Bassett, Collector
Here is the list formatted in a somewhat organized fashion. I took
the liberty of adding a few more books to the list (including Mark Horton's book
on Portable C). I also filled in quite a bit of the missing information on
the most of the books. Maybe someday we will get it all filled in !?! Let me
know what you think about it. Personally, I find it much more useful in this
format, and having the "basic" information about the books helps when I try to
find it at the local bookstore. Enjoy, and feel free to filter any complaints
and/or suggestions on the new format to me.
..mitch
mitch@hq.af.mil (Mitch Wright) | The Pentagon, 1A1056b | (202) 695-5060 }
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TITLE: Life With UNIX
AUTHOR: Libes, Don
CO-AUTHORS: Ressler, Sandy
SUBJECT: Introduction and Overview of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1989, pp 350
ISBN: 0-13-536657-7
APPROX_COST: 30.95
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview
COMMENTS
- A comprehensive overview of UNIX. Major sections are:
UNIX in Time - Usual trash plus history of user groups,
universities, with a comprehensive "who's who" in
UNIX history. Present & Future deals with where
UNIX is now and where its going - companies,
standards and dialects are treated at length.
UNIX Information - How people really learn about UNIX.
Discussion of books, magazines, conferences, and, of
course, source code.
Inside UNIX - In-depth descriptions of UNIX from three
different perspectives - user, programmer and
adminstrator.
Outside UNIX - Third-party stuff. Discussions of how UNIX
has prospered/withered in face of real-world problems.
Underground - archives, USENET, public access UNIX,
GNU, MINIX, public-domain and/or free software, etc.
This book is quite unusual, not only because of its scope, but
because it prints things that have never appeared in print (for one
reason or another) - things that most people don't realize or find
until years after they have used UNIX. It is essentially a
"reading between the lines" of all the other UNIX manuals, books
and magazines. Lastly, "Life With UNIX" is chock full of amusing
UNIX stories and anecdotes, all designed to provide you with key
insights into why UNIX is the way it is. "Life with UNIX" is a
must book for UNIX beginners to UNIX gurus.
{ Best! Best! Best! Hooray -- loved it!!! S.B.Bassett }
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The UNIX Programming Environment
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
CO-AUTHORS: Pike, Rob
SUBJECT: Basic UNIX Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1984, pp 357
ISBN: 0-13-937699-2, paperback: 0-13-937681-X
APPROX_COST: 25.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: *Everyone*
COMMENTS
- This book is what I call a classic. Just buy it.
- a good programmer's introduction.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Haviland, Keith
CO-AUTHORS: Salama, Ben
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 197, pp 339
ISBN: 0-201-12919-1
APPROX_COST: 27.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
Concentrates on the UNIX System call interface.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Unix Environment
AUTHOR: Walker, A. N.
SUBJECT:
PUBLISHER:
EDITION:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
- An excellent user's introduction. I have a special affection for
this book, as it introduced me to the plural forms VAXen and Unices.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Introducing The UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
CO-AUTHORS: Morgan, Rachel
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Book Company
EDITION: 1983, pp 556
ISBN: 0-07-045001-3
APPROX_COST: 27.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Introductory for the most part, but far more extensive than Gauthier's book.
There are two chapters on editors and two on text formatting that are the best
I have seen in this type book. There is even a chapter on system management.
I believe there may be a new edition of this book out that has been
substantially rewritten.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Shell Programming
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
CO-AUTHORS: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Shell Programming
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
EDITION: 1985, pp 422
ISBN: 0-8104-6309-1
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: Bourne Shell, sh
COMMENTS
I own this book, but I rarely crack it open. I guess the main reason is that
I am still a Bourne-again shell user. For years I worked with a variety of
systems where one might find csh and/or ksh. However, /bin/sh was the only
common denominator. I find that most often I refer to Kernighan and Pike for
shell programming questions. However, they don't address the C Shell (csh) or
Korn Shell (ksh). This book does offer a chapter on each. In addition, this
book may be more suited for a beginner than an experienced UNIX programmer.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
EDITION: 1988, pp 704
ISBN: 0-07-881299-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV, SYSVR3
COMMENTS
An inexpensive reference and guide to System V in a style
familiar to those from the micro world where OMH and QUE
have many best selling guides to Lotus, DOS, Word, etc.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: A Practical Guide to the Unix System
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G.
SUBJECT: UNIX Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.
EDITION: 1989, pp 700
ISBN: 0-8053-8910-5 LC 83-21069
APPROX_COST: 27.95
TITLE: Exploring the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
CO-AUTHORS: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
EDITION: 1984, pp 370
ISBN: 0-8104-6268-0
APPROX_COST: 22.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
KEYWORDS: Introduction
COMMENTS
A very good intro. book to UNIX. Has chapters on UNIX file system, Bourne
shell, vi, Program development, security, communications, and administration.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide
AUTHOR: Anderson, Gail
CO-AUTHORS: Anderson, Paul
SUBJECT: C-Shell Guide
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1986, pp 374
ISBN: 0-13-937468-X
APPROX_COST: 31.00
KEYWORDS: C-shell, csh
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have heard this called the C-Shell Bible.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Kornshell, Command and Programming Language
AUTHOR: Korn, David G.
CO-AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Korn shell programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1989, pp 356
ISBN: 0-13-516972-0
APPROX_COST: 30.00
KEYWORDS: ksh, SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
The book to have if you are beginning to learn the ksh.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP
AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas
SUBJECT: Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1988, pp 382
ISBN: 0-13-470154-2
APPROX_COST: 47.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back of book
This comprehensive book begins with a discussion of the TCP/IP technology and
the Internet in general terms, summarizing the services provided and the
history of their development.
The remainder of the book looks at the architecture of the Internet, the
TCP/IP technology, and the applications that use it in more detail. It
discusses the fundamentals of protocols like TCP/IP as well as showing how
they fit into the internet. In additon to providing details, the book
highlights the general principles underlying network protocols, and explains
why the TCP/IP protocols adapt easily to so many underlying network
technologies. Readers will find a brief summary of the network hardware used
throughout the Internet that focuses on the features of each technology that
are of primary importance to an Internet architect.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Networking
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
CO-AUTHORS: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
EDITION: 1989, pp 400
ISBN: 0-672-48440-4
APPROX_COST: 29.95
KEYWORDS: Networking, TCP, NFS
SUGGESTED_BY: Frank W. Peters <peters@apple!CC.MsState.Edu>
COMMENTS
An excellent book covering UUCP, TCP/IP, NFS, RPC, Streams, OSI, RFS, X11 and
NeWS (Sun's postscript based graphical protocol). Each chapter serves as an
excellent programmers introduction to the topic discussed."
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Network Programming
AUTHOR: Stevens, W. Richard
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-949876-1
EDITION: 1990
APPROX_COST: 40.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Richard Stevens ... { uunet | yale } ! hsi ! stevens
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
(201) 767-5937 for fewer than 20 copies
(201) 592-2498 for corporate customers ordering 20 or more
(201) 767-5994 for Government orders
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: UNIX System Administration Handbook
AUTHOR: Nemeth, Evi
CO-AUTHORS: Snyder, Garth; Seebass, Scott
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-933441-6
EDITION: 1989, pp 593
APPROX_COST: 32.00
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD, SunOS
SUGGESTED_BY: Michael S. Cross <msc@ihc.att.com>
COMMENTS
{ I'm recommending it for all of the people who get workstations
from us, and for all of the User Services people here -- an
added plus is that the programs listed are available by
anonymous ftp from the authors' home system. S.B.Bassett }
The book does a pretty good job of explaining the differences
between the types of UNIX(R) systems and administering them. It's also
on the light or humorous side which is a definite plus.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: An Introduction to Berkeley Unix
AUTHOR: Wang, Paul
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company
EDITION: 1988, pp 512
ISBN: 0-534-08862-7
APPROX_COST: 36.75
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD
COMMENTS
- If you need a BSD oriented book, then I don't think you would find a
more thorough introductory book.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: A Practical Guide to Sys V Unix
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark
SUBJECT: SYSV Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin Cummings
EDITION: 1985
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 32.25
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
TITLE: UNIX System V Bible
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
CO-AUTHORS: Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: SYSV Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Company
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-672-22562-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
This is a comprehenisve reference for programmers working with the UNIX
operating system documentation, covering intermediate to advanced level
programming for professionals who have prior experience programming in C or
using UNIX.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Introducing UNIX System V
AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel
CO-AUTHORS: McGilton, Henry
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
EDITION: 1987
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
It gives the user a good working knowledge of a number of commands
and packages. I emphasize that it is a user book, by no means a
technical manual. I assume by the difficulty in getting it in these
parts that it is pretty popular.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix Communications
AUTHOR: Costales, Bryan
SUBJECT: Communication Reference
PUBLISHER: The Waite Group
EDITION: 1987, pp 542
ISBN: 0-672-22511-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
KEYWORDS: UUCP, USENET
COMMENTS
Covers everything the end user needs to know about email, USENET
and UUCP.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix Administrations Guide for System V
AUTHOR: Thomas, R.
CO-AUTHORS: Farrow, R.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1989
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 34.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Lars Tunkrans
COMMENTS
Bought this book last week, seems to me to be the most
comprehensive and fact-packed book on the subject I've ever seen.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX for Super-Users
AUTHOR: Foxley, Eric
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1985, pp 213
ISBN: 0-201-14228-7
APPROX_COST: 27.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
TITLE: The UNIX System V Environment,
AUTHOR: Bourne, Steven R.
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1987 pp 378
ISBN: 0-201-18484-2
APPROX_COST: 26.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Steen Hammerum
COMMENTS
{ Steen Hammerum Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen says:
"has been _very_ useful to me (proof: I'm on my second copy)"}
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Design of the Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Bach, Maurice J.
SUBJECT: Design of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-13-201799-7
APPROX_COST: 47.20
KEYWORDS: SYSV, AT&T
COMMENTS
- is a good generic introduction to kernel operation. (System V)
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Leffler, Samuel J.
CO-AUTHORS: McKusick, Marshall Kirk; Karels, Michael J.; Quarterman, John S.
SUBJECT: Design of BSD UNIX
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1989, pp 471
ISBN: 0-201-06196-1
APPROX_COST: 39.00
KEYWORDS: Internals, Kernel
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD, SunOS
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
These are the primary people who are responsible for 4.3 BSD.
--From back cover--
This book is the first authoritative description of the design and
implementation of the research version of the UNIX System developed at the
University of California at Berkeley. It covers the INTERNAL structure of the
4.3BSD system and the concetps, data structures, and algorithms used in
implementing the system facilites. The book also includes a chaper on the
implementation of TCP/IP -- a networking protocol suite widely implemented
throughout the world.
Both philosophical and design issues of 4.3BSD are discussed, as well as
details of the actual implementation. In most cases, the discussion starts at
the system-call level and descends from the interface to the kernel down to
the hardware itself. The kernel includes system facilities such as process
management, memory management, the I/O system, the filesystem, the socket IPC
mechanism, and network-protocol implementations.
The Design and Implemenation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System is an
in-depth study of a contemporary operating system. This book assumes that the
reader understands basic operating-system terminology and has some familiarity
with any version of the UNIX System and with the C programming language.
Therefor, this book is suitable for operating-system implementors, systems
programmers, and UNIX application developers.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Advanced UNIX: A Programmer's Guide
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
SUBJECT: Programming Guide
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co.
EDITION: 1985, pp 484
ISBN: 0-067-22403-8.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
- Prata assumes you know how to login and use an editor. It's very
good for shell programing.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Advanced UNIX Programming
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 265
ISBN: 0-13-011818-4, paperback: 0-13-011800-1
APPROX_COST: 34.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
- Rochkind is a former Bell Labs UNIX guru who wrote SCCS back in the
mid 70's. This book is exactly what the title states, basically an
extremely thorough treatment of programming using the UNIX System
Call Interface. System V, System III, V7, 4.2 BSD, and Xenix are
all discussed. The system calls are organized functionally into
chapters that cover file i/o, terminal i/o, process control,
interprocess communication, and miscellaneous calls. The opening
chapter is an overvview of fundamental concepts of UNIX. Anytime
I have a question on the usage of system calls I consult this book.
The only problem with it is that it needs to be updated per
System V Rel 3, 4.3 BSD and the efforts of Sun and AT&T to bring
SunOS and System V together as well as the efforts in the UNIX 386
world.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Tricks of the UNIX Masters
AUTHOR: Sage, Russel G.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Co
EDITION: 1987, pp 400
ISBN: 0-672-22449-6.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
- a "must add" to your list of UNIX books. For about $20, you'll get a
lot of nifty little tricks & tips you won't pick up unless you've got
a good UNIX guru to coach you. The style is relaxed & aimed at a bit
above the novice UNIX user (experienced programmer with sparse UNIX
exposure).
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix System Administration
AUTHOR: Fiedler, David
CO-AUTHORS: Hunter, Bruce H.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books (Howard Sams & Co)
EDITION: 1986, pp 320
ISBN: 0-8104-6289-3
APPROX_COST: 24.94
KEYWORDS: Administration
TITLE: UNIX System: Readings and Applications
AUTHOR: AT&T
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1987
ISBN: 013-938532-0 (v1) 013-939845-7 (v2)
APPROX_COST: 19.00 each
COMMENTS
Vol 1: UNIX Time-Sharing System
Vol.2: The UNIX System
- These two volumes are reprints of the two volumes of the Bell
Labs Technical Journal (now AT&T Tech J.) that were devoted to UNIX:
Vol. 57, No. 6, Part 2, July-August, 1987, and
Vol. 63, No. 8, October, 1984.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Programmers manual volumes 1&2
AUTHOR: Holt
CO-AUTHORS: Rinehart; Winston
SUBJECT: UNIX...
PUBLISHER: Bell Laboratories
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-03-061742-1 (v1), 0-03-061742-X (v2)
APPROX_COST:
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
TITLE: The C Programming Language, First Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
CO-AUTHORS: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1978. pp 228
ISBN: 0-13-110163-3
APPROX_COST: 27.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
The Original Bible of C programming
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Programming Language, Second Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
CO-AUTHORS: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1988, pp 272
ISBN: 0-13-110362-8
APPROX_COST: 28.00
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
The Bible of C programming
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: A Book on C
AUTHOR: Kelley, Al
CO-AUTHORS: Pohl, Ira
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.
EDITION: 1984, pp 362
ISBN: 0-8053-6860-4
APPROX_COST: 32.25
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a book written with the beginning C programmer in mind.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: C Primer Plus Revised Edition
AUTHOR: Waite, Mitchell
CO-AUTHORS: Prata, Stephen; Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Samms & Company
EDITION: 1987, pp 558
ISBN: 0-672-22582-4
APPROX_COST: 23.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
An excellent beginners guide to C programming. I found out about this book
through a vendor's training class on C, where they used it as the textbook.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Advanced C Programming for Displays
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1988, pp 265
ISBN: 0-13-011800-1
APPROX_COST: 31.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Covers Character Displays, Windows, and Keyboards for UNIX and MS-DOS.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: C: A Reference Manual, 2nd Edition
AUTHOR: Harbison, Samuel P.
CO-AUTHORS: Steele Jr., Guy L.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1987, pp 404
ISBN: 0-13-109810-1, paperback: 0-13-109802-0
APPROX_COST: 31.95
COMMENTS
An excellent book on C. It is not really an introductory level book, and is a
great companion to K&R (2nd Ed.). Both this book and K&R (2nd Ed.) cover the
draft-proposed ANSI standards. Where H&S really stands out is in the sections
that cover the UNIX library calls. If you have ever struggled with any of
printf or scanf family of library calls in trying to figure out the conversion
rules in the format string, this book is the answer.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Numerical Recipes in C, The Art of Scientific Computing
AUTHOR: Press, William H.
CO-AUTHORS: Flannery, Brian; Teukolsky, Saul; Vetterling, William
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
EDITION: 1988, pp 735
ISBN: 0-521-35465-X
APPROX_COST: 44.50
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
". . . it is the one book to buy if you are going to have to solve anything
numerically on a computer." - Dr. Dobb's Journal
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Efficient C
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
CO-AUTHORS: Brodie, Jim
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 150
ISBN: 0-911537-05-8
APPROX_COST: 25.00
COMMENTS
This is a useful book. Portability is one aspect of programming in C.
Efficiency is the other. Many use C because it allows them the freedom to tie
the programs down to the hardware in order to run efficiently. This book is an
excellent guide and when combined with Jon Bentley's book on writting
efficient programs gives one an excellent background in measuring programs and
fine tuning them.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Notes on the Draft C Standard
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
EDITION: 1987, pp 92
ISBN: 0-911537-06-6
APPROX_COST: 10.00
COMMENTS
Tom Plum is the Vice Chair of the ANSI X3J11 committee, so who better to write
this book than he? However, as with any of the other C books that treat the
ANSI C Standard, it does not cover the Standard in it's final form due to the
fact that it has yet to be adopted. However, the price is about $10, so it
makes a good pickup to keep informed about the standard and how it differs
from K&R C.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Programmer's Handbook
AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 84
ISBN: 0-13-110073-4
APPROX_COST: 22.95
COMMENTS
This is a handbook for experience programmers, not a book for reading.
Information is intended as a quickie reference and is not that detailed.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Puzzle Book: Puzzles for the C Programming Language, 2nd Ed.
AUTHOR: Feuer, Alan R.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1982, pp 173
ISBN: 0-13-109934-5 paperback: 0-13-109926-4
APPROX_COST: 26.00
COMMENTS
Exactly what the title indicates. The puzzles are organized by chapter: basic
arithmetic operators, assignment operators, logic and increment operators,
bitwise operators, relational and conditional operators, operator precedence
and evaluation. The answers for all of the puzzles are also provided. This
is an excellent way to learn some of the more advanced expressions that can be
concocted with C.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Answer Book
AUTHOR: Tondo, Clovis L.
CO-AUTHORS: Gimpel, Scott E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 209
ISBN: 0-13-109877-2
APPROX_COST: 21.00
KEYWORDS: K&R answers
COMMENTS
This book provides the answers to the exercises found in K&R. I believe that
a second edition of this book has also been recently published corresponding
with the 2nd edition of K&R.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: C Traps and Pitfalls
AUTHOR: Koenig, Andrew
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1988, pp 147
ISBN: 0-201-17928-8
APPROX_COST: 17.50
COMMENTS
Andrew published a BTL Technical Memorandum by this title several years back.
Later it was published as a Technical Report. It has now been expanded into a
book. I read the TR and it was excellent. I just recently finished the book
and would recommend it to anyone who uses C.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Portable C and UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Lapin, J.E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1987, pp 249
ISBN: 0-13-686494-5
APPROX_COST:
KEYWORDS: Portable
COMMENTS
A useful book, mostly because there are no others written on this topic, yet...
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Portable C Software
AUTHOR: Horton, Mark
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
EDITION: 1990, pp 400
ISBN: 0-13-868050-7
APPROX_COST: 32.95
COMMENTS:
>From the back jacket:
Portable C Software is designed for professional programmers and
students who want to write portable C code between System V
implementations, POSIX, MS DOS, and other operating systems.
Assuming a working knowledge of C, this book addresses and rates
each feature of the C software environment. Shell commands, system
calls, external variables, and macros are discussed and examined
in detail.
The author provides an advanced introduction to C, describes how
best to write portable software, examines what not to do, discusses
common mistakes, and includes an invaluable portability reference
manual. In this extensive manual, the author rates the portability
of the following
o subroutines available in C libraries
o operating system calls
o header include files
o predefined variables in the C library
o UNIX(R) system shell commands
Portable C Software offers concise, current coverage of C, and
will be an important reference for anyone who writes C programs.
Of the nearly 400 pages, about 250 are reference material. Some of it
is fairly detailed. If you find any errors, or have any suggestions for
the next edition, please drop me a note at
Mark.Horton@ATT.COM
Thanks to everyone who made helpful suggestions or otherwise contributed
to the book.
Mark
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Software Engineering in C.
AUTHOR: Darnell, Peter
CO-AUTHORS: et al.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag
EDITION: 1988
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 29.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
COMMENTS
One of the finest books I have seen for beginners. Highly recommended even for
intermediate-level C programmers.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Data Structures and C Programs.
AUTHOR: Van Wyk, Christopher
SUBJECT: C programming
EDITION: 1988
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 41.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
KEYWORDS: C, Data Structures
COMMENTS
The author is from Bell Labs and this is also one of my favorite books for
learing C programming with different kinds of data structures."
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Papers for UNIX Developers & Power Users
AUTHOR: The Waite Group Editors - edited by Mitchell Waite
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co
EDITION: 1987 pp 518
ISBN: 0-672-22578-6
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
This is a collection of papers. Some of the them are introductions and others
cover more arcane bits of knowledge.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Writing a Unix Device Driver
AUTHOR: Egan, Janet I.
CO-AUTHORS: Teixeira, Thomas J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons.
EDITION: 1988, pp 357
ISBN: 0-471-62811-5, paperback: 0-471-62859-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD, Xenix
TITLE: (no title given)
AUTHOR: (no author given)
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER:
EDITION: 19??, pp 297
ISBN: 0-8359-8164-9, paperback: 0-8359-8162-2
APPROX_COST:
COMMENTS
Introductory level book, extremely basic and easy reading. I read this on a
plane trip between Newark, NJ and Columbus, OH before I ever worked seriously
with UNIX. Unlike, Rebecca Thomas and Jean Yates Tutorial style book this one
does not require you to be sitting down in front of a crt in order to derive
benefit from it.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix for People
AUTHOR: Birns, Peter
CO-AUTHORS: Brown, P.; Muster John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-13-937442-6
APPROX_COST: 28.00
TITLE: Unix Power Utilities for Power Users
AUTHOR: Muster, John
CO-AUTHORS: Birns, Peter
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: MIS Press
EDITION: 1989, pp 420
ISBN: 1-55828-000-6
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
- Phone 1-800-MANUALS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
COMMENTS
- From Page 2...
Overview of Contents
If you have the ability to log on the system, create, move, copy and remove
files, create and change directories, and issue basic shell commands, you will
be able to complete the exercises in these modules.
If you are more experienced, you may be able to proceed quickly through part
or all of Modules 2 and 3, and the introductory steps to several of the other
modules.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The AWK Programming Language
AUTHOR: Aho, Al
CO-AUTHORS: Kernighan, Brian; Weinberger, Peter
SUBJECT: AWK Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley
EDITION: 1988, pp 210
ISBN: 0-201-07981-X LC 87-17566
APPROX_COST: 23.75
TITLE: UNIX System Security
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
CO-AUTHORS: Kochan, Stephen G.
SUBJECT: Security
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
EDITION: 1985, pp 299
ISBN: 0-8104-6267-2
APPROX_COST: 34.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back cover
Here is a practical guide to computer security on the UNIX system for the
user, administrator, or potential UNIX system buyer. It will teach you
everything you need to know ot make your system secure and keep it that way.
Topics covered include:
- file and directory permissions
- password security
- how the setuid/gid permissions work and how to use them
- how the various security-related UNIX commands and functions work
- how to write secure programs
- different methods of data encryption -- including the government
standard DES algorithm -- and how secure they are
- data encryption over communication networks
- how to discover and plug potential security holes in your system
- how to periodically monitor your system to maintain security
Also included is the complete source for several security auditing and
administration programs.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The UNIX Text Processing System
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 250
ISBN: 0-471-85581-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have found this to be a very good guide to nroff, and the -mm macros. It also
covers the -ms macros, vi, eqn, tbl, refer, and pic
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Text Processing
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
CO-AUTHORS: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
EDITION: 1987, pp 665
ISBN: 0-672-46291-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a MUST for all [nt]roff users.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Typesetting Tables on the UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
CO-AUTHORS: McNabb, Mary
SUBJECT: Using the 'tbl' utility
PUBLISHER: Trilithon Press, 334 State St., Ste. 106 Los Altos CA 94022
EDITION: 1990, pp 283
ISBN: 0-9626289-0-5
APPROX_COST: 20.00
KEYWORDS: What the manual _should_ have been
COMMENTS
From the back cover:
Reviewers said: "You're a pair of lunatics!" -- James Gosling, Sun Micro
"Good Grief!" -- Ken Greer, Elan Computer Group, Inc.
"Three Hundred Pages on TBL?!?" -- Prof. Powell, U. Minn
I (S.B.Bassett) rather agree, but I wish there were more lunatics like
these two, who would do a thorough job of documenting the workings of
various cryptic, arcane, and downright quirky UNIX utilities for the
benefit of those of us without source . . .
I actually enjoyed reading this -- Henry sent me a complimentary copy in
the hopes that I would review it here (thanks, Henry, I did), and I
figured out why I had so much trouble with 'tbl' on a former job -- I'd
have paid several times the price for a copy of this 2 years ago. Too
bad I'm not doing tech writing any more . . . ;^)
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Using C on the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Curry, David A.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1989, pp 232
ISBN: 0-937175-23-4
APPROX_COST: 24.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
COMMENTS
This is a must for the Beginning UNIX programmer.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Using UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 91
ISBN: 0-937175-010-2
APPROX_COST: 17.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Managing UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
CO-AUTHORS: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 107
ISBN: 0-937175-09-9
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Managing Projects with Make
AUTHOR: Talbot, Steve
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 77
ISBN: 0-937175-04-8
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Understanding and Using COFF
AUTHOR: Gircys, Gintaras R.
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 176
ISBN: 0-937175-31-5
APPROX_COST: 21.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
COMMENTS
--From back cover
This handbook explains the COFF data structure and its manipulation.
Contents include:
- The basics of COFF
- Assembley code relocation process
- COFF file headers
- Relocation structures
- The linking process
- The COFF system in UNIX
- Magic numbers
- The COFF symbolic debug system
- COFF and shared libraries
- Utilities and techniques for working with COFF files
- A sample program to manipulate COFF
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Programming with Curses
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 71
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Reading and Writing Termcap Entries
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 71
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
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TITLE: !%@:: A Guide to Electronic Mail Addressing
AUTHOR: Frey, Donnalyn
CO-AUTHOR: Adams, Rick
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1989, pp 284
ISBN: 0-937175-93-0
APPROX_COST: 26.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (BSD)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 270
ISBN: 0-937175-20-X
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (System V)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 270
ISBN: 0-937175-19-6
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Learning the vi Editor
AUTHOR: Lamb, Linda
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 150
ISBN: 0-937175-17-X
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Learning the UNIX Operating System
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 76
ISBN: 0-937175-16-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: DOS Meets UNIX
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
CO-AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 134
ISBN: 0-937175-21-8
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Checking C programs with lint
AUTHOR: Darwin
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 72
ISBN: 0-937175-30-7
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: termcap and terminfo
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 248
ISBN: 0-937175-22-6
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Threads of a New System
AUTHOR: Rashid, Richard
SUBJECT: Introduction to Mach
PUBLISHER: -- UNIX Review Mag. --
EDITION: August 1986
UNIX_FLAVORS: Mach
KEYWORDS: NeXT
COMMENTS
- an excellent introduction to the design of Mach, the sort-of
object-oriented Unix which runs on the NeXT machine.
END-OF-COMMENTS
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TITLE: Life With UNIX
AUTHOR: Libes, Don
CO-AUTHORS: Ressler, Sandy
SUBJECT: Introduction and Overview of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1989, pp 350
ISBN: 0-13-536657-7
APPROX_COST: 30.95
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview
COMMENTS
- A comprehensive overview of UNIX. Major sections are:
UNIX in Time - Usual trash plus history of user groups,
universities, with a comprehensive "who's who" in
UNIX history. Present & Future deals with where
UNIX is now and where its going - companies,
standards and dialects are treated at length.
UNIX Information - How people really learn about UNIX.
Discussion of books, magazines, conferences, and, of
course, source code.
Inside UNIX - In-depth descriptions of UNIX from three
different perspectives - user, programmer and
adminstrator.
Outside UNIX - Third-party stuff. Discussions of how UNIX
has prospered/withered in face of real-world problems.
Underground - archives, USENET, public access UNIX,
GNU, MINIX, public-domain and/or free software, etc.
This book is quite unusual, not only because of its scope, but
because it prints things that have never appeared in print (for one
reason or another) - things that most people don't realize or find
until years after they have used UNIX. It is essentially a
"reading between the lines" of all the other UNIX manuals, books
and magazines. Lastly, "Life With UNIX" is chock full of amusing
UNIX stories and anecdotes, all designed to provide you with key
insights into why UNIX is the way it is. "Life with UNIX" is a
must book for UNIX beginners to UNIX gurus.
{ Best! Best! Best! Hooray -- loved it!!! S.B.Bassett }
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The UNIX Programming Environment
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
CO-AUTHORS: Pike, Rob
SUBJECT: Basic UNIX Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1984, pp 357
ISBN: 0-13-937699-2, paperback: 0-13-937681-X
APPROX_COST: 25.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: *Everyone*
COMMENTS
- This book is what I call a classic. Just buy it.
- a good programmer's introduction.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Haviland, Keith
CO-AUTHORS: Salama, Ben
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 197, pp 339
ISBN: 0-201-12919-1
APPROX_COST: 27.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
Concentrates on the UNIX System call interface.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Unix Environment
AUTHOR: Walker, A. N.
SUBJECT:
PUBLISHER:
EDITION:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
- An excellent user's introduction. I have a special affection for
this book, as it introduced me to the plural forms VAXen and Unices.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Introducing The UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
CO-AUTHORS: Morgan, Rachel
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Book Company
EDITION: 1983, pp 556
ISBN: 0-07-045001-3
APPROX_COST: 27.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Introductory for the most part, but far more extensive than Gauthier's book.
There are two chapters on editors and two on text formatting that are the best
I have seen in this type book. There is even a chapter on system management.
I believe there may be a new edition of this book out that has been
substantially rewritten.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Shell Programming
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
CO-AUTHORS: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Shell Programming
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
EDITION: 1985, pp 422
ISBN: 0-8104-6309-1
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: Bourne Shell, sh
COMMENTS
I own this book, but I rarely crack it open. I guess the main reason is that
I am still a Bourne-again shell user. For years I worked with a variety of
systems where one might find csh and/or ksh. However, /bin/sh was the only
common denominator. I find that most often I refer to Kernighan and Pike for
shell programming questions. However, they don't address the C Shell (csh) or
Korn Shell (ksh). This book does offer a chapter on each. In addition, this
book may be more suited for a beginner than an experienced UNIX programmer.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
EDITION: 1988, pp 704
ISBN: 0-07-881299-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV, SYSVR3
COMMENTS
An inexpensive reference and guide to System V in a style
familiar to those from the micro world where OMH and QUE
have many best selling guides to Lotus, DOS, Word, etc.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: A Practical Guide to the Unix System
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G.
SUBJECT: UNIX Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.
EDITION: 1989, pp 700
ISBN: 0-8053-8910-5 LC 83-21069
APPROX_COST: 27.95
TITLE: Exploring the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
CO-AUTHORS: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
EDITION: 1984, pp 370
ISBN: 0-8104-6268-0
APPROX_COST: 22.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
KEYWORDS: Introduction
COMMENTS
A very good intro. book to UNIX. Has chapters on UNIX file system, Bourne
shell, vi, Program development, security, communications, and administration.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide
AUTHOR: Anderson, Gail
CO-AUTHORS: Anderson, Paul
SUBJECT: C-Shell Guide
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1986, pp 374
ISBN: 0-13-937468-X
APPROX_COST: 31.00
KEYWORDS: C-shell, csh
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have heard this called the C-Shell Bible.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Kornshell, Command and Programming Language
AUTHOR: Korn, David G.
CO-AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Korn shell programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1989, pp 356
ISBN: 0-13-516972-0
APPROX_COST: 30.00
KEYWORDS: ksh, SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
The book to have if you are beginning to learn the ksh.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP
AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas
SUBJECT: Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1988, pp 382
ISBN: 0-13-470154-2
APPROX_COST: 47.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back of book
This comprehensive book begins with a discussion of the TCP/IP technology and
the Internet in general terms, summarizing the services provided and the
history of their development.
The remainder of the book looks at the architecture of the Internet, the
TCP/IP technology, and the applications that use it in more detail. It
discusses the fundamentals of protocols like TCP/IP as well as showing how
they fit into the internet. In additon to providing details, the book
highlights the general principles underlying network protocols, and explains
why the TCP/IP protocols adapt easily to so many underlying network
technologies. Readers will find a brief summary of the network hardware used
throughout the Internet that focuses on the features of each technology that
are of primary importance to an Internet architect.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Networking
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
CO-AUTHORS: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
EDITION: 1989, pp 400
ISBN: 0-672-48440-4
APPROX_COST: 29.95
KEYWORDS: Networking, TCP, NFS
SUGGESTED_BY: Frank W. Peters <peters@apple!CC.MsState.Edu>
COMMENTS
An excellent book covering UUCP, TCP/IP, NFS, RPC, Streams, OSI, RFS, X11 and
NeWS (Sun's postscript based graphical protocol). Each chapter serves as an
excellent programmers introduction to the topic discussed."
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Network Programming
AUTHOR: Stevens, W. Richard
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-949876-1
EDITION: 1990
APPROX_COST: 40.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Richard Stevens ... { uunet | yale } ! hsi ! stevens
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(201) 592-2498 for corporate customers ordering 20 or more
(201) 767-5994 for Government orders
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TITLE: UNIX System Administration Handbook
AUTHOR: Nemeth, Evi
CO-AUTHORS: Snyder, Garth; Seebass, Scott
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-933441-6
EDITION: 1989, pp 593
APPROX_COST: 32.00
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD, SunOS
SUGGESTED_BY: Michael S. Cross <msc@ihc.att.com>
COMMENTS
{ I'm recommending it for all of the people who get workstations
from us, and for all of the User Services people here -- an
added plus is that the programs listed are available by
anonymous ftp from the authors' home system. S.B.Bassett }
The book does a pretty good job of explaining the differences
between the types of UNIX(R) systems and administering them. It's also
on the light or humorous side which is a definite plus.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: An Introduction to Berkeley Unix
AUTHOR: Wang, Paul
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company
EDITION: 1988, pp 512
ISBN: 0-534-08862-7
APPROX_COST: 36.75
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD
COMMENTS
- If you need a BSD oriented book, then I don't think you would find a
more thorough introductory book.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: A Practical Guide to Sys V Unix
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark
SUBJECT: SYSV Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin Cummings
EDITION: 1985
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 32.25
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
TITLE: UNIX System V Bible
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
CO-AUTHORS: Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: SYSV Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Company
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-672-22562-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
This is a comprehenisve reference for programmers working with the UNIX
operating system documentation, covering intermediate to advanced level
programming for professionals who have prior experience programming in C or
using UNIX.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Introducing UNIX System V
AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel
CO-AUTHORS: McGilton, Henry
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
EDITION: 1987
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
It gives the user a good working knowledge of a number of commands
and packages. I emphasize that it is a user book, by no means a
technical manual. I assume by the difficulty in getting it in these
parts that it is pretty popular.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix Communications
AUTHOR: Costales, Bryan
SUBJECT: Communication Reference
PUBLISHER: The Waite Group
EDITION: 1987, pp 542
ISBN: 0-672-22511-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
KEYWORDS: UUCP, USENET
COMMENTS
Covers everything the end user needs to know about email, USENET
and UUCP.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix Administrations Guide for System V
AUTHOR: Thomas, R.
CO-AUTHORS: Farrow, R.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1989
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 34.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Lars Tunkrans
COMMENTS
Bought this book last week, seems to me to be the most
comprehensive and fact-packed book on the subject I've ever seen.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX for Super-Users
AUTHOR: Foxley, Eric
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1985, pp 213
ISBN: 0-201-14228-7
APPROX_COST: 27.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
TITLE: The UNIX System V Environment,
AUTHOR: Bourne, Steven R.
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1987 pp 378
ISBN: 0-201-18484-2
APPROX_COST: 26.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Steen Hammerum
COMMENTS
{ Steen Hammerum Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen says:
"has been _very_ useful to me (proof: I'm on my second copy)"}
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Design of the Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Bach, Maurice J.
SUBJECT: Design of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-13-201799-7
APPROX_COST: 47.20
KEYWORDS: SYSV, AT&T
COMMENTS
- is a good generic introduction to kernel operation. (System V)
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Leffler, Samuel J.
CO-AUTHORS: McKusick, Marshall Kirk; Karels, Michael J.; Quarterman, John S.
SUBJECT: Design of BSD UNIX
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1989, pp 471
ISBN: 0-201-06196-1
APPROX_COST: 39.00
KEYWORDS: Internals, Kernel
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD, SunOS
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
These are the primary people who are responsible for 4.3 BSD.
--From back cover--
This book is the first authoritative description of the design and
implementation of the research version of the UNIX System developed at the
University of California at Berkeley. It covers the INTERNAL structure of the
4.3BSD system and the concetps, data structures, and algorithms used in
implementing the system facilites. The book also includes a chaper on the
implementation of TCP/IP -- a networking protocol suite widely implemented
throughout the world.
Both philosophical and design issues of 4.3BSD are discussed, as well as
details of the actual implementation. In most cases, the discussion starts at
the system-call level and descends from the interface to the kernel down to
the hardware itself. The kernel includes system facilities such as process
management, memory management, the I/O system, the filesystem, the socket IPC
mechanism, and network-protocol implementations.
The Design and Implemenation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System is an
in-depth study of a contemporary operating system. This book assumes that the
reader understands basic operating-system terminology and has some familiarity
with any version of the UNIX System and with the C programming language.
Therefor, this book is suitable for operating-system implementors, systems
programmers, and UNIX application developers.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Advanced UNIX: A Programmer's Guide
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
SUBJECT: Programming Guide
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co.
EDITION: 1985, pp 484
ISBN: 0-067-22403-8.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
- Prata assumes you know how to login and use an editor. It's very
good for shell programing.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Advanced UNIX Programming
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 265
ISBN: 0-13-011818-4, paperback: 0-13-011800-1
APPROX_COST: 34.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
- Rochkind is a former Bell Labs UNIX guru who wrote SCCS back in the
mid 70's. This book is exactly what the title states, basically an
extremely thorough treatment of programming using the UNIX System
Call Interface. System V, System III, V7, 4.2 BSD, and Xenix are
all discussed. The system calls are organized functionally into
chapters that cover file i/o, terminal i/o, process control,
interprocess communication, and miscellaneous calls. The opening
chapter is an overvview of fundamental concepts of UNIX. Anytime
I have a question on the usage of system calls I consult this book.
The only problem with it is that it needs to be updated per
System V Rel 3, 4.3 BSD and the efforts of Sun and AT&T to bring
SunOS and System V together as well as the efforts in the UNIX 386
world.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Tricks of the UNIX Masters
AUTHOR: Sage, Russel G.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Co
EDITION: 1987, pp 400
ISBN: 0-672-22449-6.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
- a "must add" to your list of UNIX books. For about $20, you'll get a
lot of nifty little tricks & tips you won't pick up unless you've got
a good UNIX guru to coach you. The style is relaxed & aimed at a bit
above the novice UNIX user (experienced programmer with sparse UNIX
exposure).
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix System Administration
AUTHOR: Fiedler, David
CO-AUTHORS: Hunter, Bruce H.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books (Howard Sams & Co)
EDITION: 1986, pp 320
ISBN: 0-8104-6289-3
APPROX_COST: 24.94
KEYWORDS: Administration
TITLE: UNIX System: Readings and Applications
AUTHOR: AT&T
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1987
ISBN: 013-938532-0 (v1) 013-939845-7 (v2)
APPROX_COST: 19.00 each
COMMENTS
Vol 1: UNIX Time-Sharing System
Vol.2: The UNIX System
- These two volumes are reprints of the two volumes of the Bell
Labs Technical Journal (now AT&T Tech J.) that were devoted to UNIX:
Vol. 57, No. 6, Part 2, July-August, 1987, and
Vol. 63, No. 8, October, 1984.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Programmers manual volumes 1&2
AUTHOR: Holt
CO-AUTHORS: Rinehart; Winston
SUBJECT: UNIX...
PUBLISHER: Bell Laboratories
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-03-061742-1 (v1), 0-03-061742-X (v2)
APPROX_COST:
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
TITLE: The C Programming Language, First Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
CO-AUTHORS: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1978. pp 228
ISBN: 0-13-110163-3
APPROX_COST: 27.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
The Original Bible of C programming
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Programming Language, Second Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
CO-AUTHORS: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1988, pp 272
ISBN: 0-13-110362-8
APPROX_COST: 28.00
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
The Bible of C programming
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: A Book on C
AUTHOR: Kelley, Al
CO-AUTHORS: Pohl, Ira
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.
EDITION: 1984, pp 362
ISBN: 0-8053-6860-4
APPROX_COST: 32.25
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a book written with the beginning C programmer in mind.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: C Primer Plus Revised Edition
AUTHOR: Waite, Mitchell
CO-AUTHORS: Prata, Stephen; Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Samms & Company
EDITION: 1987, pp 558
ISBN: 0-672-22582-4
APPROX_COST: 23.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
An excellent beginners guide to C programming. I found out about this book
through a vendor's training class on C, where they used it as the textbook.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Advanced C Programming for Displays
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1988, pp 265
ISBN: 0-13-011800-1
APPROX_COST: 31.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Covers Character Displays, Windows, and Keyboards for UNIX and MS-DOS.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: C: A Reference Manual, 2nd Edition
AUTHOR: Harbison, Samuel P.
CO-AUTHORS: Steele Jr., Guy L.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1987, pp 404
ISBN: 0-13-109810-1, paperback: 0-13-109802-0
APPROX_COST: 31.95
COMMENTS
An excellent book on C. It is not really an introductory level book, and is a
great companion to K&R (2nd Ed.). Both this book and K&R (2nd Ed.) cover the
draft-proposed ANSI standards. Where H&S really stands out is in the sections
that cover the UNIX library calls. If you have ever struggled with any of
printf or scanf family of library calls in trying to figure out the conversion
rules in the format string, this book is the answer.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Numerical Recipes in C, The Art of Scientific Computing
AUTHOR: Press, William H.
CO-AUTHORS: Flannery, Brian; Teukolsky, Saul; Vetterling, William
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
EDITION: 1988, pp 735
ISBN: 0-521-35465-X
APPROX_COST: 44.50
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
". . . it is the one book to buy if you are going to have to solve anything
numerically on a computer." - Dr. Dobb's Journal
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Efficient C
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
CO-AUTHORS: Brodie, Jim
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 150
ISBN: 0-911537-05-8
APPROX_COST: 25.00
COMMENTS
This is a useful book. Portability is one aspect of programming in C.
Efficiency is the other. Many use C because it allows them the freedom to tie
the programs down to the hardware in order to run efficiently. This book is an
excellent guide and when combined with Jon Bentley's book on writting
efficient programs gives one an excellent background in measuring programs and
fine tuning them.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Notes on the Draft C Standard
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
EDITION: 1987, pp 92
ISBN: 0-911537-06-6
APPROX_COST: 10.00
COMMENTS
Tom Plum is the Vice Chair of the ANSI X3J11 committee, so who better to write
this book than he? However, as with any of the other C books that treat the
ANSI C Standard, it does not cover the Standard in it's final form due to the
fact that it has yet to be adopted. However, the price is about $10, so it
makes a good pickup to keep informed about the standard and how it differs
from K&R C.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Programmer's Handbook
AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 84
ISBN: 0-13-110073-4
APPROX_COST: 22.95
COMMENTS
This is a handbook for experience programmers, not a book for reading.
Information is intended as a quickie reference and is not that detailed.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Puzzle Book: Puzzles for the C Programming Language, 2nd Ed.
AUTHOR: Feuer, Alan R.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1982, pp 173
ISBN: 0-13-109934-5 paperback: 0-13-109926-4
APPROX_COST: 26.00
COMMENTS
Exactly what the title indicates. The puzzles are organized by chapter: basic
arithmetic operators, assignment operators, logic and increment operators,
bitwise operators, relational and conditional operators, operator precedence
and evaluation. The answers for all of the puzzles are also provided. This
is an excellent way to learn some of the more advanced expressions that can be
concocted with C.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Answer Book
AUTHOR: Tondo, Clovis L.
CO-AUTHORS: Gimpel, Scott E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 209
ISBN: 0-13-109877-2
APPROX_COST: 21.00
KEYWORDS: K&R answers
COMMENTS
This book provides the answers to the exercises found in K&R. I believe that
a second edition of this book has also been recently published corresponding
with the 2nd edition of K&R.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: C Traps and Pitfalls
AUTHOR: Koenig, Andrew
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1988, pp 147
ISBN: 0-201-17928-8
APPROX_COST: 17.50
COMMENTS
Andrew published a BTL Technical Memorandum by this title several years back.
Later it was published as a Technical Report. It has now been expanded into a
book. I read the TR and it was excellent. I just recently finished the book
and would recommend it to anyone who uses C.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Portable C and UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Lapin, J.E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1987, pp 249
ISBN: 0-13-686494-5
APPROX_COST:
KEYWORDS: Portable
COMMENTS
A useful book, mostly because there are no others written on this topic, yet...
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Portable C Software
AUTHOR: Horton, Mark
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
EDITION: 1990, pp 400
ISBN: 0-13-868050-7
APPROX_COST: 32.95
COMMENTS:
>From the back jacket:
Portable C Software is designed for professional programmers and
students who want to write portable C code between System V
implementations, POSIX, MS DOS, and other operating systems.
Assuming a working knowledge of C, this book addresses and rates
each feature of the C software environment. Shell commands, system
calls, external variables, and macros are discussed and examined
in detail.
The author provides an advanced introduction to C, describes how
best to write portable software, examines what not to do, discusses
common mistakes, and includes an invaluable portability reference
manual. In this extensive manual, the author rates the portability
of the following
o subroutines available in C libraries
o operating system calls
o header include files
o predefined variables in the C library
o UNIX(R) system shell commands
Portable C Software offers concise, current coverage of C, and
will be an important reference for anyone who writes C programs.
Of the nearly 400 pages, about 250 are reference material. Some of it
is fairly detailed. If you find any errors, or have any suggestions for
the next edition, please drop me a note at
Mark.Horton@ATT.COM
Thanks to everyone who made helpful suggestions or otherwise contributed
to the book.
Mark
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Software Engineering in C.
AUTHOR: Darnell, Peter
CO-AUTHORS: et al.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag
EDITION: 1988
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 29.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
COMMENTS
One of the finest books I have seen for beginners. Highly recommended even for
intermediate-level C programmers.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Data Structures and C Programs.
AUTHOR: Van Wyk, Christopher
SUBJECT: C programming
EDITION: 1988
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 41.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
KEYWORDS: C, Data Structures
COMMENTS
The author is from Bell Labs and this is also one of my favorite books for
learing C programming with different kinds of data structures."
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Papers for UNIX Developers & Power Users
AUTHOR: The Waite Group Editors - edited by Mitchell Waite
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co
EDITION: 1987 pp 518
ISBN: 0-672-22578-6
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
This is a collection of papers. Some of the them are introductions and others
cover more arcane bits of knowledge.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Writing a Unix Device Driver
AUTHOR: Egan, Janet I.
CO-AUTHORS: Teixeira, Thomas J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons.
EDITION: 1988, pp 357
ISBN: 0-471-62811-5, paperback: 0-471-62859-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD, Xenix
TITLE: (no title given)
AUTHOR: (no author given)
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER:
EDITION: 19??, pp 297
ISBN: 0-8359-8164-9, paperback: 0-8359-8162-2
APPROX_COST:
COMMENTS
Introductory level book, extremely basic and easy reading. I read this on a
plane trip between Newark, NJ and Columbus, OH before I ever worked seriously
with UNIX. Unlike, Rebecca Thomas and Jean Yates Tutorial style book this one
does not require you to be sitting down in front of a crt in order to derive
benefit from it.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix for People
AUTHOR: Birns, Peter
CO-AUTHORS: Brown, P.; Muster John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-13-937442-6
APPROX_COST: 28.00
TITLE: Unix Power Utilities for Power Users
AUTHOR: Muster, John
CO-AUTHORS: Birns, Peter
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: MIS Press
EDITION: 1989, pp 420
ISBN: 1-55828-000-6
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
- Phone 1-800-MANUALS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
COMMENTS
- From Page 2...
Overview of Contents
If you have the ability to log on the system, create, move, copy and remove
files, create and change directories, and issue basic shell commands, you will
be able to complete the exercises in these modules.
If you are more experienced, you may be able to proceed quickly through part
or all of Modules 2 and 3, and the introductory steps to several of the other
modules.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The AWK Programming Language
AUTHOR: Aho, Al
CO-AUTHORS: Kernighan, Brian; Weinberger, Peter
SUBJECT: AWK Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley
EDITION: 1988, pp 210
ISBN: 0-201-07981-X LC 87-17566
APPROX_COST: 23.75
TITLE: UNIX System Security
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
CO-AUTHORS: Kochan, Stephen G.
SUBJECT: Security
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
EDITION: 1985, pp 299
ISBN: 0-8104-6267-2
APPROX_COST: 34.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back cover
Here is a practical guide to computer security on the UNIX system for the
user, administrator, or potential UNIX system buyer. It will teach you
everything you need to know ot make your system secure and keep it that way.
Topics covered include:
- file and directory permissions
- password security
- how the setuid/gid permissions work and how to use them
- how the various security-related UNIX commands and functions work
- how to write secure programs
- different methods of data encryption -- including the government
standard DES algorithm -- and how secure they are
- data encryption over communication networks
- how to discover and plug potential security holes in your system
- how to periodically monitor your system to maintain security
Also included is the complete source for several security auditing and
administration programs.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The UNIX Text Processing System
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 250
ISBN: 0-471-85581-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have found this to be a very good guide to nroff, and the -mm macros. It also
covers the -ms macros, vi, eqn, tbl, refer, and pic
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Text Processing
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
CO-AUTHORS: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
EDITION: 1987, pp 665
ISBN: 0-672-46291-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a MUST for all [nt]roff users.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Typesetting Tables on the UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
CO-AUTHORS: McNabb, Mary
SUBJECT: Using the 'tbl' utility
PUBLISHER: Trilithon Press, 334 State St., Ste. 106 Los Altos CA 94022
EDITION: 1990, pp 283
ISBN: 0-9626289-0-5
APPROX_COST: 20.00
KEYWORDS: What the manual _should_ have been
COMMENTS
From the back cover:
Reviewers said: "You're a pair of lunatics!" -- James Gosling, Sun Micro
"Good Grief!" -- Ken Greer, Elan Computer Group, Inc.
"Three Hundred Pages on TBL?!?" -- Prof. Powell, U. Minn
I (S.B.Bassett) rather agree, but I wish there were more lunatics like
these two, who would do a thorough job of documenting the workings of
various cryptic, arcane, and downright quirky UNIX utilities for the
benefit of those of us without source . . .
I actually enjoyed reading this -- Henry sent me a complimentary copy in
the hopes that I would review it here (thanks, Henry, I did), and I
figured out why I had so much trouble with 'tbl' on a former job -- I'd
have paid several times the price for a copy of this 2 years ago. Too
bad I'm not doing tech writing any more . . . ;^)
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Using C on the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Curry, David A.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1989, pp 232
ISBN: 0-937175-23-4
APPROX_COST: 24.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
COMMENTS
This is a must for the Beginning UNIX programmer.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Using UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 91
ISBN: 0-937175-010-2
APPROX_COST: 17.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Managing UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
CO-AUTHORS: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 107
ISBN: 0-937175-09-9
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Managing Projects with Make
AUTHOR: Talbot, Steve
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 77
ISBN: 0-937175-04-8
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Understanding and Using COFF
AUTHOR: Gircys, Gintaras R.
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 176
ISBN: 0-937175-31-5
APPROX_COST: 21.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
COMMENTS
--From back cover
This handbook explains the COFF data structure and its manipulation.
Contents include:
- The basics of COFF
- Assembley code relocation process
- COFF file headers
- Relocation structures
- The linking process
- The COFF system in UNIX
- Magic numbers
- The COFF symbolic debug system
- COFF and shared libraries
- Utilities and techniques for working with COFF files
- A sample program to manipulate COFF
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Programming with Curses
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 71
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Reading and Writing Termcap Entries
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 71
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: !%@:: A Guide to Electronic Mail Addressing
AUTHOR: Frey, Donnalyn
CO-AUTHOR: Adams, Rick
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1989, pp 284
ISBN: 0-937175-93-0
APPROX_COST: 26.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (BSD)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 270
ISBN: 0-937175-20-X
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (System V)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 270
ISBN: 0-937175-19-6
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Learning the vi Editor
AUTHOR: Lamb, Linda
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 150
ISBN: 0-937175-17-X
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Learning the UNIX Operating System
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 76
ISBN: 0-937175-16-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: DOS Meets UNIX
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
CO-AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 134
ISBN: 0-937175-21-8
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Checking C programs with lint
AUTHOR: Darwin
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 72
ISBN: 0-937175-30-7
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: termcap and terminfo
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 248
ISBN: 0-937175-22-6
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Threads of a New System
AUTHOR: Rashid, Richard
SUBJECT: Introduction to Mach
PUBLISHER: -- UNIX Review Mag. --
EDITION: August 1986
UNIX_FLAVORS: Mach
KEYWORDS: NeXT
COMMENTS
- an excellent introduction to the design of Mach, the sort-of
object-oriented Unix which runs on the NeXT machine.
END-OF-COMMENTS
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TITLE: Life With UNIX
AUTHOR: Libes, Don
CO-AUTHORS: Ressler, Sandy
SUBJECT: Introduction and Overview of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1989, pp 350
ISBN: 0-13-536657-7
APPROX_COST: 30.95
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview
COMMENTS
- A comprehensive overview of UNIX. Major sections are:
UNIX in Time - Usual trash plus history of user groups,
universities, with a comprehensive "who's who" in
UNIX history. Present & Future deals with where
UNIX is now and where its going - companies,
standards and dialects are treated at length.
UNIX Information - How people really learn about UNIX.
Discussion of books, magazines, conferences, and, of
course, source code.
Inside UNIX - In-depth descriptions of UNIX from three
different perspectives - user, programmer and
adminstrator.
Outside UNIX - Third-party stuff. Discussions of how UNIX
has prospered/withered in face of real-world problems.
Underground - archives, USENET, public access UNIX,
GNU, MINIX, public-domain and/or free software, etc.
This book is quite unusual, not only because of its scope, but
because it prints things that have never appeared in print (for one
reason or another) - things that most people don't realize or find
until years after they have used UNIX. It is essentially a
"reading between the lines" of all the other UNIX manuals, books
and magazines. Lastly, "Life With UNIX" is chock full of amusing
UNIX stories and anecdotes, all designed to provide you with key
insights into why UNIX is the way it is. "Life with UNIX" is a
must book for UNIX beginners to UNIX gurus.
{ Best! Best! Best! Hooray -- loved it!!! S.B.Bassett }
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The UNIX Programming Environment
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
CO-AUTHORS: Pike, Rob
SUBJECT: Basic UNIX Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1984, pp 357
ISBN: 0-13-937699-2, paperback: 0-13-937681-X
APPROX_COST: 25.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: *Everyone*
COMMENTS
- This book is what I call a classic. Just buy it.
- a good programmer's introduction.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Haviland, Keith
CO-AUTHORS: Salama, Ben
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 197, pp 339
ISBN: 0-201-12919-1
APPROX_COST: 27.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
Concentrates on the UNIX System call interface.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Unix Environment
AUTHOR: Walker, A. N.
SUBJECT:
PUBLISHER:
EDITION:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
- An excellent user's introduction. I have a special affection for
this book, as it introduced me to the plural forms VAXen and Unices.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Introducing The UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
CO-AUTHORS: Morgan, Rachel
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Book Company
EDITION: 1983, pp 556
ISBN: 0-07-045001-3
APPROX_COST: 27.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Introductory for the most part, but far more extensive than Gauthier's book.
There are two chapters on editors and two on text formatting that are the best
I have seen in this type book. There is even a chapter on system management.
I believe there may be a new edition of this book out that has been
substantially rewritten.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Shell Programming
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
CO-AUTHORS: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Shell Programming
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
EDITION: 1985, pp 422
ISBN: 0-8104-6309-1
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: Bourne Shell, sh
COMMENTS
I own this book, but I rarely crack it open. I guess the main reason is that
I am still a Bourne-again shell user. For years I worked with a variety of
systems where one might find csh and/or ksh. However, /bin/sh was the only
common denominator. I find that most often I refer to Kernighan and Pike for
shell programming questions. However, they don't address the C Shell (csh) or
Korn Shell (ksh). This book does offer a chapter on each. In addition, this
book may be more suited for a beginner than an experienced UNIX programmer.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
EDITION: 1988, pp 704
ISBN: 0-07-881299-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV, SYSVR3
COMMENTS
An inexpensive reference and guide to System V in a style
familiar to those from the micro world where OMH and QUE
have many best selling guides to Lotus, DOS, Word, etc.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX SVR4, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
EDITION: 1990 pp 882
ISBN: 0-07-881653-X
APPROX_COST: 29.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV, SYSVR4
SUGGESTED_BY: S.Coffin <scoffin@uswest.com>
COMMENTS
An update, revision, expansion, and overall improvement of the
best-selling UNIX, The Complete Reference (ISBN 0-07-881299-2).
Written especially for SVR4. New chapters on csh and ksh, troff,
NFS and networking, and X Window System, as well as wholesale
revision of many other chapters. Well-written, readable, complete;
but does not cover UNIX internals or software development.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: A Practical Guide to the Unix System
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G.
SUBJECT: UNIX Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.
EDITION: 1989, pp 700
ISBN: 0-8053-8910-5 LC 83-21069
APPROX_COST: 27.95
TITLE: Exploring the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
CO-AUTHORS: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
EDITION: 1984, pp 370
ISBN: 0-8104-6268-0
APPROX_COST: 22.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
KEYWORDS: Introduction
COMMENTS
A very good intro. book to UNIX. Has chapters on UNIX file system, Bourne
shell, vi, Program development, security, communications, and administration.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide
AUTHOR: Anderson, Gail
CO-AUTHORS: Anderson, Paul
SUBJECT: C-Shell Guide
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1986, pp 374
ISBN: 0-13-937468-X
APPROX_COST: 31.00
KEYWORDS: C-shell, csh
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have heard this called the C-Shell Bible.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Kornshell, Command and Programming Language
AUTHOR: Korn, David G.
CO-AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Korn shell programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1989, pp 356
ISBN: 0-13-516972-0
APPROX_COST: 30.00
KEYWORDS: ksh, SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
The book to have if you are beginning to learn the ksh.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP
AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas
SUBJECT: Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1988, pp 382
ISBN: 0-13-470154-2
APPROX_COST: 47.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back of book
This comprehensive book begins with a discussion of the TCP/IP technology and
the Internet in general terms, summarizing the services provided and the
history of their development.
The remainder of the book looks at the architecture of the Internet, the
TCP/IP technology, and the applications that use it in more detail. It
discusses the fundamentals of protocols like TCP/IP as well as showing how
they fit into the internet. In additon to providing details, the book
highlights the general principles underlying network protocols, and explains
why the TCP/IP protocols adapt easily to so many underlying network
technologies. Readers will find a brief summary of the network hardware used
throughout the Internet that focuses on the features of each technology that
are of primary importance to an Internet architect.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Networking
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
CO-AUTHORS: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
EDITION: 1989, pp 400
ISBN: 0-672-48440-4
APPROX_COST: 29.95
KEYWORDS: Networking, TCP, NFS
SUGGESTED_BY: Frank W. Peters <peters@apple!CC.MsState.Edu>
COMMENTS
An excellent book covering UUCP, TCP/IP, NFS, RPC, Streams, OSI, RFS, X11 and
NeWS (Sun's postscript based graphical protocol). Each chapter serves as an
excellent programmers introduction to the topic discussed."
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Network Programming
AUTHOR: Stevens, W. Richard
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-949876-1
EDITION: 1990
APPROX_COST: 40.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Richard Stevens ... { uunet | yale } ! hsi ! stevens
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
(201) 767-5937 for fewer than 20 copies
(201) 592-2498 for corporate customers ordering 20 or more
(201) 767-5994 for Government orders
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: UNIX System Administration Handbook
AUTHOR: Nemeth, Evi
CO-AUTHORS: Snyder, Garth; Seebass, Scott
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-933441-6
EDITION: 1989, pp 593
APPROX_COST: 32.00
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD, SunOS
SUGGESTED_BY: Michael S. Cross <msc@ihc.att.com>
COMMENTS
{ I'm recommending it for all of the people who get workstations
from us, and for all of the User Services people here -- an
added plus is that the programs listed are available by
anonymous ftp from the authors' home system. S.B.Bassett }
The book does a pretty good job of explaining the differences
between the types of UNIX(R) systems and administering them. It's also
on the light or humorous side which is a definite plus.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: An Introduction to Berkeley Unix
AUTHOR: Wang, Paul
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company
EDITION: 1988, pp 512
ISBN: 0-534-08862-7
APPROX_COST: 36.75
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD
COMMENTS
- If you need a BSD oriented book, then I don't think you would find a
more thorough introductory book.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: A Practical Guide to Sys V Unix
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark
SUBJECT: SYSV Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin Cummings
EDITION: 1985
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 32.25
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
TITLE: UNIX System V Bible
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
CO-AUTHORS: Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: SYSV Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Company
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-672-22562-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
This is a comprehenisve reference for programmers working with the UNIX
operating system documentation, covering intermediate to advanced level
programming for professionals who have prior experience programming in C or
using UNIX.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Introducing UNIX System V
AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel
CO-AUTHORS: McGilton, Henry
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
EDITION: 1987
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
It gives the user a good working knowledge of a number of commands
and packages. I emphasize that it is a user book, by no means a
technical manual. I assume by the difficulty in getting it in these
parts that it is pretty popular.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix Communications
AUTHOR: Costales, Bryan
SUBJECT: Communication Reference
PUBLISHER: The Waite Group
EDITION: 1987, pp 542
ISBN: 0-672-22511-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
KEYWORDS: UUCP, USENET
COMMENTS
Covers everything the end user needs to know about email, USENET
and UUCP.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix Administrations Guide for System V
AUTHOR: Thomas, R.
CO-AUTHORS: Farrow, R.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1989
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 34.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Lars Tunkrans
COMMENTS
Bought this book last week, seems to me to be the most
comprehensive and fact-packed book on the subject I've ever seen.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX for Super-Users
AUTHOR: Foxley, Eric
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1985, pp 213
ISBN: 0-201-14228-7
APPROX_COST: 27.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
TITLE: The UNIX System V Environment,
AUTHOR: Bourne, Steven R.
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1987 pp 378
ISBN: 0-201-18484-2
APPROX_COST: 26.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Steen Hammerum
COMMENTS
{ Steen Hammerum Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen says:
"has been _very_ useful to me (proof: I'm on my second copy)"}
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Design of the Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Bach, Maurice J.
SUBJECT: Design of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-13-201799-7
APPROX_COST: 47.20
KEYWORDS: SYSV, AT&T
COMMENTS
- is a good generic introduction to kernel operation. (System V)
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Leffler, Samuel J.
CO-AUTHORS: McKusick, Marshall Kirk; Karels, Michael J.; Quarterman, John S.
SUBJECT: Design of BSD UNIX
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1989, pp 471
ISBN: 0-201-06196-1
APPROX_COST: 39.00
KEYWORDS: Internals, Kernel
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD, SunOS
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
These are the primary people who are responsible for 4.3 BSD.
--From back cover--
This book is the first authoritative description of the design and
implementation of the research version of the UNIX System developed at the
University of California at Berkeley. It covers the INTERNAL structure of the
4.3BSD system and the concetps, data structures, and algorithms used in
implementing the system facilites. The book also includes a chaper on the
implementation of TCP/IP -- a networking protocol suite widely implemented
throughout the world.
Both philosophical and design issues of 4.3BSD are discussed, as well as
details of the actual implementation. In most cases, the discussion starts at
the system-call level and descends from the interface to the kernel down to
the hardware itself. The kernel includes system facilities such as process
management, memory management, the I/O system, the filesystem, the socket IPC
mechanism, and network-protocol implementations.
The Design and Implemenation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System is an
in-depth study of a contemporary operating system. This book assumes that the
reader understands basic operating-system terminology and has some familiarity
with any version of the UNIX System and with the C programming language.
Therefor, this book is suitable for operating-system implementors, systems
programmers, and UNIX application developers.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Advanced UNIX: A Programmer's Guide
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
SUBJECT: Programming Guide
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co.
EDITION: 1985, pp 484
ISBN: 0-067-22403-8.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
- Prata assumes you know how to login and use an editor. It's very
good for shell programing.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Advanced UNIX Programming
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 265
ISBN: 0-13-011818-4, paperback: 0-13-011800-1
APPROX_COST: 34.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
COMMENTS
- Rochkind is a former Bell Labs UNIX guru who wrote SCCS back in the
mid 70's. This book is exactly what the title states, basically an
extremely thorough treatment of programming using the UNIX System
Call Interface. System V, System III, V7, 4.2 BSD, and Xenix are
all discussed. The system calls are organized functionally into
chapters that cover file i/o, terminal i/o, process control,
interprocess communication, and miscellaneous calls. The opening
chapter is an overvview of fundamental concepts of UNIX. Anytime
I have a question on the usage of system calls I consult this book.
The only problem with it is that it needs to be updated per
System V Rel 3, 4.3 BSD and the efforts of Sun and AT&T to bring
SunOS and System V together as well as the efforts in the UNIX 386
world.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Tricks of the UNIX Masters
AUTHOR: Sage, Russel G.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Co
EDITION: 1987, pp 400
ISBN: 0-672-22449-6.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
- a "must add" to your list of UNIX books. For about $20, you'll get a
lot of nifty little tricks & tips you won't pick up unless you've got
a good UNIX guru to coach you. The style is relaxed & aimed at a bit
above the novice UNIX user (experienced programmer with sparse UNIX
exposure).
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix System Administration
AUTHOR: Fiedler, David
CO-AUTHORS: Hunter, Bruce H.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books (Howard Sams & Co)
EDITION: 1986, pp 320
ISBN: 0-8104-6289-3
APPROX_COST: 24.94
KEYWORDS: Administration
TITLE: UNIX System: Readings and Applications
AUTHOR: AT&T
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1987
ISBN: 013-938532-0 (v1) 013-939845-7 (v2)
APPROX_COST: 19.00 each
COMMENTS
Vol 1: UNIX Time-Sharing System
Vol.2: The UNIX System
- These two volumes are reprints of the two volumes of the Bell
Labs Technical Journal (now AT&T Tech J.) that were devoted to UNIX:
Vol. 57, No. 6, Part 2, July-August, 1987, and
Vol. 63, No. 8, October, 1984.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Programmers manual volumes 1&2
AUTHOR: Holt
CO-AUTHORS: Rinehart; Winston
SUBJECT: UNIX...
PUBLISHER: Bell Laboratories
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-03-061742-1 (v1), 0-03-061742-X (v2)
APPROX_COST:
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
TITLE: The C Programming Language, First Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
CO-AUTHORS: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1978. pp 228
ISBN: 0-13-110163-3
APPROX_COST: 27.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
The Original Bible of C programming
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Programming Language, Second Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
CO-AUTHORS: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1988, pp 272
ISBN: 0-13-110362-8
APPROX_COST: 28.00
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
The Bible of C programming
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: A Book on C
AUTHOR: Kelley, Al
CO-AUTHORS: Pohl, Ira
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.
EDITION: 1984, pp 362
ISBN: 0-8053-6860-4
APPROX_COST: 32.25
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a book written with the beginning C programmer in mind.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: C Primer Plus Revised Edition
AUTHOR: Waite, Mitchell
CO-AUTHORS: Prata, Stephen; Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Samms & Company
EDITION: 1987, pp 558
ISBN: 0-672-22582-4
APPROX_COST: 23.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
An excellent beginners guide to C programming. I found out about this book
through a vendor's training class on C, where they used it as the textbook.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Advanced C Programming for Displays
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1988, pp 265
ISBN: ???
APPROX_COST: 31.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Covers Character Displays, Windows, and Keyboards for UNIX and MS-DOS.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Curses Explained
AUTHOR: Goodheart, Berny
SUBJECT: Complete Curses and Terminfo reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1990, pp 304
ISBN: 0-13-931957-3
APPROX_COST: ??
SUGGESTED_BY: goodheart_berny@tandem.com
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview, Curses
COMMENTS
- This is a complete text and reference book on UNIX Curses.
It provides C programmers and UNIX users with the expertise to
create, install and debug, Curses written applications and
terminfo description files using the UNIX System V.3 Operating
System.
Will enable any C programmer to create UNIX Curses or terminfo
based programs.
The text is based on UNIX System V.3 and refers to earlier
releases where appropriate.
In text examples on: using Curses; using Windows; color manipulation;
using an alternative character set; pads; and terminfo.
The book includes a full alphabetical reference section (120pp)
documenting all curses functions from both past and present versions
of the UNIX operating system.
An appendix with terminfo reference tables for both the terminfo
description designer and the C programmer.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: C: A Reference Manual, 2nd Edition
AUTHOR: Harbison, Samuel P.
CO-AUTHORS: Steele Jr., Guy L.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1987, pp 404
ISBN: 0-13-109810-1, paperback: 0-13-109802-0
APPROX_COST: 31.95
COMMENTS
An excellent book on C. It is not really an introductory level book, and is a
great companion to K&R (2nd Ed.). Both this book and K&R (2nd Ed.) cover the
draft-proposed ANSI standards. Where H&S really stands out is in the sections
that cover the UNIX library calls. If you have ever struggled with any of
printf or scanf family of library calls in trying to figure out the conversion
rules in the format string, this book is the answer.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Numerical Recipes in C, The Art of Scientific Computing
AUTHOR: Press, William H.
CO-AUTHORS: Flannery, Brian; Teukolsky, Saul; Vetterling, William
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
EDITION: 1988, pp 735
ISBN: 0-521-35465-X
APPROX_COST: 44.50
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
". . . it is the one book to buy if you are going to have to solve anything
numerically on a computer." - Dr. Dobb's Journal
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Efficient C
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
CO-AUTHORS: Brodie, Jim
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 150
ISBN: 0-911537-05-8
APPROX_COST: 25.00
COMMENTS
This is a useful book. Portability is one aspect of programming in C.
Efficiency is the other. Many use C because it allows them the freedom to tie
the programs down to the hardware in order to run efficiently. This book is an
excellent guide and when combined with Jon Bentley's book on writting
efficient programs gives one an excellent background in measuring programs and
fine tuning them.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Notes on the Draft C Standard
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
EDITION: 1987, pp 92
ISBN: 0-911537-06-6
APPROX_COST: 10.00
COMMENTS
Tom Plum is the Vice Chair of the ANSI X3J11 committee, so who better to write
this book than he? However, as with any of the other C books that treat the
ANSI C Standard, it does not cover the Standard in it's final form due to the
fact that it has yet to be adopted. However, the price is about $10, so it
makes a good pickup to keep informed about the standard and how it differs
from K&R C.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Programmer's Handbook
AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 84
ISBN: 0-13-110073-4
APPROX_COST: 22.95
COMMENTS
This is a handbook for experience programmers, not a book for reading.
Information is intended as a quickie reference and is not that detailed.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Puzzle Book: Puzzles for the C Programming Language, 2nd Ed.
AUTHOR: Feuer, Alan R.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1982, pp 173
ISBN: 0-13-109934-5 paperback: 0-13-109926-4
APPROX_COST: 26.00
COMMENTS
Exactly what the title indicates. The puzzles are organized by chapter: basic
arithmetic operators, assignment operators, logic and increment operators,
bitwise operators, relational and conditional operators, operator precedence
and evaluation. The answers for all of the puzzles are also provided. This
is an excellent way to learn some of the more advanced expressions that can be
concocted with C.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The C Answer Book
AUTHOR: Tondo, Clovis L.
CO-AUTHORS: Gimpel, Scott E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 209
ISBN: 0-13-109877-2
APPROX_COST: 21.00
KEYWORDS: K&R answers
COMMENTS
This book provides the answers to the exercises found in K&R. I believe that
a second edition of this book has also been recently published corresponding
with the 2nd edition of K&R.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: C Traps and Pitfalls
AUTHOR: Koenig, Andrew
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1988, pp 147
ISBN: 0-201-17928-8
APPROX_COST: 17.50
COMMENTS
Andrew published a BTL Technical Memorandum by this title several years back.
Later it was published as a Technical Report. It has now been expanded into a
book. I read the TR and it was excellent. I just recently finished the book
and would recommend it to anyone who uses C.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Portable C and UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Lapin, J.E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1987, pp 249
ISBN: 0-13-686494-5
APPROX_COST:
KEYWORDS: Portable
COMMENTS
A useful book, mostly because there are no others written on this topic, yet...
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Portable C Software
AUTHOR: Horton, Mark
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
EDITION: 1990, pp 400
ISBN: 0-13-868050-7
APPROX_COST: 32.95
COMMENTS:
>From the back jacket:
Portable C Software is designed for professional programmers and
students who want to write portable C code between System V
implementations, POSIX, MS DOS, and other operating systems.
Assuming a working knowledge of C, this book addresses and rates
each feature of the C software environment. Shell commands, system
calls, external variables, and macros are discussed and examined
in detail.
The author provides an advanced introduction to C, describes how
best to write portable software, examines what not to do, discusses
common mistakes, and includes an invaluable portability reference
manual. In this extensive manual, the author rates the portability
of the following
o subroutines available in C libraries
o operating system calls
o header include files
o predefined variables in the C library
o UNIX(R) system shell commands
Portable C Software offers concise, current coverage of C, and
will be an important reference for anyone who writes C programs.
Of the nearly 400 pages, about 250 are reference material. Some of it
is fairly detailed. If you find any errors, or have any suggestions for
the next edition, please drop me a note at
Mark.Horton@ATT.COM
Thanks to everyone who made helpful suggestions or otherwise contributed
to the book.
Mark
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Software Engineering in C.
AUTHOR: Darnell, Peter
CO-AUTHORS: et al.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag
EDITION: 1988
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 29.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
COMMENTS
One of the finest books I have seen for beginners. Highly recommended even for
intermediate-level C programmers.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Data Structures and C Programs.
AUTHOR: Van Wyk, Christopher
SUBJECT: C programming
EDITION: 1988
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 41.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
KEYWORDS: C, Data Structures
COMMENTS
The author is from Bell Labs and this is also one of my favorite books for
learing C programming with different kinds of data structures."
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Papers for UNIX Developers & Power Users
AUTHOR: The Waite Group Editors - edited by Mitchell Waite
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co
EDITION: 1987 pp 518
ISBN: 0-672-22578-6
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
This is a collection of papers. Some of the them are introductions and others
cover more arcane bits of knowledge.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Writing a Unix Device Driver
AUTHOR: Egan, Janet I.
CO-AUTHORS: Teixeira, Thomas J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons.
EDITION: 1988, pp 357
ISBN: 0-471-62811-5, paperback: 0-471-62859-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD, Xenix
TITLE: (no title given)
AUTHOR: (no author given)
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER:
EDITION: 19??, pp 297
ISBN: 0-8359-8164-9, paperback: 0-8359-8162-2
APPROX_COST:
COMMENTS
Introductory level book, extremely basic and easy reading. I read this on a
plane trip between Newark, NJ and Columbus, OH before I ever worked seriously
with UNIX. Unlike, Rebecca Thomas and Jean Yates Tutorial style book this one
does not require you to be sitting down in front of a crt in order to derive
benefit from it.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Unix for People
AUTHOR: Birns, Peter
CO-AUTHORS: Brown, P.; Muster John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION:
ISBN: 0-13-937442-6
APPROX_COST: 28.00
TITLE: Unix Power Utilities for Power Users
AUTHOR: Muster, John
CO-AUTHORS: Birns, Peter
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: MIS Press
EDITION: 1989, pp 420
ISBN: 1-55828-000-6
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
- Phone 1-800-MANUALS
END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
COMMENTS
- From Page 2...
Overview of Contents
If you have the ability to log on the system, create, move, copy and remove
files, create and change directories, and issue basic shell commands, you will
be able to complete the exercises in these modules.
If you are more experienced, you may be able to proceed quickly through part
or all of Modules 2 and 3, and the introductory steps to several of the other
modules.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The AWK Programming Language
AUTHOR: Aho, Al
CO-AUTHORS: Kernighan, Brian; Weinberger, Peter
SUBJECT: AWK Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley
EDITION: 1988, pp 210
ISBN: 0-201-07981-X LC 87-17566
APPROX_COST: 23.75
TITLE: UNIX System Security
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
CO-AUTHORS: Kochan, Stephen G.
SUBJECT: Security
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
EDITION: 1985, pp 299
ISBN: 0-8104-6267-2
APPROX_COST: 34.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back cover
Here is a practical guide to computer security on the UNIX system for the
user, administrator, or potential UNIX system buyer. It will teach you
everything you need to know ot make your system secure and keep it that way.
Topics covered include:
- file and directory permissions
- password security
- how the setuid/gid permissions work and how to use them
- how the various security-related UNIX commands and functions work
- how to write secure programs
- different methods of data encryption -- including the government
standard DES algorithm -- and how secure they are
- data encryption over communication networks
- how to discover and plug potential security holes in your system
- how to periodically monitor your system to maintain security
Also included is the complete source for several security auditing and
administration programs.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: The UNIX Text Processing System
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 250
ISBN: 0-471-85581-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have found this to be a very good guide to nroff, and the -mm macros. It also
covers the -ms macros, vi, eqn, tbl, refer, and pic
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: UNIX Text Processing
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
CO-AUTHORS: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
EDITION: 1987, pp 665
ISBN: 0-672-46291-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a MUST for all [nt]roff users.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Typesetting Tables on the UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
CO-AUTHORS: McNabb, Mary
SUBJECT: Using the 'tbl' utility
PUBLISHER: Trilithon Press, 334 State St., Ste. 106 Los Altos CA 94022
EDITION: 1990, pp 283
ISBN: 0-9626289-0-5
APPROX_COST: 20.00
KEYWORDS: What the manual _should_ have been
COMMENTS
From the back cover:
Reviewers said: "You're a pair of lunatics!" -- James Gosling, Sun Micro
"Good Grief!" -- Ken Greer, Elan Computer Group, Inc.
"Three Hundred Pages on TBL?!?" -- Prof. Powell, U. Minn
I (S.B.Bassett) rather agree, but I wish there were more lunatics like
these two, who would do a thorough job of documenting the workings of
various cryptic, arcane, and downright quirky UNIX utilities for the
benefit of those of us without source . . .
I actually enjoyed reading this -- Henry sent me a complimentary copy in
the hopes that I would review it here (thanks, Henry, I did), and I
figured out why I had so much trouble with 'tbl' on a former job -- I'd
have paid several times the price for a copy of this 2 years ago. Too
bad I'm not doing tech writing any more . . . ;^)
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Using C on the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Curry, David A.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1989, pp 232
ISBN: 0-937175-23-4
APPROX_COST: 24.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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COMMENTS
This is a must for the Beginning UNIX programmer.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Using UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 91
ISBN: 0-937175-010-2
APPROX_COST: 17.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Managing UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
CO-AUTHORS: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 107
ISBN: 0-937175-09-9
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Managing Projects with Make
AUTHOR: Talbot, Steve
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 77
ISBN: 0-937175-04-8
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Understanding and Using COFF
AUTHOR: Gircys, Gintaras R.
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 176
ISBN: 0-937175-31-5
APPROX_COST: 21.95
UNIX_FLAVORS: SYSV
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
COMMENTS
--From back cover
This handbook explains the COFF data structure and its manipulation.
Contents include:
- The basics of COFF
- Assembley code relocation process
- COFF file headers
- Relocation structures
- The linking process
- The COFF system in UNIX
- Magic numbers
- The COFF symbolic debug system
- COFF and shared libraries
- Utilities and techniques for working with COFF files
- A sample program to manipulate COFF
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Programming with Curses
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 71
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Reading and Writing Termcap Entries
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1986, pp 71
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: !%@:: A Guide to Electronic Mail Addressing
AUTHOR: Frey, Donnalyn
CO-AUTHOR: Adams, Rick
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1989, pp 284
ISBN: 0-937175-93-0
APPROX_COST: 26.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (BSD)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 270
ISBN: 0-937175-20-X
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (System V)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 270
ISBN: 0-937175-19-6
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Learning the vi Editor
AUTHOR: Lamb, Linda
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 150
ISBN: 0-937175-17-X
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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END-OF-KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
TITLE: Learning the UNIX Operating System
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1987, pp 76
ISBN: 0-937175-16-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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TITLE: DOS Meets UNIX
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
CO-AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 134
ISBN: 0-937175-21-8
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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TITLE: Checking C programs with lint
AUTHOR: Darwin
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 72
ISBN: 0-937175-30-7
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: termcap and terminfo
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
EDITION: 1988, pp 248
ISBN: 0-937175-22-6
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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TITLE: Software Tools
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
CO-AUTHORS: Plauger, P. J.
SUBJECT: How to write programs that make good tools.
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
EDITION: 1976, pp 338
ISBN: 0-201-03669-X
APPROX_COST: $20.00
KEYWORDS: programming, top-down design, software engineering.
COMMENTS
The language used is RATFOR but it looks enough like C
to be used by anyone who knows or is learning C.
The book purports to contain generic examples that might
be on any system; the reader will recognise many similarities
to UNIX.
Several UNIX-like commands and features are discussed in
detail. Many UNIX design considerations and philosophies
are explained.
END-OF-COMMENTS
TITLE: Threads of a New System
AUTHOR: Rashid, Richard
SUBJECT: Introduction to Mach
PUBLISHER: -- UNIX Review Mag. --
EDITION: August 1986
UNIX_FLAVORS: Mach
KEYWORDS: NeXT
COMMENTS
- an excellent introduction to the design of Mach, the sort-of
object-oriented Unix which runs on the NeXT machine.
END-OF-COMMENTS
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``A system without PERL is like a hockey game without a fight.''
-- Mitch Wrightmitch@hq.af.mil (Mitch Wright) (02/03/91)
Since there has been yet another "what book ...." thread, it's time Yet
Another Book List to be posted. The list has changed slightly (yes! again)
but I think it is for the better (unless I hear a better suggestion).
The format has changed to make it darn right trivial to convert to bib format
or any other for that matter. I have also put the list into alphabetical
order.
For complaints, kudos, suggestions, corrections, additions, donations, ...
drop me an E-mail note -- mitch@oz.com.
TITLE: !%@:: A Guide to Electronic Mail Addressing
AUTHOR: Frey, Donnalyn
AUTHOR: Adams, Rick
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 284
ISBN: 0-937175-93-0
APPROX_COST: 26.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
TITLE: (no title given)
AUTHOR: (no author given)
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER:
DATE: 19??
PAGES: 297
ISBN: 0-8359-8164-9, paperback: 0-8359-8162-2
COMMENTS
Introductory level book, extremely basic and easy reading. I read
this on a plane trip between Newark, NJ and Columbus, OH before I ever
worked seriously with UNIX. Unlike, Rebecca Thomas and Jean Yates
Tutorial style book this one does not require you to be sitting down
in front of a crt in order to derive benefit from it.
TITLE: The AWK Programming Language
AUTHOR: Aho, Al
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian
AUTHOR: Weinberger, Peter
SUBJECT: AWK Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 210
ISBN: 0-201-07981-X LC 87-17566
APPROX_COST: 23.75
TITLE: Advanced C Programming for Displays
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 265
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 31.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Covers Character Displays, Windows, and Keyboards for UNIX and MS-DOS.
TITLE: Advanced UNIX Programming
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 265
ISBN: 0-13-011818-4, paperback: 0-13-011800-1
APPROX_COST: 34.95
KEYWORDS: SYSV
COMMENTS
Rochkind is a former Bell Labs UNIX guru who wrote SCCS back in the
mid 70's. This book is exactly what the title states, basically an
extremely thorough treatment of programming using the UNIX System
Call Interface. System V, System III, V7, 4.2 BSD, and Xenix are
all discussed. The system calls are organized functionally into
chapters that cover file i/o, terminal i/o, process control,
interprocess communication, and miscellaneous calls. The opening
chapter is an overvview of fundamental concepts of UNIX. Anytime
I have a question on the usage of system calls I consult this book.
The only problem with it is that it needs to be updated per
System V Rel 3, 4.3 BSD and the efforts of Sun and AT&T to bring
SunOS and System V together as well as the efforts in the UNIX 386
world.
TITLE: Advanced UNIX: A Programmer's Guide
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
SUBJECT: Programming Guide
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co.
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 484
ISBN: 0-067-22403-8.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: SYSV
COMMENTS
Prata assumes you know how to login and use an editor. It's very
good for shell programing.
TITLE: BSD 4.3 Manual Set
AUTHOR: University of California Berkeley
SUBJECT: 4.3 BSD UNIX Operating System
DATE: June 1988
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 60.00/set
SUGGESTED_BY: An anonymous BSD zealot
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS:
Printed by the USENIX Association as a service to the UNIX Comm.
COMMENTS
This is a must for programmers, administrator, and users alike.
If you are in contact with the BSD UNIX Operating system, YOU
need these manuals! Kudos to the boys at Cory and Evans!
TITLE: A Book on C
AUTHOR: Kelley, Al
AUTHOR: Pohl, Ira
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 362
ISBN: 0-8053-6860-4
APPROX_COST: 32.25
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a book written with the beginning C programmer in mind.
TITLE: The C Answer Book
AUTHOR: Tondo, Clovis L.
AUTHOR: Gimpel, Scott E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 209
ISBN: 0-13-109877-2
APPROX_COST: 21.00
KEYWORDS: K&R answers
COMMENTS
This book provides the answers to the exercises found in K&R. I
believe that a second edition of this book has also been recently
published corresponding with the 2nd edition of K&R.
TITLE: C Primer Plus Revised Edition
AUTHOR: Waite, Mitchell
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
AUTHOR: Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Samms & Company
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 558
ISBN: 0-672-22582-4
APPROX_COST: 23.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
An excellent beginners guide to C programming. I found out about this
book through a vendor's training class on C, where they used it as the
textbook.
TITLE: The C Programmer's Handbook
AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 84
ISBN: 0-13-110073-4
APPROX_COST: 22.95
KEYWORDS: C Programming
COMMENTS
This is a handbook for experience programmers, not a book for reading.
Information is intended as a quickie reference and is not that
detailed.
TITLE: The C Programming Language, First Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1978
PAGES: 228
ISBN: 0-13-110163-3
APPROX_COST: 27.00
KEYWORDS: C, UNIX, K&R C
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
** The Original Bible of C programming **
"... a book that ocntains a tutorial introduction to get new userss
started as soon as possible, separate chapters on major features
and a reference manual"
TITLE: The C Programming Language, Second Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 272
ISBN: 0-13-110362-8
APPROX_COST: 28.00
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
The Bible of C programming
TITLE: The C Puzzle Book: Puzzles for the C Programming Language, 2nd Ed.
AUTHOR: Feuer, Alan R.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1982
PAGES: 173
ISBN: 0-13-109934-5 paperback: 0-13-109926-4
APPROX_COST: 26.00
COMMENTS
Exactly what the title indicates. The puzzles are organized by
chapter: basic arithmetic operators, assignment operators, logic and
increment operators, bitwise operators, relational and conditional
operators, operator precedence and evaluation. The answers for all of
the puzzles are also provided. This is an excellent way to learn some
of the more advanced expressions that can be concocted with C.
TITLE: C Traps and Pitfalls
AUTHOR: Koenig, Andrew
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 147
ISBN: 0-201-17928-8
APPROX_COST: 17.50
COMMENTS
Andrew published a BTL Technical Memorandum by this title several
years back. Later it was published as a Technical Report. It has now
been expanded into a book. I read the TR and it was excellent. I
just recently finished the book and would recommend it to anyone who
uses C.
TITLE: The C and Unix Dictionary
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Definitions of terms
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 216
ISBN: 0-471-60929-3, 0-471-60931-5 (pbk)
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
Definitions of over 1000 terms in the C and Unix lexicon.
TITLE: C: A Reference Manual, 2nd Edition
AUTHOR: Harbison, Samuel P.
AUTHOR: Steele Jr., Guy L.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 404
ISBN: 0-13-109810-1, paperback: 0-13-109802-0
APPROX_COST: 31.95
COMMENTS
An excellent book on C. It is not really an introductory level book,
and is a great companion to K&R (2nd Ed.). Both this book and K&R
(2nd Ed.) cover the draft-proposed ANSI standards. Where H&S really
stands out is in the sections that cover the UNIX library calls. If
you have ever struggled with any of printf or scanf family of library
calls in trying to figure out the conversion rules in the format
string, this book is the answer.
TITLE: Checking C programs with lint
AUTHOR: Darwin
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 72
ISBN: 0-937175-30-7
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
TITLE: Compiler Design in C
AUTHOR: Holub, Allen I.
SUBJECT: Compiler Design
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 924
ISBN:0-13-155045-4
KEYWORDS: C Compilers, YACC
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS
Great book! And lots of source examples to boot.
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TITLE: DOS Meets UNIX
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 134
ISBN: 0-937175-21-8
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
TITLE: Data Structures and C Programs.
AUTHOR: Van Wyk, Christopher
SUBJECT: C programming
DATE: 1988
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 41.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
KEYWORDS: C, Data Structures
COMMENTS
The author is from Bell Labs and this is also one of my favorite books
for learing C programming with different kinds of data structures."
TITLE: The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Leffler, Samuel J.
AUTHOR: McKusick, Marshall Kirk
AUTHOR: Karels, Michael J.
AUTHOR: Quarterman, John S.
SUBJECT: Design of BSD UNIX
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 471
ISBN: 0-201-06196-1
APPROX_COST: 39.00
KEYWORDS: Internals, Kernel, BSD
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
These are the primary people who are responsible for 4.3 BSD.
--From back cover--
This book is the first authoritative description of the design and
implementation of the research version of the UNIX System developed
at the University of California at Berkeley. It covers the INTERNAL
structure of the 4.3BSD system and the concetps, data structures, and
algorithms used in implementing the system facilites. The book also
includes a chaper on the implementation of TCP/IP -- a networking
protocol suite widely implemented throughout the world.
Both philosophical and design issues of 4.3BSD are discussed, as well
as details of the actual implementation. In most cases, the
discussion starts at the system-call level and descends from the
interface to the kernel down to the hardware itself. The kernel
includes system facilities such as process management, memory
management, the I/O system, the filesystem, the socket IPC mechanism,
and network-protocol implementations.
The Design and Implemenation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System is an
in-depth study of a contemporary operating system. This book assumes
that the reader understands basic operating-system terminology and has
some familiarity with any version of the UNIX System and with the C
programming language. Therefore, this book is suitable for
operating-system implementors, systems programmers, and UNIX
application developers.
TITLE: The Design of the Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Bach, Maurice J.
SUBJECT: Design of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE:
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-13-201799-7
APPROX_COST: 47.20
KEYWORDS: SYSV, AT&T
COMMENTS
A good generic introduction to kernel operation. (System V)
TITLE: Efficient C
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
AUTHOR: Brodie, Jim
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 150
ISBN: 0-911537-05-8
APPROX_COST: 25.00
COMMENTS
This is a useful book. Portability is one aspect of programming in C.
Efficiency is the other. Many use C because it allows them the
freedom to tie the programs down to the hardware in order to run
efficiently. This book is an excellent guide and when combined with
Jon Bentley's book on writting efficient programs gives one an
excellent background in measuring programs and fine tuning them.
TITLE: Exploring the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 370
ISBN: 0-8104-6268-0
APPROX_COST: 22.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
KEYWORDS: Introduction
COMMENTS
A very good intro. book to UNIX. Has chapters on UNIX file system,
Bourne shell, vi, Program development, security, communications, and
administration.
TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP
AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas
SUBJECT: Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 382
ISBN: 0-13-470154-2
APPROX_COST: 47.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back of book
This comprehensive book begins with a discussion of the TCP/IP
technology and the Internet in general terms, summarizing the services
provided and the history of their development.
The remainder of the book looks at the architecture of the Internet,
the TCP/IP technology, and the applications that use it in more
detail. It discusses the fundamentals of protocols like TCP/IP as
well as showing how they fit into the internet. In additon to
providing details, the book highlights the general principles
underlying network protocols, and explains why the TCP/IP protocols
adapt easily to so many underlying network technologies. Readers will
find a brief summary of the network hardware used throughout the
Internet that focuses on the features of each technology that are of
primary importance to an Internet architect.
TITLE: Introducing The UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Book Company
DATE: 1983
PAGES: 556
ISBN: 0-07-045001-3
APPROX_COST: 27.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Introductory for the most part, but far more extensive than Gauthier's
book. There are two chapters on editors and two on text formatting
that are the best I have seen in this type book. There is even a
chapter on system management.
... a later edition of this book was targeted specifically to
System V. -- Henry
TITLE: Introducing UNIX System V
AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel
CO-AUTHORS: McGilton, Henry
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
DATE: 1987
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
It gives the user a good working knowledge of a number of commands
and packages. I emphasize that it is a user book, by no means a
technical manual. I assume by the difficulty in getting it in these
parts that it is pretty popular.
TITLE: An Introduction to Berkeley Unix
AUTHOR: Wang, Paul
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 512
ISBN: 0-534-08862-7
APPROX_COST: 36.75
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD
COMMENTS
If you need a BSD oriented book, then I don't think you would find a
more thorough introductory book.
TITLE: The Kornshell, Command and Programming Language
AUTHOR: Korn, David G.
AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Korn shell programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 356
ISBN: 0-13-516972-0
APPROX_COST: 30.00
KEYWORDS: ksh, SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
The book to have if you are beginning to learn the ksh.
TITLE: Learning the UNIX Operating System
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 76
ISBN: 0-937175-16-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Learning the vi Editor
AUTHOR: Lamb, Linda
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 150
ISBN: 0-937175-17-X
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Life With UNIX
AUTHOR: Libes, Don
AUTHOR: Ressler, Sandy
SUBJECT: Introduction and Overview of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 350
ISBN: 0-13-536657-7
APPROX_COST: 30.95
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview
COMMENTS
- A comprehensive overview of UNIX. Major sections are:
UNIX in Time - Usual trash plus history of user groups,
universities, with a comprehensive "who's who" in
UNIX history. Present & Future deals with where
UNIX is now and where its going - companies,
standards and dialects are treated at length.
UNIX Information - How people really learn about UNIX.
Discussion of books, magazines, conferences, and, of
course, source code.
Inside UNIX - In-depth descriptions of UNIX from three
different perspectives - user, programmer and
adminstrator.
Outside UNIX - Third-party stuff. Discussions of how UNIX
has prospered/withered in face of real-world problems.
Underground - archives, USENET, public access UNIX,
GNU, MINIX, public-domain and/or free software, etc.
This book is quite unusual, not only because of its scope, but
because it prints things that have never appeared in print (for one
reason or another) - things that most people don't realize or find
until years after they have used UNIX. It is essentially a
"reading between the lines" of all the other UNIX manuals, books
and magazines. Lastly, "Life With UNIX" is chock full of amusing
UNIX stories and anecdotes, all designed to provide you with key
insights into why UNIX is the way it is. "Life with UNIX" is a
must book for UNIX beginners to UNIX gurus.
{ Best! Best! Best! Hooray -- loved it!!! S.B.Bassett }
TITLE: Managing Projects with Make
AUTHOR: Talbot, Steve
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 77
ISBN: 0-937175-04-8
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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TITLE: Managing UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 107
ISBN: 0-937175-09-9
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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TITLE: Notes on the Draft C Standard
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 92
ISBN: 0-911537-06-6
APPROX_COST: 10.00
COMMENTS
Tom Plum is the Vice Chair of the ANSI X3J11 committee, so who better
to write this book than he? However, as with any of the other C books
that treat the ANSI C Standard, it does not cover the Standard in it's
final form due to the fact that it has yet to be adopted. However,
the price is about $10, so it makes a good pickup to keep informed
about the standard and how it differs from K&R C.
TITLE: Numerical Recipes in C, The Art of Scientific Computing
AUTHOR: Press, William H.
AUTHOR: Flannery, Brian
AUTHOR: Teukolsky, Saul
AUTHOR: Vetterling, William
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 735
ISBN: 0-521-35465-X
APPROX_COST: 44.50
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
". . . it is the one book to buy if you are going to have to solve
anything numerically on a computer." - Dr. Dobb's Journal
TITLE: Operating Systems, Design and Implementation
AUTHOR: Tanenbaum, Andrew S.
SUBJECT: OS Design
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 719
ISBN: 0-13-637406-9
APPROX_COST: 40.00
KEYWORDS: MINIX, UNIX
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS
-- From back cover --
o Covers the fundamental principles in detail including processes,
interporcess communication, semaphores, monitors, message passing,
remote procedure call, scheduling algorithms input/output,
deadlocks, device drivers, memory management, paging algorithms,
file system design, network file servers, atomic transactions,
security, and protection mechanisms.
o discusses one system -- MINIX, a UNIXX-compatible operating
system -- in detail to illustrate the principles.
o provides a complete source code listing of MINIX for study.
TITLE: Operating System Design, The XINU approach
AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas
SUBJECT: OS Design
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 486
ISBN: 0-13-637539-1
APPROX_COST: $39.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS:
-- From back cover --
In this book, Douglas Comer, dispels the magic from operating system
design and consolidates the body of material into a systematic
discipline...
The author guides you through the construction of a conventional
process-based system, using practical straightforward primitives...
TITLE: Portable C Software
AUTHOR: Horton, Mark
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-13-868050-7
APPROX_COST: 32.95
COMMENTS:
** From the back jacket:
Portable C Software is designed for professional programmers and
students who want to write portable C code between System V
implementations, POSIX, MS DOS, and other operating systems.
Assuming a working knowledge of C, this book addresses and rates
each feature of the C software environment. Shell commands, system
calls, external variables, and macros are discussed and examined
in detail.
The author provides an advanced introduction to C, describes how
best to write portable software, examines what not to do, discusses
common mistakes, and includes an invaluable portability reference
manual. In this extensive manual, the author rates the portability
of the following
o subroutines available in C libraries
o operating system calls
o header include files
o predefined variables in the C library
o UNIX(R) system shell commands
Portable C Software offers concise, current coverage of C, and
will be an important reference for anyone who writes C programs.
Of the nearly 400 pages, about 250 are reference material. Some of it
is fairly detailed. If you find any errors, or have any suggestions
for the next edition, please drop me a note at
Mark.Horton@ATT.COM
Thanks to everyone who made helpful suggestions or otherwise
contributed to the book. -- Mark
TITLE: Portable C and UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Lapin, J.E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 249
ISBN: 0-13-686494-5
KEYWORDS: Portable C
COMMENTS
A useful book, mostly because there are no others written on this
topic, yet...
TITLE: A Practical Guide to Sys V Unix
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark
SUBJECT: SYSV Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin Cummings
DATE: 1985
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 32.25
TITLE: A Practical Guide to the Unix System
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G.
SUBJECT: UNIX Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 700
ISBN: 0-8053-8910-5 LC 83-21069
APPROX_COST: 27.95
TITLE: Programming with Curses
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 71
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Reading and Writing Termcap Entries
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 71
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Software Engineering in C.
AUTHOR: Darnell, Peter
AUTHOR: et. al.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag
DATE: 1988
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 29.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
COMMENTS
One of the finest books I have seen for beginners. Highly recommended
even for intermediate-level C programmers.
TITLE: Software Tools
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Plauger, P. J.
SUBJECT: How to write programs that make good tools.
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1976
PAGES: 338
ISBN: 0-201-03669-X
APPROX_COST: $20.00
KEYWORDS: programming, top-down design, software engineering.
COMMENTS
The language used is RATFOR but it looks enough like C
to be used by anyone who knows or is learning C.
The book purports to contain generic examples that might
be on any system; the reader will recognise many similarities
to UNIX.
Several UNIX-like commands and features are discussed in
detail. Many UNIX design considerations and philosophies
are explained.
TITLE: Termcap and Terminfo
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 248
ISBN: 0-937175-22-6
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Tricks of the UNIX Masters
AUTHOR: Sage, Russel G.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Co
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-672-22449-6.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
a "must add" to your list of UNIX books. For about $20, you'll get a
lot of nifty little tricks & tips you won't pick up unless you've got
a good UNIX guru to coach you. The style is relaxed & aimed at a bit
above the novice UNIX user (experienced programmer with sparse UNIX
exposure).
TITLE: Typesetting Tables on the UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
CO-AUTHORS: McNabb, Mary
SUBJECT: Using the 'tbl' utility
PUBLISHER: Trilithon Press, 334 State St., Ste. 106 Los Altos CA 94022
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 283
ISBN: 0-9626289-0-5
APPROX_COST: 20.00
KEYWORDS: Typesetting, tbl, troff
COMMENTS
-- From the back cover:
Reviewers said:
"You're a pair of lunatics!" -- James Gosling, Sun Micro
"Good Grief!" -- Ken Greer, Elan Computer Group, Inc.
"Three Hundred Pages on TBL?!?" -- Prof. Powell, U. Minn
I (S.B.Bassett) rather agree, but I wish there were more lunatics like
these two, who would do a thorough job of documenting the workings of
various cryptic, arcane, and downright quirky UNIX utilities for the
benefit of those of us without source . . .
I actually enjoyed reading this -- Henry sent me a complimentary copy
in the hopes that I would review it here (thanks, Henry, I did), and I
figured out why I had so much trouble with 'tbl' on a former job -- I'd
have paid several times the price for a copy of this 2 years ago. Too
bad I'm not doing tech writing any more . . . ;^)
TITLE: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide
AUTHOR: Anderson, Gail
AUTHOR: Anderson, Paul
SUBJECT: C-Shell Guide
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 374
ISBN: 0-13-937468-X
APPROX_COST: 31.00
KEYWORDS: C-shell, csh
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have heard this called the C-Shell Bible.
TITLE: UNIX Curses Explained
AUTHOR: Goodheart, Berny
SUBJECT: Complete Curses and Terminfo reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 304
ISBN: 0-13-931957-3
SUGGESTED_BY: goodheart_berny@tandem.com
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview, Curses
COMMENTS
This is a complete text and reference book on UNIX Curses.
It provides C programmers and UNIX users with the expertise to
create, install and debug, Curses written applications and
terminfo description files using the UNIX System V.3 Operating
System.
Will enable any C programmer to create UNIX Curses or terminfo
based programs.
The text is based on UNIX System V.3 and refers to earlier
releases where appropriate.
In text examples on: using Curses; using Windows; color manipulation;
using an alternative character set; pads; and terminfo.
The book includes a full alphabetical reference section (120pp)
documenting all curses functions from both past and present versions
of the UNIX operating system.
An appendix with terminfo reference tables for both the terminfo
description designer and the C programmer.
TITLE: UNIX Network Programming
AUTHOR: Stevens, W. Richard
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 772
ISBN: 0-13-949876-1
EDITION: 1990
APPROX_COST: 40.00
KEYWORDS: TCP/IP, XNS, SNA, NetBIOS, OSI, UUCP
SUGGESTED_BY: Richard Stevens ... { uunet | yale } ! hsi ! stevens
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
(201) 767-5937 for fewer than 20 copies
(201) 592-2498 for corporate customers ordering 20 or more
(201) 767-5994 for Government orders
COMMENTS
-- From back cover
As networking software becomes increasingly importat in today's world,
a book that teaches programmers how to write and how better to use
this technology has finally arrived.
... is unique because it includes numerous case studies of real
network applications, as well as approximately 15,000 lines of
C source code, take directly from their source files, to help further
understanding of networking software.
[ Source is available for anon. ftp at uunet.uu.net ~mitch ]
TITLE: UNIX Networking
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-672-48440-4
APPROX_COST: 29.95
KEYWORDS: Networking, TCP, NFS
SUGGESTED_BY: Frank W. Peters <peters@apple!CC.MsState.Edu>
COMMENTS
An excellent book covering UUCP, TCP/IP, NFS, RPC, Streams, OSI, RFS,
X11 and NeWS (Sun's postscript based graphical protocol). Each chapter
serves as an excellent programmers introduction to the topic
discussed."
TITLE: UNIX Papers for UNIX Developers & Power Users
AUTHOR: The Waite Group Editors - edited by Mitchell Waite
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 518
ISBN: 0-672-22578-6
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
This is a collection of papers. Some of the them are introductions
and others cover more arcane bits of knowledge.
TITLE: UNIX Programmers manual volumes 1&2
AUTHOR: Holt
AUTHOR: Rinehart; Winston
SUBJECT: UNIX...
PUBLISHER: Bell Laboratories
DATE:
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-03-061742-1 (v1), 0-03-061742-X (v2)
APPROX_COST:
TITLE: The UNIX Programming Environment
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Pike, Rob
SUBJECT: Basic UNIX Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
YEAR: 1984
PAGES: 357
ISBN: 0-13-937699-2, paperback: 0-13-937681-X
APPROX_COST: 25.95
SUGGESTED_BY: *Everyone*
COMMENTS
This book is what I call a classic. Just buy it.
a good programmer's introduction.
TITLE: UNIX SVR4, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 882
ISBN: 0-07-881653-X
APPROX_COST: 29.95
SUGGESTED_BY: S.Coffin <scoffin@uswest.com>
COMMENTS
An update, revision, expansion, and overall improvement of the
best-selling UNIX, The Complete Reference (ISBN 0-07-881299-2).
Written especially for SVR4. New chapters on csh and ksh, troff,
NFS and networking, and X Window System, as well as wholesale
revision of many other chapters. Well-written, readable, complete;
but does not cover UNIX internals or software development.
TITLE: UNIX Shell Programming
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Shell Programming
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 442
ISBN: 0-8104-6309-1
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: Bourne Shell, sh
COMMENTS
I own this book, but I rarely crack it open. I guess the main reason
is that I am still a Bourne-again shell user. For years I worked with
a variety of systems where one might find csh and/or ksh. However,
/bin/sh was the only common denominator. I find that most often I
refer to Kernighan and Pike for shell programming questions. However,
they don't address the C Shell (csh) or Korn Shell (ksh). This book
does offer a chapter on each. In addition, this book may be more
suited for a beginner than an experienced UNIX programmer.
TITLE: UNIX System Administration Handbook
AUTHOR: Nemeth, Evi
CO-AUTHORS: Snyder, Garth; Seebass, Scott
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-933441-6
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 593
APPROX_COST: 32.00
KEYWORDS: SunOS, BSD, Administration
SUGGESTED_BY: Michael S. Cross <msc@ihc.att.com>
COMMENTS
{ I'm recommending it for all of the people who get workstations
from us, and for all of the User Services people here -- an
added plus is that the programs listed are available by
anonymous ftp from the authors' home system. S.B.Bassett }
The book does a pretty good job of explaining the differences
between the types of UNIX(R) systems and administering them. It's
also on the light or humorous side which is a definite plus.
TITLE: UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Haviland, Keith
AUTHOR: Salama, Ben
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 339
ISBN: 0-201-12919-1
APPROX_COST: 27.95
COMMENTS
Concentrates on the UNIX System call interface.
TITLE: UNIX System Security
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
SUBJECT: UNIX Security
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 299
ISBN: 0-8104-6267-2
APPROX_COST: 34.95
KEYWORDS: Security
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back cover
Here is a practical guide to computer security on the UNIX system for
the user, administrator, or potential UNIX system buyer. It will
teach you everything you need to know ot make your system secure and
keep it that way. Topics covered include:
- file and directory permissions
- password security
- how the setuid/gid permissions work and how to use them
- how the various security-related UNIX commands and functions work
- how to write secure programs
- different methods of data encryption -- including the government
standard DES algorithm -- and how secure they are
- data encryption over communication networks
- how to discover and plug potential security holes in your system
- how to periodically monitor your system to maintain security
Also included is the complete source for several security auditing and
administration programs.
TITLE: UNIX System V Bible
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
AUTHOR: Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: SYSV Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Company
DATE:
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-672-22562-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This is a comprehenisve reference for programmers working with the
UNIX operating system documentation, covering intermediate to advanced
level programming for professionals who have prior experience
programming in C or using UNIX.
TITLE: The UNIX System V Environment
AUTHOR: Bourne, Steven R.
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 378
ISBN: 0-201-18484-2
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Steen Hammerum
COMMENTS
Steen Hammerum Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen says:
"has been _very_ useful to me (proof: I'm on my second copy)"
TITLE: UNIX System: Readings and Applications
AUTHOR: AT&T
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES:
ISBN: 013-938532-0 (v1) 013-939845-7 (v2)
APPROX_COST: 19.00 each
COMMENTS
Vol 1: UNIX Time-Sharing System
Vol.2: The UNIX System
These two volumes are reprints of the two volumes of the Bell
Labs Technical Journal (now AT&T Tech J.) that were devoted to UNIX:
Vol. 57, No. 6, Part 2, July-August, 1987, and
Vol. 63, No. 8, October, 1984.
TITLE: UNIX Text Processing
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 665
ISBN: 0-672-46291-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a MUST for all [nt]roff users.
TITLE: The UNIX Text Processing System
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 250
ISBN: 0-471-85581-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have found this to be a very good guide to nroff, and the -mm
macros. It also covers the -ms macros, vi, eqn, tbl, refer, and pic
TITLE: UNIX for Super-Users
AUTHOR: Foxley, Eric
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 213
ISBN: 0-201-14228-7
APPROX_COST: 27.95
KEYWORDS: SYSV
TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (BSD)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 270
ISBN: 0-937175-20-X
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (System V)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 270
ISBN: 0-937175-19-6
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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TITLE: UNIX, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 704
ISBN: 0-07-881299-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
An inexpensive reference and guide to System V in a style
familiar to those from the micro world where OMH and QUE
have many best selling guides to Lotus, DOS, Word, etc.
TITLE: Understanding and Using COFF
AUTHOR: Gircys, Gintaras R.
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 176
ISBN: 0-937175-31-5
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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COMMENTS
-- From back cover
This handbook explains the COFF data structure and its manipulation.
Contents include:
- The basics of COFF
- Assembley code relocation process
- COFF file headers
- Relocation structures
- The linking process
- The COFF system in UNIX
- Magic numbers
- The COFF symbolic debug system
- COFF and shared libraries
- Utilities and techniques for working with COFF files
- A sample program to manipulate COFF
[ Source used in this book is available via ftp from UUNET ~mitch ]
TITLE: Unix Administrations Guide for System V
AUTHOR: Thomas, R.
AUTHOR: Farrow, R.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 34.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Lars Tunkrans
COMMENTS
Bought this book last week, seems to me to be the most
comprehensive and fact-packed book on the subject I've ever seen.
TITLE: The Unix Command Reference Guide
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Unix commands
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 361
ISBN: 0-471-85580-4 (pbk)
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This book is a guide to the most useful Unix commands, organized
topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start
guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Unix
system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, and
the Bourne shell. There are many examples.
TITLE: Unix Communications
AUTHOR: Costales, Bryan
SUBJECT: Communication Reference
PUBLISHER: The Waite Group
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 542
ISBN: 0-672-22511-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
KEYWORDS: UUCP, USENET
COMMENTS
Covers everything the end user needs to know about email, USENET
and UUCP.
TITLE: The Unix Environment
AUTHOR: Walker, A. N.
SUBJECT: UNIX
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons
DATE:
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-471-90564-X
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
An excellent user's introduction. I have a special affection for
this book, as it introduced me to the plural forms VAXen and Unices.
TITLE: The Unix Operating System, Second Edition
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Comprehensive introduction to Unix
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 455
ISBN: 0-471-84782-8, 0-471-84781-X (pbk)
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This is the second edition of a widely used, widely translated
primevil Unix book. It is a comprehensive introductory book that goes
into more detail than most. While it is not a very good introduction
for people who will only use the system superficially, it is an
excellent introduction for those who plan to master the Unix system.
It includes sections on the most useful utilities, shell programming,
vi editing, and system internals.
TITLE: Unix Power Utilities for Power Users
AUTHOR: Muster, John
AUTHOR: Birns, Peter
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: MIS Press
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 420
ISBN: 1-55828-000-6
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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COMMENTS
** From Page 2...
Overview of Contents
If you have the ability to log on the system, create, move, copy and
remove files, create and change directories, and issue basic shell
commands, you will be able to complete the exercises in these modules.
If you are more experienced, you may be able to proceed quickly
through part or all of Modules 2 and 3, and the introductory steps to
several of the other modules.
TITLE: Unix System Administration
AUTHOR: Fiedler, David
AUTHOR: Hunter, Bruce H.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books (Howard Sams & Co)
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 320
ISBN: 0-8104-6289-3
APPROX_COST: 24.94
KEYWORDS: Administration
COMMENTS
-- From back cover --
An essential guide for anyone who owns or operates a UNIX system. The
clear presentation and easy-to-follow style make it suitable for the
user who does not have a technical background. [...]
Using step-by-step guidelines for complex procedures, the book
includes information on:
- making back-ups
- configuring systems
- writing shell programs
- connecting a printer, a terminal, and other devices
- communicating with other systems
TITLE: Unix for People
AUTHOR: Birns, Peter
AUTHOR: Brown, P.
AUTHOR: Muster, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE:
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-13-937442-6
APPROX_COST: 28.00
TITLE: Using C on the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Curry, David A.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 232
ISBN: 0-937175-23-4
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: C, UNIX
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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COMMENTS
This is a must for the Beginning UNIX programmer.
TITLE: Using UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 91
ISBN: 0-937175-010-2
APPROX_COST: 17.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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TITLE: Writing a Unix Device Driver
AUTHOR: Egan, Janet I.
AUTHOR: Teixeira, Thomas J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 357
ISBN: 0-471-62811-5, paperback: 0-471-62859-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: BSD, Xenix
TITLE: The Xenix Command Reference Guide
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
AUTHOR: Richter, Susan
SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Xenix commands
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 420
ISBN: 0-471-61707-5 (pbk)
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This book is a guide to the most useful Xenix commands, organized
topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start
guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Xenix
system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, the
Bourne shell, and system administration. There are many examples.
--
..mitch
mitch@hq.af.mil (Mitch Wright) | The Pentagon, 1B1046 | (703) 695-0262
``A system without PERL is like a hockey game without a fight.''
-- Mitch Wrightmitch@hq.af.mil (Mitch Wright) (03/03/91)
Well, it's that time of the month again.... There have been several additions,
updates, and corrections. For us GNU Emacs users, elisp variables have been
added to the end to put you into outline-mode for even easier reading.
A special thanks to: Aydin Edguer <edguer@alpha.ces.cwru.edu> for filling
in several blanks.
~mitch
_______________________________________________________________________________
mitch@hq.af.mil (Mitch Wright) | The Pentagon, 1B1046 | (703) 695-0262
_______________________________________________________________________________
``The Orange book -- Kid tested, NSA approved''
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- C U T =-= H E R E -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
TITLE: !%@:: A Guide to Electronic Mail Addressing
AUTHOR: Frey, Donnalyn
AUTHOR: Adams, Rick
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 284
ISBN: 0-937175-93-0
APPROX_COST: 26.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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TITLE: (no title given)
AUTHOR: (no author given)
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER:
DATE: 19??
PAGES: 297
ISBN: 0-8359-8164-9, paperback: 0-8359-8162-2
COMMENTS
Introductory level book, extremely basic and easy reading. I read
this on a plane trip between Newark, NJ and Columbus, OH before I ever
worked seriously with UNIX. Unlike, Rebecca Thomas and Jean Yates
Tutorial style book this one does not require you to be sitting down
in front of a crt in order to derive benefit from it.
TITLE: The AWK Programming Language
AUTHOR: Aho, Al
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian
AUTHOR: Weinberger, Peter
SUBJECT: AWK Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 210
ISBN: 0-201-07981-X LC 87-17566
APPROX_COST: 23.75
TITLE: Advanced C Programming for Displays
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 265
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 31.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Covers Character Displays, Windows, and Keyboards for UNIX and MS-DOS.
TITLE: Advanced UNIX Programming
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 265
ISBN: 0-13-011818-4, paperback: 0-13-011800-1
APPROX_COST: 34.95
KEYWORDS: SYSV
COMMENTS
Rochkind is a former Bell Labs UNIX guru who wrote SCCS back in the
mid 70's. This book is exactly what the title states, basically an
extremely thorough treatment of programming using the UNIX System
Call Interface. System V, System III, V7, 4.2 BSD, and Xenix are
all discussed. The system calls are organized functionally into
chapters that cover file i/o, terminal i/o, process control,
interprocess communication, and miscellaneous calls. The opening
chapter is an overvview of fundamental concepts of UNIX. Anytime
I have a question on the usage of system calls I consult this book.
The only problem with it is that it needs to be updated per
System V Rel 3, 4.3 BSD and the efforts of Sun and AT&T to bring
SunOS and System V together as well as the efforts in the UNIX 386
world.
TITLE: Advanced UNIX: A Programmer's Guide
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
SUBJECT: Programming Guide
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co.
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 484
ISBN: 0-067-22403-8.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: SYSV
COMMENTS
Prata assumes you know how to login and use an editor. It's very
good for shell programing.
TITLE: BSD 4.3 Manual Set
AUTHOR: University of California Berkeley
SUBJECT: 4.3 BSD UNIX Operating System
DATE: June 1988
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 60.00/set
SUGGESTED_BY: An anonymous BSD zealot
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS:
Printed by the USENIX Association as a service to the UNIX Comm.
COMMENTS
This is a must for programmers, administrator, and users alike.
If you are in contact with the BSD UNIX Operating system, YOU
need these manuals! Kudos to the boys at Cory and Evans!
TITLE: A Book on C
AUTHOR: Kelley, Al
AUTHOR: Pohl, Ira
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 362
ISBN: 0-8053-6860-4
APPROX_COST: 32.25
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a book written with the beginning C programmer in mind.
TITLE: The C Answer Book
AUTHOR: Tondo, Clovis L.
AUTHOR: Gimpel, Scott E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 209
ISBN: 0-13-109877-2
APPROX_COST: 21.00
KEYWORDS: K&R answers
COMMENTS
This book provides the answers to the exercises found in K&R. I
believe that a second edition of this book has also been recently
published corresponding with the 2nd edition of K&R.
TITLE: C Primer Plus Revised Edition
AUTHOR: Waite, Mitchell
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
AUTHOR: Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Samms & Company
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 558
ISBN: 0-672-22582-4
APPROX_COST: 23.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
An excellent beginners guide to C programming. I found out about this
book through a vendor's training class on C, where they used it as the
textbook.
TITLE: The C Programmer's Handbook
AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 84
ISBN: 0-13-110073-4
APPROX_COST: 22.95
KEYWORDS: C Programming
COMMENTS
This is a handbook for experience programmers, not a book for reading.
Information is intended as a quickie reference and is not that
detailed.
TITLE: The C Programming Language, First Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1978
PAGES: 228
ISBN: 0-13-110163-3
APPROX_COST: 27.00
KEYWORDS: C, UNIX, K&R C
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
** The Original Bible of C programming **
"... a book that ocntains a tutorial introduction to get new userss
started as soon as possible, separate chapters on major features
and a reference manual"
TITLE: The C Programming Language, Second Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 272
ISBN: 0-13-110362-8
APPROX_COST: 28.00
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
The Bible of C programming
TITLE: The C Puzzle Book: Puzzles for the C Programming Language, 2nd Ed.
AUTHOR: Feuer, Alan R.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1982
PAGES: 173
ISBN: 0-13-109934-5 paperback: 0-13-109926-4
APPROX_COST: 26.00
COMMENTS
Exactly what the title indicates. The puzzles are organized by
chapter: basic arithmetic operators, assignment operators, logic and
increment operators, bitwise operators, relational and conditional
operators, operator precedence and evaluation. The answers for all of
the puzzles are also provided. This is an excellent way to learn some
of the more advanced expressions that can be concocted with C.
TITLE: C Traps and Pitfalls
AUTHOR: Koenig, Andrew
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 147
ISBN: 0-201-17928-8
APPROX_COST: 17.50
COMMENTS
Andrew published a BTL Technical Memorandum by this title several
years back. Later it was published as a Technical Report. It has now
been expanded into a book. I read the TR and it was excellent. I
just recently finished the book and would recommend it to anyone who
uses C.
TITLE: The C and Unix Dictionary
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Definitions of terms
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 216
ISBN: 0-471-60929-3, 0-471-60931-5 (pbk)
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
Definitions of over 1000 terms in the C and Unix lexicon.
TITLE: C: A Reference Manual, 2nd Edition
AUTHOR: Harbison, Samuel P.
AUTHOR: Steele Jr., Guy L.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 404
ISBN: 0-13-109810-1, paperback: 0-13-109802-0
APPROX_COST: 31.95
COMMENTS
An excellent book on C. It is not really an introductory level book,
and is a great companion to K&R (2nd Ed.). Both this book and K&R
(2nd Ed.) cover the draft-proposed ANSI standards. Where H&S really
stands out is in the sections that cover the UNIX library calls. If
you have ever struggled with any of printf or scanf family of library
calls in trying to figure out the conversion rules in the format
string, this book is the answer.
TITLE: Checking C programs with lint
AUTHOR: Darwin
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 72
ISBN: 0-937175-30-7
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Compiler Design in C
AUTHOR: Holub, Allen I.
SUBJECT: Compiler Design
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 924
ISBN:0-13-155045-4
KEYWORDS: C Compilers, YACC
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS
Great book! And lots of source examples to boot.
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TITLE: DOS Meets UNIX
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 134
ISBN: 0-937175-21-8
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Data Structures and C Programs.
AUTHOR: Van Wyk, Christopher
SUBJECT: C programming
DATE: 1988
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 41.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
KEYWORDS: C, Data Structures
COMMENTS
The author is from Bell Labs and this is also one of my favorite books
for learing C programming with different kinds of data structures."
TITLE: The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Leffler, Samuel J.
AUTHOR: McKusick, Marshall Kirk
AUTHOR: Karels, Michael J.
AUTHOR: Quarterman, John S.
SUBJECT: Design of BSD UNIX
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 471
ISBN: 0-201-06196-1
APPROX_COST: 39.00
KEYWORDS: Internals, Kernel, BSD
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
These are the primary people who are responsible for 4.3 BSD.
--From back cover--
This book is the first authoritative description of the design and
implementation of the research version of the UNIX System developed
at the University of California at Berkeley. It covers the INTERNAL
structure of the 4.3BSD system and the concetps, data structures, and
algorithms used in implementing the system facilites. The book also
includes a chaper on the implementation of TCP/IP -- a networking
protocol suite widely implemented throughout the world.
Both philosophical and design issues of 4.3BSD are discussed, as well
as details of the actual implementation. In most cases, the
discussion starts at the system-call level and descends from the
interface to the kernel down to the hardware itself. The kernel
includes system facilities such as process management, memory
management, the I/O system, the filesystem, the socket IPC mechanism,
and network-protocol implementations.
The Design and Implemenation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System is an
in-depth study of a contemporary operating system. This book assumes
that the reader understands basic operating-system terminology and has
some familiarity with any version of the UNIX System and with the C
programming language. Therefore, this book is suitable for
operating-system implementors, systems programmers, and UNIX
application developers.
TITLE: The Design of the Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Bach, Maurice J.
SUBJECT: Design of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE:
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-13-201799-7
APPROX_COST: 47.20
KEYWORDS: SYSV, AT&T
COMMENTS
A good generic introduction to kernel operation. (System V)
TITLE: Efficient C
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
AUTHOR: Brodie, Jim
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 150
ISBN: 0-911537-05-8
APPROX_COST: 25.00
COMMENTS
This is a useful book. Portability is one aspect of programming in C.
Efficiency is the other. Many use C because it allows them the
freedom to tie the programs down to the hardware in order to run
efficiently. This book is an excellent guide and when combined with
Jon Bentley's book on writting efficient programs gives one an
excellent background in measuring programs and fine tuning them.
TITLE: Exploring the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 370
ISBN: 0-8104-6268-0
APPROX_COST: 22.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
KEYWORDS: Introduction
COMMENTS
A very good intro. book to UNIX. Has chapters on UNIX file system,
Bourne shell, vi, Program development, security, communications, and
administration.
TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP
AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas
SUBJECT: Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 382
ISBN: 0-13-470154-2
APPROX_COST: 47.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back of book
This comprehensive book begins with a discussion of the TCP/IP
technology and the Internet in general terms, summarizing the services
provided and the history of their development.
The remainder of the book looks at the architecture of the Internet,
the TCP/IP technology, and the applications that use it in more
detail. It discusses the fundamentals of protocols like TCP/IP as
well as showing how they fit into the internet. In additon to
providing details, the book highlights the general principles
underlying network protocols, and explains why the TCP/IP protocols
adapt easily to so many underlying network technologies. Readers will
find a brief summary of the network hardware used throughout the
Internet that focuses on the features of each technology that are of
primary importance to an Internet architect.
TITLE: Introducing The UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Book Company
DATE: 1983
PAGES: 556
ISBN: 0-07-045001-3
APPROX_COST: 27.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Introductory for the most part, but far more extensive than Gauthier's
book. There are two chapters on editors and two on text formatting
that are the best I have seen in this type book. There is even a
chapter on system management.
... a later edition of this book was targeted specifically to
System V. -- Henry
TITLE: Introducing UNIX System V
AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel
CO-AUTHORS: McGilton, Henry
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
DATE: 1987
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
It gives the user a good working knowledge of a number of commands
and packages. I emphasize that it is a user book, by no means a
technical manual. I assume by the difficulty in getting it in these
parts that it is pretty popular.
TITLE: An Introduction to Berkeley Unix
AUTHOR: Wang, Paul
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 512
ISBN: 0-534-08862-7
APPROX_COST: 36.75
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD
COMMENTS
If you need a BSD oriented book, then I don't think you would find a
more thorough introductory book.
TITLE: The Kornshell, Command and Programming Language
AUTHOR: Korn, David G.
AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Korn shell programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 356
ISBN: 0-13-516972-0
APPROX_COST: 30.00
KEYWORDS: ksh, SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
The book to have if you are beginning to learn the ksh.
TITLE: Learning the UNIX Operating System
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 76
ISBN: 0-937175-16-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Learning the vi Editor
AUTHOR: Lamb, Linda
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 150
ISBN: 0-937175-17-X
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Life With UNIX
AUTHOR: Libes, Don
AUTHOR: Ressler, Sandy
SUBJECT: Introduction and Overview of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 350
ISBN: 0-13-536657-7
APPROX_COST: 30.95
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview
COMMENTS
- A comprehensive overview of UNIX. Major sections are:
UNIX in Time - Usual trash plus history of user groups,
universities, with a comprehensive "who's who" in
UNIX history. Present & Future deals with where
UNIX is now and where its going - companies,
standards and dialects are treated at length.
UNIX Information - How people really learn about UNIX.
Discussion of books, magazines, conferences, and, of
course, source code.
Inside UNIX - In-depth descriptions of UNIX from three
different perspectives - user, programmer and
adminstrator.
Outside UNIX - Third-party stuff. Discussions of how UNIX
has prospered/withered in face of real-world problems.
Underground - archives, USENET, public access UNIX,
GNU, MINIX, public-domain and/or free software, etc.
This book is quite unusual, not only because of its scope, but
because it prints things that have never appeared in print (for one
reason or another) - things that most people don't realize or find
until years after they have used UNIX. It is essentially a
"reading between the lines" of all the other UNIX manuals, books
and magazines. Lastly, "Life With UNIX" is chock full of amusing
UNIX stories and anecdotes, all designed to provide you with key
insights into why UNIX is the way it is. "Life with UNIX" is a
must book for UNIX beginners to UNIX gurus.
{ Best! Best! Best! Hooray -- loved it!!! S.B.Bassett }
TITLE: Managing Projects with Make
AUTHOR: Talbot, Steve
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 77
ISBN: 0-937175-04-8
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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TITLE: Managing UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 107
ISBN: 0-937175-09-9
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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TITLE: Notes on the Draft C Standard
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 92
ISBN: 0-911537-06-6
APPROX_COST: 10.00
COMMENTS
Tom Plum is the Vice Chair of the ANSI X3J11 committee, so who better
to write this book than he? However, as with any of the other C books
that treat the ANSI C Standard, it does not cover the Standard in it's
final form due to the fact that it has yet to be adopted. However,
the price is about $10, so it makes a good pickup to keep informed
about the standard and how it differs from K&R C.
TITLE: Numerical Recipes in C, The Art of Scientific Computing
AUTHOR: Press, William H.
AUTHOR: Flannery, Brian
AUTHOR: Teukolsky, Saul
AUTHOR: Vetterling, William
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 735
ISBN: 0-521-35465-X
APPROX_COST: 44.50
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
". . . it is the one book to buy if you are going to have to solve
anything numerically on a computer." - Dr. Dobb's Journal
TITLE: Operating Systems, Design and Implementation
AUTHOR: Tanenbaum, Andrew S.
SUBJECT: OS Design
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 719
ISBN: 0-13-637406-9
APPROX_COST: 40.00
KEYWORDS: MINIX, UNIX
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS
-- From back cover --
o Covers the fundamental principles in detail including processes,
interporcess communication, semaphores, monitors, message passing,
remote procedure call, scheduling algorithms input/output,
deadlocks, device drivers, memory management, paging algorithms,
file system design, network file servers, atomic transactions,
security, and protection mechanisms.
o discusses one system -- MINIX, a UNIXX-compatible operating
system -- in detail to illustrate the principles.
o provides a complete source code listing of MINIX for study.
TITLE: Operating System Design, The XINU approach
AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas
SUBJECT: OS Design
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 486
ISBN: 0-13-637539-1
APPROX_COST: $39.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS:
-- From back cover --
In this book, Douglas Comer, dispels the magic from operating system
design and consolidates the body of material into a systematic
discipline...
The author guides you through the construction of a conventional
process-based system, using practical straightforward primitives...
TITLE: Portable C Software
AUTHOR: Horton, Mark
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-13-868050-7
APPROX_COST: 32.95
COMMENTS:
** From the back jacket:
Portable C Software is designed for professional programmers and
students who want to write portable C code between System V
implementations, POSIX, MS DOS, and other operating systems.
Assuming a working knowledge of C, this book addresses and rates
each feature of the C software environment. Shell commands, system
calls, external variables, and macros are discussed and examined
in detail.
The author provides an advanced introduction to C, describes how
best to write portable software, examines what not to do, discusses
common mistakes, and includes an invaluable portability reference
manual. In this extensive manual, the author rates the portability
of the following
o subroutines available in C libraries
o operating system calls
o header include files
o predefined variables in the C library
o UNIX(R) system shell commands
Portable C Software offers concise, current coverage of C, and
will be an important reference for anyone who writes C programs.
Of the nearly 400 pages, about 250 are reference material. Some of it
is fairly detailed. If you find any errors, or have any suggestions
for the next edition, please drop me a note at
Mark.Horton@ATT.COM
Thanks to everyone who made helpful suggestions or otherwise
contributed to the book. -- Mark
TITLE: Portable C and UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Lapin, J.E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 249
ISBN: 0-13-686494-5
KEYWORDS: Portable C
COMMENTS
A useful book, mostly because there are no others written on this
topic, yet...
TITLE: A Practical Guide to Sys V Unix
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark
SUBJECT: SYSV Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin Cummings
DATE: 1985
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 32.25
TITLE: A Practical Guide to the Unix System
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G.
SUBJECT: UNIX Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 700
ISBN: 0-8053-8910-5 LC 83-21069
APPROX_COST: 27.95
TITLE: Programming with Curses
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 71
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Reading and Writing Termcap Entries
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 71
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Software Engineering in C.
AUTHOR: Darnell, Peter
AUTHOR: et. al.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag
DATE: 1988
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 29.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
COMMENTS
One of the finest books I have seen for beginners. Highly recommended
even for intermediate-level C programmers.
TITLE: Software Tools
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Plauger, P. J.
SUBJECT: How to write programs that make good tools.
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1976
PAGES: 338
ISBN: 0-201-03669-X
APPROX_COST: $20.00
KEYWORDS: programming, top-down design, software engineering.
COMMENTS
The language used is RATFOR but it looks enough like C
to be used by anyone who knows or is learning C.
The book purports to contain generic examples that might
be on any system; the reader will recognise many similarities
to UNIX.
Several UNIX-like commands and features are discussed in
detail. Many UNIX design considerations and philosophies
are explained.
TITLE: Termcap and Terminfo
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 248
ISBN: 0-937175-22-6
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Tricks of the UNIX Masters
AUTHOR: Sage, Russel G.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Co
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-672-22449-6.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
a "must add" to your list of UNIX books. For about $20, you'll get a
lot of nifty little tricks & tips you won't pick up unless you've got
a good UNIX guru to coach you. The style is relaxed & aimed at a bit
above the novice UNIX user (experienced programmer with sparse UNIX
exposure).
TITLE: Typesetting Tables on the UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
CO-AUTHORS: McNabb, Mary
SUBJECT: Using the 'tbl' utility
PUBLISHER: Trilithon Press, 334 State St., Ste. 106 Los Altos CA 94022
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 283
ISBN: 0-9626289-0-5
APPROX_COST: 20.00
KEYWORDS: Typesetting, tbl, troff
COMMENTS
-- From the back cover:
Reviewers said:
"You're a pair of lunatics!" -- James Gosling, Sun Micro
"Good Grief!" -- Ken Greer, Elan Computer Group, Inc.
"Three Hundred Pages on TBL?!?" -- Prof. Powell, U. Minn
I (S.B.Bassett) rather agree, but I wish there were more lunatics like
these two, who would do a thorough job of documenting the workings of
various cryptic, arcane, and downright quirky UNIX utilities for the
benefit of those of us without source . . .
I actually enjoyed reading this -- Henry sent me a complimentary copy
in the hopes that I would review it here (thanks, Henry, I did), and I
figured out why I had so much trouble with 'tbl' on a former job -- I'd
have paid several times the price for a copy of this 2 years ago. Too
bad I'm not doing tech writing any more . . . ;^)
TITLE: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide
AUTHOR: Anderson, Gail
AUTHOR: Anderson, Paul
SUBJECT: C-Shell Guide
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 374
ISBN: 0-13-937468-X
APPROX_COST: 31.00
KEYWORDS: C-shell, csh
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have heard this called the C-Shell Bible.
TITLE: UNIX Curses Explained
AUTHOR: Goodheart, Berny
SUBJECT: Complete Curses and Terminfo reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 304
ISBN: 0-13-931957-3
SUGGESTED_BY: goodheart_berny@tandem.com
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview, Curses
COMMENTS
This is a complete text and reference book on UNIX Curses.
It provides C programmers and UNIX users with the expertise to
create, install and debug, Curses written applications and
terminfo description files using the UNIX System V.3 Operating
System.
Will enable any C programmer to create UNIX Curses or terminfo
based programs.
The text is based on UNIX System V.3 and refers to earlier
releases where appropriate.
In text examples on: using Curses; using Windows; color manipulation;
using an alternative character set; pads; and terminfo.
The book includes a full alphabetical reference section (120pp)
documenting all curses functions from both past and present versions
of the UNIX operating system.
An appendix with terminfo reference tables for both the terminfo
description designer and the C programmer.
TITLE: UNIX Network Programming
AUTHOR: Stevens, W. Richard
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 772
ISBN: 0-13-949876-1
EDITION: 1990
APPROX_COST: 40.00
KEYWORDS: TCP/IP, XNS, SNA, NetBIOS, OSI, UUCP
SUGGESTED_BY: Richard Stevens ... { uunet | yale } ! hsi ! stevens
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
(201) 767-5937 for fewer than 20 copies
(201) 592-2498 for corporate customers ordering 20 or more
(201) 767-5994 for Government orders
COMMENTS
-- From back cover
As networking software becomes increasingly importat in today's world,
a book that teaches programmers how to write and how better to use
this technology has finally arrived.
... is unique because it includes numerous case studies of real
network applications, as well as approximately 15,000 lines of
C source code, take directly from their source files, to help further
understanding of networking software.
[ Source is available for anon. ftp at uunet.uu.net ~mitch ]
TITLE: UNIX Networking
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-672-48440-4
APPROX_COST: 29.95
KEYWORDS: Networking, TCP, NFS
SUGGESTED_BY: Frank W. Peters <peters@apple!CC.MsState.Edu>
COMMENTS
An excellent book covering UUCP, TCP/IP, NFS, RPC, Streams, OSI, RFS,
X11 and NeWS (Sun's postscript based graphical protocol). Each chapter
serves as an excellent programmers introduction to the topic
discussed."
TITLE: UNIX Papers for UNIX Developers & Power Users
AUTHOR: The Waite Group Editors - edited by Mitchell Waite
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 518
ISBN: 0-672-22578-6
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
This is a collection of papers. Some of the them are introductions
and others cover more arcane bits of knowledge.
TITLE: UNIX Programmers manual volumes 1&2
AUTHOR: Holt
AUTHOR: Rinehart; Winston
SUBJECT: UNIX...
PUBLISHER: Bell Laboratories
DATE:
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-03-061742-1 (v1), 0-03-061742-X (v2)
APPROX_COST:
TITLE: The UNIX Programming Environment
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Pike, Rob
SUBJECT: Basic UNIX Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
YEAR: 1984
PAGES: 357
ISBN: 0-13-937699-2, paperback: 0-13-937681-X
APPROX_COST: 25.95
SUGGESTED_BY: *Everyone*
COMMENTS
This book is what I call a classic. Just buy it.
a good programmer's introduction.
TITLE: UNIX SVR4, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 882
ISBN: 0-07-881653-X
APPROX_COST: 29.95
SUGGESTED_BY: S.Coffin <scoffin@uswest.com>
COMMENTS
An update, revision, expansion, and overall improvement of the
best-selling UNIX, The Complete Reference (ISBN 0-07-881299-2).
Written especially for SVR4. New chapters on csh and ksh, troff,
NFS and networking, and X Window System, as well as wholesale
revision of many other chapters. Well-written, readable, complete;
but does not cover UNIX internals or software development.
TITLE: UNIX Shell Programming
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Shell Programming
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 442
ISBN: 0-8104-6309-1
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: Bourne Shell, sh
COMMENTS
I own this book, but I rarely crack it open. I guess the main reason
is that I am still a Bourne-again shell user. For years I worked with
a variety of systems where one might find csh and/or ksh. However,
/bin/sh was the only common denominator. I find that most often I
refer to Kernighan and Pike for shell programming questions. However,
they don't address the C Shell (csh) or Korn Shell (ksh). This book
does offer a chapter on each. In addition, this book may be more
suited for a beginner than an experienced UNIX programmer.
TITLE: UNIX System Administration Handbook
AUTHOR: Nemeth, Evi
CO-AUTHORS: Snyder, Garth; Seebass, Scott
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-933441-6
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 593
APPROX_COST: 32.00
KEYWORDS: SunOS, BSD, Administration
SUGGESTED_BY: Michael S. Cross <msc@ihc.att.com>
COMMENTS
{ I'm recommending it for all of the people who get workstations
from us, and for all of the User Services people here -- an
added plus is that the programs listed are available by
anonymous ftp from the authors' home system. S.B.Bassett }
The book does a pretty good job of explaining the differences
between the types of UNIX(R) systems and administering them. It's
also on the light or humorous side which is a definite plus.
TITLE: UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Haviland, Keith
AUTHOR: Salama, Ben
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 339
ISBN: 0-201-12919-1
APPROX_COST: 27.95
COMMENTS
Concentrates on the UNIX System call interface.
TITLE: UNIX System Security
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
SUBJECT: UNIX Security
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 299
ISBN: 0-8104-6267-2
APPROX_COST: 34.95
KEYWORDS: Security
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back cover
Here is a practical guide to computer security on the UNIX system for
the user, administrator, or potential UNIX system buyer. It will
teach you everything you need to know ot make your system secure and
keep it that way. Topics covered include:
- file and directory permissions
- password security
- how the setuid/gid permissions work and how to use them
- how the various security-related UNIX commands and functions work
- how to write secure programs
- different methods of data encryption -- including the government
standard DES algorithm -- and how secure they are
- data encryption over communication networks
- how to discover and plug potential security holes in your system
- how to periodically monitor your system to maintain security
Also included is the complete source for several security auditing and
administration programs.
TITLE: UNIX System V Bible
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
AUTHOR: Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: SYSV Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Company
DATE:
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-672-22562-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This is a comprehenisve reference for programmers working with the
UNIX operating system documentation, covering intermediate to advanced
level programming for professionals who have prior experience
programming in C or using UNIX.
TITLE: The UNIX System V Environment
AUTHOR: Bourne, Steven R.
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 378
ISBN: 0-201-18484-2
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Steen Hammerum
COMMENTS
Steen Hammerum Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen says:
"has been _very_ useful to me (proof: I'm on my second copy)"
TITLE: UNIX System: Readings and Applications
AUTHOR: AT&T
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES:
ISBN: 013-938532-0 (v1) 013-939845-7 (v2)
APPROX_COST: 19.00 each
COMMENTS
Vol 1: UNIX Time-Sharing System
Vol.2: The UNIX System
These two volumes are reprints of the two volumes of the Bell
Labs Technical Journal (now AT&T Tech J.) that were devoted to UNIX:
Vol. 57, No. 6, Part 2, July-August, 1987, and
Vol. 63, No. 8, October, 1984.
TITLE: UNIX Text Processing
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 665
ISBN: 0-672-46291-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a MUST for all [nt]roff users.
TITLE: The UNIX Text Processing System
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 250
ISBN: 0-471-85581-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have found this to be a very good guide to nroff, and the -mm
macros. It also covers the -ms macros, vi, eqn, tbl, refer, and pic
TITLE: UNIX for Super-Users
AUTHOR: Foxley, Eric
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 213
ISBN: 0-201-14228-7
APPROX_COST: 27.95
KEYWORDS: SYSV
TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (BSD)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 270
ISBN: 0-937175-20-X
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (System V)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 270
ISBN: 0-937175-19-6
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: UNIX, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 704
ISBN: 0-07-881299-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
An inexpensive reference and guide to System V in a style
familiar to those from the micro world where OMH and QUE
have many best selling guides to Lotus, DOS, Word, etc.
TITLE: Understanding and Using COFF
AUTHOR: Gircys, Gintaras R.
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 176
ISBN: 0-937175-31-5
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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COMMENTS
-- From back cover
This handbook explains the COFF data structure and its manipulation.
Contents include:
- The basics of COFF
- Assembley code relocation process
- COFF file headers
- Relocation structures
- The linking process
- The COFF system in UNIX
- Magic numbers
- The COFF symbolic debug system
- COFF and shared libraries
- Utilities and techniques for working with COFF files
- A sample program to manipulate COFF
[ Source used in this book is available via ftp from UUNET ~mitch ]
TITLE: Unix Administrations Guide for System V
AUTHOR: Thomas, R.
AUTHOR: Farrow, R.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES:
ISBN:
APPROX_COST: 34.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Lars Tunkrans
COMMENTS
Bought this book last week, seems to me to be the most
comprehensive and fact-packed book on the subject I've ever seen.
TITLE: The Unix Command Reference Guide
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Unix commands
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 361
ISBN: 0-471-85580-4 (pbk)
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This book is a guide to the most useful Unix commands, organized
topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start
guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Unix
system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, and
the Bourne shell. There are many examples.
TITLE: Unix Communications
AUTHOR: Costales, Bryan
SUBJECT: Communication Reference
PUBLISHER: The Waite Group
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 542
ISBN: 0-672-22511-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
KEYWORDS: UUCP, USENET
COMMENTS
Covers everything the end user needs to know about email, USENET
and UUCP.
TITLE: The Unix Environment
AUTHOR: Walker, A. N.
SUBJECT: UNIX
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons
DATE:
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-471-90564-X
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
An excellent user's introduction. I have a special affection for
this book, as it introduced me to the plural forms VAXen and Unices.
TITLE: The Unix Operating System, Second Edition
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Comprehensive introduction to Unix
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 455
ISBN: 0-471-84782-8, 0-471-84781-X (pbk)
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This is the second edition of a widely used, widely translated
primevil Unix book. It is a comprehensive introductory book that goes
into more detail than most. While it is not a very good introduction
for people who will only use the system superficially, it is an
excellent introduction for those who plan to master the Unix system.
It includes sections on the most useful utilities, shell programming,
vi editing, and system internals.
TITLE: Unix Power Utilities for Power Users
AUTHOR: Muster, John
AUTHOR: Birns, Peter
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: MIS Press
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 420
ISBN: 1-55828-000-6
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KNOWN_SUPPLIERS
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COMMENTS
** From Page 2...
Overview of Contents
If you have the ability to log on the system, create, move, copy and
remove files, create and change directories, and issue basic shell
commands, you will be able to complete the exercises in these modules.
If you are more experienced, you may be able to proceed quickly
through part or all of Modules 2 and 3, and the introductory steps to
several of the other modules.
TITLE: Unix System Administration
AUTHOR: Fiedler, David
AUTHOR: Hunter, Bruce H.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books (Howard Sams & Co)
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 320
ISBN: 0-8104-6289-3
APPROX_COST: 24.94
KEYWORDS: Administration
COMMENTS
-- From back cover --
An essential guide for anyone who owns or operates a UNIX system. The
clear presentation and easy-to-follow style make it suitable for the
user who does not have a technical background. [...]
Using step-by-step guidelines for complex procedures, the book
includes information on:
- making back-ups
- configuring systems
- writing shell programs
- connecting a printer, a terminal, and other devices
- communicating with other systems
TITLE: Unix for People
AUTHOR: Birns, Peter
AUTHOR: Brown, P.
AUTHOR: Muster, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE:
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-13-937442-6
APPROX_COST: 28.00
TITLE: Using C on the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Curry, David A.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 232
ISBN: 0-937175-23-4
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: C, UNIX
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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COMMENTS
This is a must for the Beginning UNIX programmer.
TITLE: Using UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 91
ISBN: 0-937175-010-2
APPROX_COST: 17.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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TITLE: Writing a Unix Device Driver
AUTHOR: Egan, Janet I.
AUTHOR: Teixeira, Thomas J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 357
ISBN: 0-471-62811-5, paperback: 0-471-62859-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: BSD, Xenix
TITLE: The Xenix Command Reference Guide
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
AUTHOR: Richter, Susan
SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Xenix commands
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 420
ISBN: 0-471-61707-5 (pbk)
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This book is a guide to the most useful Xenix commands, organized
topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start
guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Xenix
system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, the
Bourne shell, and system administration. There are many examples.
A special thanks to: Aydin Edguer <edguer@alpha.ces.cwru.edu> for filling
in several blanks.
For complaints, kudos, suggestions, corrections, additions, donations, ...
drop me an E-mail note -- mitch@hq.af.mil.
TITLE: !%@:: A Guide to Electronic Mail Addressing
AUTHOR: Frey, Donnalyn
AUTHOR: Adams, Rick
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 438
ISBN: 0-937175-K15-393-0
APPROX_COST: 27.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: The AWK Programming Language
AUTHOR: Aho, Al
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian
AUTHOR: Weinberger, Peter
SUBJECT: AWK Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 210
ISBN: 0-201-07981-X
LC: 87-17566
APPROX_COST: 23.75
TITLE: The Art of Distributed Appl., Programming Techniques for RPC
AUTHOR: Corbin, John R.
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag (Part of Sun Techincal Reference Library)
DATE: 1991
PAGES: 558
ISBN: 0-387-97247-1
APPROX_Cost: 39.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Betty Jo Armstead, Sverdrup" <xxbja@csduts1.lerc.nasa.gov>
COMMENTS
An excellent book for anyone starting to develop RPC applications.his
The book covers SUN style RPC programming with lots of examples. the
It covers XDR, RPC Protocol, RPC programming, Low-level RPC
Programming, Additional RPC Library Features, RPCGEN, Developing
RPC-based Distributed Applications and the future of RPC
programming. The books also hints at multithreaded RPC
applications, but provides no examples and very little discussion
on this topic.
TITLE: Advanced C Programming for Displays
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 331
ISBN: 0-13-010240-07
APPROX_COST: 32.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Covers Character Displays, Windows, and Keyboards for UNIX and MS-DOS.
TITLE: Advanced UNIX Programming
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 265
ISBN: 0-13-011818-4 HBK
ISBN: 0-13-011800-1 PBK
APPROX_COST: 32.95 HBK
APPROX_COST: 24.95 PBK
KEYWORDS: SYSV
COMMENTS
Rochkind is a former Bell Labs UNIX guru who wrote SCCS back in the
mid 70's. This book is exactly what the title states, basically an
extremely thorough treatment of programming using the UNIX System
Call Interface. System V, System III, V7, 4.2 BSD, and Xenix are
all discussed. The system calls are organized functionally into
chapters that cover file i/o, terminal i/o, process control,
interprocess communication, and miscellaneous calls. The opening
chapter is an overvview of fundamental concepts of UNIX. Anytime
I have a question on the usage of system calls I consult this book.
The only problem with it is that it needs to be updated per
System V Rel 3, 4.3 BSD and the efforts of Sun and AT&T to bring
SunOS and System V together as well as the efforts in the UNIX 386
world.
TITLE: Advanced UNIX: A Programmer's Guide
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
SUBJECT: Programming Guide
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co.
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 484
ISBN: 0-067-22403-8.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: SYSV
COMMENTS
Prata assumes you know how to login and use an editor. It's very
good for shell programing.
TITLE: BSD 4.3 Manual Set
AUTHOR: University of California Berkeley
SUBJECT: 4.3 BSD UNIX Operating System
DATE: June 1988
PAGES: <lots>
ISBN: <unknown>
APPROX_COST: 60.00/set
SUGGESTED_BY: An anonymous BSD zealot
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COMMENTS
This is a must for programmers, administrator, and users alike.
If you are in contact with the BSD UNIX Operating system, YOU
need these manuals! Kudos to the boys at Cory and Evans!
TITLE: A Book on C
AUTHOR: Kelley, Al
AUTHOR: Pohl, Ira
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 362
ISBN: 0-8053-6860-4
APPROX_COST: 32.25
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a book written with the beginning C programmer in mind.
TITLE: Checking C Programs
AUTHOR: Darwin, Ian F.
SUBJECT: lint
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 84
ISBN: 0-937175-30-7
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: lint, C, nutshell
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The lint program checker has proven itself time and again to be
one of the best tools for finding portability problems and
certain types of coding errors in C programs. This book
introduces you to lint, guides you through running it on your
programs and helps you to interpret lint's output.
TITLE: The C Answer Book
AUTHOR: Tondo, Clovis L.
AUTHOR: Gimpel, Scott E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 209
ISBN: 0-13-109877-2
APPROX_COST: 21.00
KEYWORDS: K&R answers
COMMENTS
This book provides the answers to the exercises found in K&R. I
believe that a second edition of this book has also been recently
published corresponding with the 2nd edition of K&R.
TITLE: C Primer Plus Revised Edition
AUTHOR: Waite, Mitchell
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
AUTHOR: Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Samms & Company
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 558
ISBN: 0-672-22582-4
APPROX_COST: 23.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
An excellent beginners guide to C programming. I found out about this
book through a vendor's training class on C, where they used it as the
textbook.
TITLE: The C Programmer's Handbook
AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 84
ISBN: 0-13-110073-4
APPROX_COST: 22.95
KEYWORDS: C Programming
COMMENTS
This is a handbook for experience programmers, not a book for reading.
Information is intended as a quickie reference and is not that
detailed.
TITLE: The C Programming Language, First Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1978
PAGES: 228
ISBN: 0-13-110163-3
APPROX_COST: 27.00
KEYWORDS: C, UNIX, K&R C
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
** The Original Bible of C programming **
"... a book that ocntains a tutorial introduction to get new userss
started as soon as possible, separate chapters on major features
and a reference manual"
TITLE: The C Programming Language, Second Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 272
ISBN: 0-13-110362-8
APPROX_COST: 28.00
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
The Bible of C programming
TITLE: The C Puzzle Book: Puzzles for the C Programming Language, 2nd Ed.
AUTHOR: Feuer, Alan R.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1982
PAGES: 173
ISBN: 0-13-109934-5 HBK
ISBN: 0-13-109926-4 PBK
APPROX_COST: 26.00
COMMENTS
Exactly what the title indicates. The puzzles are organized by
chapter: basic arithmetic operators, assignment operators, logic and
increment operators, bitwise operators, relational and conditional
operators, operator precedence and evaluation. The answers for all of
the puzzles are also provided. This is an excellent way to learn some
of the more advanced expressions that can be concocted with C.
TITLE: C Traps and Pitfalls
AUTHOR: Koenig, Andrew
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 147
ISBN: 0-201-17928-8
APPROX_COST: 17.50
COMMENTS
Andrew published a BTL Technical Memorandum by this title several
years back. Later it was published as a Technical Report. It has now
been expanded into a book. I read the TR and it was excellent. I
just recently finished the book and would recommend it to anyone who
uses C.
TITLE: The C and Unix Dictionary
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Definitions of terms
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 216
ISBN: 0-471-60929-3 HBK
ISBN: 0-471-60931-5 PBK
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
Definitions of over 1000 terms in the C and Unix lexicon.
TITLE: C: A Reference Manual, 2nd Edition
AUTHOR: Harbison, Samuel P.
AUTHOR: Steele Jr., Guy L.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 404
ISBN: 0-13-109810-1 HBK
ISBN: 0-13-109802-0 PBK
APPROX_COST: 31.95
COMMENTS
An excellent book on C. It is not really an introductory level book,
and is a great companion to K&R (2nd Ed.). Both this book and K&R
(2nd Ed.) cover the draft-proposed ANSI standards. Where H&S really
stands out is in the sections that cover the UNIX library calls. If
you have ever struggled with any of printf or scanf family of library
calls in trying to figure out the conversion rules in the format
string, this book is the answer.
TITLE: Checking C programs with lint
AUTHOR: Darwin
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 72
ISBN: 0-937175-30-7
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Compiler Design in C
AUTHOR: Holub, Allen I.
SUBJECT: Compiler Design
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 924
ISBN:0-13-155045-4
KEYWORDS: C Compilers, YACC
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS
Great book! And lots of source examples to boot.
TITLE: DOS Meets UNIX
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 134
ISBN: 0-937175-21-8
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Data Structures and C Programs.
AUTHOR: Van Wyk, Christopher
SUBJECT: C programming
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 387
ISBN: 0-201161-16-8
APPROX_COST: 41.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
KEYWORDS: C, Data Structures
COMMENTS
The author is from Bell Labs and this is also one of my favorite books
for learing C programming with different kinds of data structures."
[ *** NOTE: Has been reprinted with corrections *** ]
TITLE: The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Leffler, Samuel J.
AUTHOR: McKusick, Marshall Kirk
AUTHOR: Karels, Michael J.
AUTHOR: Quarterman, John S.
SUBJECT: Design of BSD UNIX
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 471
ISBN: 0-201-06196-1
APPROX_COST: 39.00
KEYWORDS: Internals, Kernel, BSD
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
These are the primary people who are responsible for 4.3 BSD.
--From back cover--
This book is the first authoritative description of the design and
implementation of the research version of the UNIX System developed
at the University of California at Berkeley. It covers the INTERNAL
structure of the 4.3BSD system and the concetps, data structures, and
algorithms used in implementing the system facilites. The book also
includes a chaper on the implementation of TCP/IP -- a networking
protocol suite widely implemented throughout the world.
Both philosophical and design issues of 4.3BSD are discussed, as well
as details of the actual implementation. In most cases, the
discussion starts at the system-call level and descends from the
interface to the kernel down to the hardware itself. The kernel
includes system facilities such as process management, memory
management, the I/O system, the filesystem, the socket IPC mechanism,
and network-protocol implementations.
The Design and Implemenation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System is an
in-depth study of a contemporary operating system. This book assumes
that the reader understands basic operating-system terminology and has
some familiarity with any version of the UNIX System and with the C
programming language. Therefore, this book is suitable for
operating-system implementors, systems programmers, and UNIX
application developers.
TITLE: The Design of the Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Bach, Maurice J.
SUBJECT: Design of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 471
ISBN: 0-13-201799-7
APPROX_COST: 47.20
KEYWORDS: SYSV, AT&T
COMMENTS
A good generic introduction to kernel operation. (System V)
TITLE: Efficient C
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
AUTHOR: Brodie, Jim
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 150
ISBN: 0-911537-05-8
APPROX_COST: 25.00
COMMENTS
This is a useful book. Portability is one aspect of programming in C.
Efficiency is the other. Many use C because it allows them the
freedom to tie the programs down to the hardware in order to run
efficiently. This book is an excellent guide and when combined with
Jon Bentley's book on writting efficient programs gives one an
excellent background in measuring programs and fine tuning them.
TITLE: Exploring the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 370
ISBN: 0-8104-6268-0
APPROX_COST: 22.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
KEYWORDS: Introduction
COMMENTS
A very good intro. book to UNIX. Has chapters on UNIX file system,
Bourne shell, vi, Program development, security, communications, and
administration.
TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP
AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas
SUBJECT: Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 382
ISBN: 0-13-470154-2
APPROX_COST: 47.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back of book
This comprehensive book begins with a discussion of the TCP/IP
technology and the Internet in general terms, summarizing the services
provided and the history of their development.
The remainder of the book looks at the architecture of the Internet,
the TCP/IP technology, and the applications that use it in more
detail. It discusses the fundamentals of protocols like TCP/IP as
well as showing how they fit into the internet. In additon to
providing details, the book highlights the general principles
underlying network protocols, and explains why the TCP/IP protocols
adapt easily to so many underlying network technologies. Readers will
find a brief summary of the network hardware used throughout the
Internet that focuses on the features of each technology that are of
primary importance to an Internet architect.
TITLE: Introducing The UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Book Company
DATE: 1983
PAGES: 556
ISBN: 0-07-045001-3
APPROX_COST: 27.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Introductory for the most part, but far more extensive than Gauthier's
book. There are two chapters on editors and two on text formatting
that are the best I have seen in this type book. There is even a
chapter on system management.
... a later edition of this book was targeted specifically to
System V. -- Henry
TITLE: Introducing UNIX System V
AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel
CO-AUTHORS: McGilton, Henry
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 612
ISBN: 0-07-043152-3
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COST: $19.95 PBK
COMMENTS
It gives the user a good working knowledge of a number of commands
and packages. I emphasize that it is a user book, by no means a
technical manual. I assume by the difficulty in getting it in these
parts that it is pretty popular.
TITLE: An Introduction to Berkeley Unix
AUTHOR: Wang, Paul
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 512
ISBN: 0-534-08862-7
APPROX_COST: 36.75
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD
COMMENTS
If you need a BSD oriented book, then I don't think you would find a
more thorough introductory book.
TITLE: The Kornshell, Command and Programming Language
AUTHOR: Korn, David G.
AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Korn shell programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 356
ISBN: 0-13-516972-0
APPROX_COST: 30.00
KEYWORDS: ksh, SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
The book to have if you are beginning to learn the ksh.
TITLE: Learning the UNIX Operating System
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 76
ISBN: 0-937175-16-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Learning the vi Editor
AUTHOR: Lamb, Linda
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 150
ISBN: 0-937175-17-X
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Life With UNIX
AUTHOR: Libes, Don
AUTHOR: Ressler, Sandy
SUBJECT: Introduction and Overview of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 350
ISBN: 0-13-536657-7
APPROX_COST: 30.95
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview
COMMENTS
- A comprehensive overview of UNIX. Major sections are:
UNIX in Time - Usual trash plus history of user groups,
universities, with a comprehensive "who's who" in
UNIX history. Present & Future deals with where
UNIX is now and where its going - companies,
standards and dialects are treated at length.
UNIX Information - How people really learn about UNIX.
Discussion of books, magazines, conferences, and, of
course, source code.
Inside UNIX - In-depth descriptions of UNIX from three
different perspectives - user, programmer and
adminstrator.
Outside UNIX - Third-party stuff. Discussions of how UNIX
has prospered/withered in face of real-world problems.
Underground - archives, USENET, public access UNIX,
GNU, MINIX, public-domain and/or free software, etc.
This book is quite unusual, not only because of its scope, but
because it prints things that have never appeared in print (for one
reason or another) - things that most people don't realize or find
until years after they have used UNIX. It is essentially a
"reading between the lines" of all the other UNIX manuals, books
and magazines. Lastly, "Life With UNIX" is chock full of amusing
UNIX stories and anecdotes, all designed to provide you with key
insights into why UNIX is the way it is. "Life with UNIX" is a
must book for UNIX beginners to UNIX gurus.
{ Best! Best! Best! Hooray -- loved it!!! S.B.Bassett }
TITLE: Managing Projects with Make
AUTHOR: Talbot, Steve
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 84
ISBN: 0-937175-18-8
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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TITLE: Managing UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 289
ISBN: 0-937175-48-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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TITLE: Notes on the Draft C Standard
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 92
ISBN: 0-911537-06-6
APPROX_COST: 10.00
COMMENTS
Tom Plum is the Vice Chair of the ANSI X3J11 committee, so who better
to write this book than he? However, as with any of the other C books
that treat the ANSI C Standard, it does not cover the Standard in it's
final form due to the fact that it has yet to be adopted. However,
the price is about $10, so it makes a good pickup to keep informed
about the standard and how it differs from K&R C.
TITLE: Numerical Recipes in C, The Art of Scientific Computing
AUTHOR: Press, William H.
AUTHOR: Flannery, Brian
AUTHOR: Teukolsky, Saul
AUTHOR: Vetterling, William
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 735
ISBN: 0-521-35465-X
APPROX_COST: 44.50
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
". . . it is the one book to buy if you are going to have to solve
anything numerically on a computer." - Dr. Dobb's Journal
TITLE: The Open Book
AUTHOR: Rose, Marshall T.
SUBJECT: OSI
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 651
ISBN: 0-13-643016-3
APPROX_COST:
KEYWORDS: Networking
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS:
-- From back cover --
This book is an important contribution to the networking literature
for two reasons. First, it is one of the clearest expositions of the
OSI architecture and protocols, and it deals with concrete issues,
including implementation matters. Second, it seeks to explicate ways
in which the TCP/IP Internet community may accommodate the phased
introduction of OSI protocols. This latter contribution is of prime
importance if this large and rapidly growing community is to benefit
from the heavy vendor community investment in OSI software and
services.
-- Vint Cerf, Chariman, Internet Activities Board
TITLE: Operating Systems, Design and Implementation
AUTHOR: Tanenbaum, Andrew S.
SUBJECT: OS Design
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 719
ISBN: 0-13-637406-9
APPROX_COST: 40.00
KEYWORDS: MINIX, UNIX
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS
-- From back cover --
o Covers the fundamental principles in detail including processes,
interporcess communication, semaphores, monitors, message passing,
remote procedure call, scheduling algorithms input/output,
deadlocks, device drivers, memory management, paging algorithms,
file system design, network file servers, atomic transactions,
security, and protection mechanisms.
o discusses one system -- MINIX, a UNIXX-compatible operating
system -- in detail to illustrate the principles.
o provides a complete source code listing of MINIX for study.
TITLE: Operating System Design, The XINU approach
AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas
SUBJECT: OS Design
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 486
ISBN: 0-13-637539-1
APPROX_COST: $39.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS:
-- From back cover --
In this book, Douglas Comer, dispels the magic from operating system
design and consolidates the body of material into a systematic
discipline...
The author guides you through the construction of a conventional
process-based system, using practical straightforward primitives...
TITLE: Portable C Software
AUTHOR: Horton, Mark
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-13-868050-7
APPROX_COST: 32.95
COMMENTS:
** From the back jacket:
Portable C Software is designed for professional programmers and
students who want to write portable C code between System V
implementations, POSIX, MS DOS, and other operating systems.
Assuming a working knowledge of C, this book addresses and rates
each feature of the C software environment. Shell commands, system
calls, external variables, and macros are discussed and examined
in detail.
The author provides an advanced introduction to C, describes how
best to write portable software, examines what not to do, discusses
common mistakes, and includes an invaluable portability reference
manual. In this extensive manual, the author rates the portability
of the following
o subroutines available in C libraries
o operating system calls
o header include files
o predefined variables in the C library
o UNIX(R) system shell commands
Portable C Software offers concise, current coverage of C, and
will be an important reference for anyone who writes C programs.
Of the nearly 400 pages, about 250 are reference material. Some of it
is fairly detailed. If you find any errors, or have any suggestions
for the next edition, please drop me a note at
Mark.Horton@ATT.COM
Thanks to everyone who made helpful suggestions or otherwise
contributed to the book. -- Mark
TITLE: Portable C and UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Lapin, J.E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 249
ISBN: 0-13-686494-5
KEYWORDS: Portable C
COMMENTS
A useful book, mostly because there are no others written on this
topic, yet...
TITLE: A Practical guide to UNIX System V
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G.
SUBJECT: UNIX System V
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 577
ISBN: 0-80-538915-6
APPROX_COST: 32.25
TITLE: A Practical Guide to the Unix System (2nd ed.)
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G.
SUBJECT: UNIX Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 632
ISBN: 0-80-530243-3
APPROX_COST: 27.95
TITLE: Programming perl
AUTHOR: Wall, Larry
AUTHOR: Schwartz, Randal L.
SUBJECT: Programming in perl
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1991
PAGES: 456
ISBN: 0-937175-64-1
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: perl, nutshell
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
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OUTSTANDING!!!!!!! I've had mine since USENIX and it's been with
me since then. I just dont leave home without it. This book is
for you if you are even slightly interested in perl as a language,
and it's easy reading and excellent examples will make you, as
Randal would say ``Just Another Perl Hacker''. It is even worth
reading if you are not *yet* interested in the language.
Programming perl is very light reading and in the words of Larry:
"...mildly amusing in some spots (and wildly amusing in others)."
From back cover: Perl is a language for easily manipulating text
files and processes. Perl provides a more concise and readable way to
do many jobs that were formally accomplished (with difficulty) by
programming in the C language or one of the shells. Even though Perl
is not yet a standard part of UNIX, it is likely to be available at
any UNIX site. And if it isn't, users can get it and install it
easily and FREE of charge.
TITLE: Programming with Curses
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 76
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Software Engineering in C.
AUTHOR: Darnell, Peter A.
AUTHOR: Margolis, Philip E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 612
ISBN: 0-387-96574-2
APPROX_COST: 29.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
COMMENTS
One of the finest books I have seen for beginners. Highly recommended
even for intermediate-level C programmers.
TITLE: Software Tools
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Plauger, P. J.
SUBJECT: How to write programs that make good tools.
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1976
PAGES: 338
ISBN: 0-201-03669-X
APPROX_COST: $20.00
KEYWORDS: programming, top-down design, software engineering.
COMMENTS
The language used is RATFOR but it looks enough like C
to be used by anyone who knows or is learning C.
The book purports to contain generic examples that might
be on any system; the reader will recognise many similarities
to UNIX.
Several UNIX-like commands and features are discussed in
detail. Many UNIX design considerations and philosophies
are explained.
TITLE: System Performance Tuning
AUTHOR: Loukides, Mike
SUBJECT: System Performance
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 230
ISBN: 0-937175-60-9
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: performance, nutshell
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*** From: ORA Fall/Winter 1990 Catalog
System Performance Tuning answers one of the most fundamental
questions you can ask abou your computer: "How can I get it to
do more work without buying more hardware?" Anyone who has
ever used a computer has periodically wished that the system
was faster, particularly at times when it was under heavy load.
TITLE: Termcap & Terminfo
AUTHOR: Strang, John
AUTHOR: Mui, Linda
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 270
ISBN: 0-937175-22-6
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Tricks of the UNIX Masters
AUTHOR: Sage, Russel G.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Co
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-672-22449-6.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
a "must add" to your list of UNIX books. For about $20, you'll get a
lot of nifty little tricks & tips you won't pick up unless you've got
a good UNIX guru to coach you. The style is relaxed & aimed at a bit
above the novice UNIX user (experienced programmer with sparse UNIX
exposure).
TITLE: Typesetting Tables on the UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
CO-AUTHORS: McNabb, Mary
SUBJECT: Using the 'tbl' utility
PUBLISHER: Trilithon Press, 334 State St., Ste. 106 Los Altos CA 94022
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 283
ISBN: 0-9626289-0-5
APPROX_COST: 20.00
KEYWORDS: Typesetting, tbl, troff
COMMENTS
-- From the back cover:
Reviewers said:
"You're a pair of lunatics!" -- James Gosling, Sun Micro
"Good Grief!" -- Ken Greer, Elan Computer Group, Inc.
"Three Hundred Pages on TBL?!?" -- Prof. Powell, U. Minn
I (S.B.Bassett) rather agree, but I wish there were more lunatics like
these two, who would do a thorough job of documenting the workings of
various cryptic, arcane, and downright quirky UNIX utilities for the
benefit of those of us without source . . .
I actually enjoyed reading this -- Henry sent me a complimentary copy
in the hopes that I would review it here (thanks, Henry, I did), and I
figured out why I had so much trouble with 'tbl' on a former job -- I'd
have paid several times the price for a copy of this 2 years ago. Too
bad I'm not doing tech writing any more . . . ;^)
TITLE: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide
AUTHOR: Anderson, Gail
AUTHOR: Anderson, Paul
SUBJECT: C-Shell Guide
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 374
ISBN: 0-13-937468-X
APPROX_COST: 31.00
KEYWORDS: C-shell, csh
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have heard this called the C-Shell Bible.
TITLE: UNIX Curses Explained
AUTHOR: Goodheart, Berny
SUBJECT: Complete Curses and Terminfo reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 304
ISBN: 0-13-931957-3
SUGGESTED_BY: goodheart_berny@tandem.com
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview, Curses
COMMENTS
This is a complete text and reference book on UNIX Curses.
It provides C programmers and UNIX users with the expertise to
create, install and debug, Curses written applications and
terminfo description files using the UNIX System V.3 Operating
System.
Will enable any C programmer to create UNIX Curses or terminfo
based programs.
The text is based on UNIX System V.3 and refers to earlier
releases where appropriate.
In text examples on: using Curses; using Windows; color manipulation;
using an alternative character set; pads; and terminfo.
The book includes a full alphabetical reference section (120pp)
documenting all curses functions from both past and present versions
of the UNIX operating system.
An appendix with terminfo reference tables for both the terminfo
description designer and the C programmer.
TITLE: UNIX Network Programming
AUTHOR: Stevens, W. Richard
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 772
ISBN: 0-13-949876-1
EDITION: 1990
APPROX_COST: 40.00
KEYWORDS: TCP/IP, XNS, SNA, NetBIOS, OSI, UUCP
SUGGESTED_BY: Richard Stevens ... { uunet | yale } ! hsi ! stevens
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-- From back cover
As networking software becomes increasingly importat in today's world,
a book that teaches programmers how to write and how better to use
this technology has finally arrived.
... is unique because it includes numerous case studies of real
network applications, as well as approximately 15,000 lines of
C source code, take directly from their source files, to help further
understanding of networking software.
[ Source is available for anon. ftp at uunet.uu.net ~mitch ]
TITLE: UNIX Networking
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-672-48440-4
APPROX_COST: 29.95
KEYWORDS: Networking, TCP, NFS
SUGGESTED_BY: Frank W. Peters <peters@apple!CC.MsState.Edu>
COMMENTS
An excellent book covering UUCP, TCP/IP, NFS, RPC, Streams, OSI, RFS,
X11 and NeWS (Sun's postscript based graphical protocol). Each chapter
serves as an excellent programmers introduction to the topic
discussed."
TITLE: UNIX Papers for UNIX Developers & Power Users
AUTHOR: The Waite Group Editors - edited by Mitchell Waite
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 518
ISBN: 0-672-22578-6
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
This is a collection of papers. Some of the them are introductions
and others cover more arcane bits of knowledge.
TITLE: UNIX time-sharing system : UNIX programmer's manual vol 1&2
AUTHOR: BELL Laboratories
PUBLISHERS: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
SUBJECT: UNIX...
PUBLISHER: Bell Laboratories
DATE: 1983
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-03-061742-1 (v1)
ISBN: 0-03-061742-X (v2)
APPROX_COST:
TITLE: The UNIX Programming Environment
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Pike, Rob
SUBJECT: Basic UNIX Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
YEAR: 1984
PAGES: 357
ISBN: 0-13-937699-2 HBK
ISBN: 0-13-937681-X PBK
APPROX_COST: 25.95
SUGGESTED_BY: *Everyone*
COMMENTS
This book is what I call a classic. Just buy it.
a good programmer's introduction.
TITLE: UNIX SVR4, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 882
ISBN: 0-07-881653-X
APPROX_COST: 29.95
SUGGESTED_BY: S.Coffin <scoffin@uswest.com>
COMMENTS
An update, revision, expansion, and overall improvement of the
best-selling UNIX, The Complete Reference (ISBN 0-07-881299-2).
Written especially for SVR4. New chapters on csh and ksh, troff,
NFS and networking, and X Window System, as well as wholesale
revision of many other chapters. Well-written, readable, complete;
but does not cover UNIX internals or software development.
TITLE: UNIX Shell Programming
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Shell Programming
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 442
ISBN: 0-8104-6309-1
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: Bourne Shell, sh
COMMENTS
I own this book, but I rarely crack it open. I guess the main reason
is that I am still a Bourne-again shell user. For years I worked with
a variety of systems where one might find csh and/or ksh. However,
/bin/sh was the only common denominator. I find that most often I
refer to Kernighan and Pike for shell programming questions. However,
they don't address the C Shell (csh) or Korn Shell (ksh). This book
does offer a chapter on each. In addition, this book may be more
suited for a beginner than an experienced UNIX programmer.
TITLE: UNIX System Administration Handbook
AUTHOR: Nemeth, Evi
CO-AUTHORS: Snyder, Garth; Seebass, Scott
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-933441-6
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 593
APPROX_COST: 32.00
KEYWORDS: SunOS, BSD, Administration
SUGGESTED_BY: Michael S. Cross <msc@ihc.att.com>
COMMENTS
{ I'm recommending it for all of the people who get workstations
from us, and for all of the User Services people here -- an
added plus is that the programs listed are available by
anonymous ftp from the authors' home system. S.B.Bassett }
The book does a pretty good job of explaining the differences
between the types of UNIX(R) systems and administering them. It's
also on the light or humorous side which is a definite plus.
TITLE: UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Haviland, Keith
AUTHOR: Salama, Ben
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 339
ISBN: 0-201-12919-1
APPROX_COST: 27.95
COMMENTS
Concentrates on the UNIX System call interface.
TITLE: UNIX System Security
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
SUBJECT: UNIX Security
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 299
ISBN: 0-8104-6267-2
APPROX_COST: 34.95
KEYWORDS: Security
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back cover
Here is a practical guide to computer security on the UNIX system for
the user, administrator, or potential UNIX system buyer. It will
teach you everything you need to know ot make your system secure and
keep it that way. Topics covered include:
- file and directory permissions
- password security
- how the setuid/gid permissions work and how to use them
- how the various security-related UNIX commands and functions work
- how to write secure programs
- different methods of data encryption -- including the government
standard DES algorithm -- and how secure they are
- data encryption over communication networks
- how to discover and plug potential security holes in your system
- how to periodically monitor your system to maintain security
Also included is the complete source for several security auditing and
administration programs.
TITLE: UNIX System V Bible
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
AUTHOR: Martin, Donald
AUTHOR: The Waite Group
SUBJECT: SYSV Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Company
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 516
ISBN: 0-672-22562-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This is a comprehenisve reference for programmers working with the
UNIX operating system documentation, covering intermediate to advanced
level programming for professionals who have prior experience
programming in C or using UNIX.
TITLE: The UNIX System V Environment
AUTHOR: Bourne, Steven R.
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 378
ISBN: 0-201-18484-2
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Steen Hammerum
COMMENTS
Steen Hammerum Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen says:
"has been _very_ useful to me (proof: I'm on my second copy)"
TITLE: UNIX System: Readings and Applications
AUTHOR: AT&T
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES:
ISBN: 013-938532-0 (v1)
ISBN: 013-939845-7 (v2)
APPROX_COST: 19.00 each
COMMENTS
Vol 1: UNIX Time-Sharing System
Vol.2: The UNIX System
These two volumes are reprints of the two volumes of the Bell
Labs Technical Journal (now AT&T Tech J.) that were devoted to UNIX:
Vol. 57, No. 6, Part 2, July-August, 1987, and
Vol. 63, No. 8, October, 1984.
TITLE: UNIX Text Processing
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 665
ISBN: 0-672-46291-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a MUST for all [nt]roff users.
TITLE: The UNIX Text Processing System
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 250
ISBN: 0-471-85581-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have found this to be a very good guide to nroff, and the -mm
macros. It also covers the -ms macros, vi, eqn, tbl, refer, and pic
TITLE: UNIX for Super-Users
AUTHOR: Foxley, Eric
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 213
ISBN: 0-201-14228-7
APPROX_COST: 27.95
KEYWORDS: SYSV
TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (BSD)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 272
ISBN: 0-937175-20-X
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (System V)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 296
ISBN: 0-937175-19-6
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: UNIX, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 704
ISBN: 0-07-881299-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
An inexpensive reference and guide to System V in a style
familiar to those from the micro world where OMH and QUE
have many best selling guides to Lotus, DOS, Word, etc.
TITLE: Understanding and Using COFF
AUTHOR: Gircys, Gintaras R.
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 196
ISBN: 0-937175-31-5
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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-- From back cover
This handbook explains the COFF data structure and its manipulation.
Contents include:
- The basics of COFF
- Assembley code relocation process
- COFF file headers
- Relocation structures
- The linking process
- The COFF system in UNIX
- Magic numbers
- The COFF symbolic debug system
- COFF and shared libraries
- Utilities and techniques for working with COFF files
- A sample program to manipulate COFF
[ Source used in this book is available via ftp from UUNET ~mitch ]
TITLE: Unix Administrations Guide for System V
AUTHOR: Thomas, Rebecca
AUTHOR: Farrow, Rik
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 636
ISBN: 0-139-42889-5
APPROX_COST: 34.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Lars Tunkrans
COMMENTS
Bought this book last week, seems to me to be the most
comprehensive and fact-packed book on the subject I've ever seen.
TITLE: The Unix Command Reference Guide
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Unix commands
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 361
ISBN: 0-471-85580-4 PBK
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This book is a guide to the most useful Unix commands, organized
topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start
guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Unix
system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, and
the Bourne shell. There are many examples.
TITLE: Unix Communications
AUTHOR: Costales, Bryan
SUBJECT: Communication Reference
PUBLISHER: The Waite Group
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 542
ISBN: 0-672-22511-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
KEYWORDS: UUCP, USENET
COMMENTS
Covers everything the end user needs to know about email, USENET
and UUCP.
TITLE: The Unix Environment
AUTHOR: Walker, A. N.
SUBJECT: UNIX
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 151
ISBN: 0-471-90564-X
APPROX_COST: 20.40
COMMENTS
An excellent user's introduction. I have a special affection for
this book, as it introduced me to the plural forms VAXen and Unices.
TITLE: The Unix Operating System, Second Edition
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Comprehensive introduction to Unix
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 455
ISBN: 0-471-84782-8 HBK
ISBN: 0-471-84781-X PBK
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This is the second edition of a widely used, widely translated
primevil Unix book. It is a comprehensive introductory book that goes
into more detail than most. While it is not a very good introduction
for people who will only use the system superficially, it is an
excellent introduction for those who plan to master the Unix system.
It includes sections on the most useful utilities, shell programming,
vi editing, and system internals.
TITLE: Unix Power Utilities for Power Users
AUTHOR: Muster, John
AUTHOR: Birns, Peter
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: MIS Press
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 420
ISBN: 1-55828-000-6
APPROX_COST: 24.95
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COMMENTS
** From Page 2...
Overview of Contents
If you have the ability to log on the system, create, move, copy and
remove files, create and change directories, and issue basic shell
commands, you will be able to complete the exercises in these modules.
If you are more experienced, you may be able to proceed quickly
through part or all of Modules 2 and 3, and the introductory steps to
several of the other modules.
TITLE: Unix System Administration
AUTHOR: Fiedler, David
AUTHOR: Hunter, Bruce H.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books (Howard Sams & Co)
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 320
ISBN: 0-8104-6289-3
APPROX_COST: 24.94
KEYWORDS: Administration
COMMENTS
-- From back cover --
An essential guide for anyone who owns or operates a UNIX system. The
clear presentation and easy-to-follow style make it suitable for the
user who does not have a technical background. [...]
Using step-by-step guidelines for complex procedures, the book
includes information on:
- making back-ups
- configuring systems
- writing shell programs
- connecting a printer, a terminal, and other devices
- communicating with other systems
TITLE: Unix for People
AUTHOR: Birns, Peter M.
AUTHOR: Brown, Patrick B.
AUTHOR: Muster, John C.
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 528
ISBN: 0-13-937442-6 PBK
ISBN: 0-13-937459-0 HBK
APPROX_COST: 28.00
TITLE: Using the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Gauthier, Richard L.
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER:
DATE: 1981
PAGES: 297
ISBN: 0-8359-8164-9 HBK
ISBN: 0-8359-8162-2 PBK
COMMENTS
Introductory level book, extremely basic and easy reading. I read
this on a plane trip between Newark, NJ and Columbus, OH before I ever
worked seriously with UNIX. Unlike, Rebecca Thomas and Jean Yates
Tutorial style book this one does not require you to be sitting down
in front of a crt in order to derive benefit from it.
TITLE: Using C on the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Curry, David A.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 232
ISBN: 0-937175-23-4
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: C, UNIX
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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This is a must for the Beginning UNIX programmer.
TITLE: Using UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 210
ISBN: 0-937175-10-2
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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TITLE: Writing a Unix Device Driver
AUTHOR: Egan, Janet I.
AUTHOR: Teixeira, Thomas J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 357
ISBN: 0-471-62811-5, paperback: 0-471-62859-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: BSD, Xenix
TITLE: The Xenix Command Reference Guide
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
AUTHOR: Richter, Susan
SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Xenix commands
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 420
ISBN: 0-471-61707-5 (pbk)
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This book is a guide to the most useful Xenix commands, organized
topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start
guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Xenix
system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, the
Bourne shell, and system administration. There are many examples.
Local Variables:
mode: outline
selective-display-ellipses: nil
outline-regexp: "TITLE: "
eval: (hide-body)
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``A system without PERL is like a hockey game without a fight.''
-- Mitch Wrightorders@techbook.com (TECHbooks Official Login) (03/27/91)
In article <MITCH.91Feb2204604@hq.af.mil> mitch@hq.af.mil (Mitch Wright) writes: >For complaints, kudos, suggestions, corrections, additions, donations, ... >drop me an E-mail note -- mitch@oz.com. >TITLE: (no title given) Using the UNIX System >AUTHOR: (no author given) Richard Gauthier >SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX >PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall (Reston imprint) >DATE: 19?? 1982 >PAGES: 297 >ISBN: 0-8359-8164-9, paperback: 0-8359-8162-2 Hardcover is listed as out-of-print by "Books in Print", but is in the current Prentice-Hall catalog. >COMMENTS > Introductory level book, extremely basic and easy reading. I read > this on a plane trip between Newark, NJ and Columbus, OH before I ever > worked seriously with UNIX. Unlike, Rebecca Thomas and Jean Yates > Tutorial style book this one does not require you to be sitting down > in front of a crt in order to derive benefit from it. > Softcover should go for about $25, hardcover (if available) for $35. >TITLE: Advanced C Programming for Displays >AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J. >SUBJECT: Programming >PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall >ISBN: 0-13-010240-7 >APPROX_COST: 31.95 35.95 >TITLE: Advanced UNIX Programming >EDITION: 1985, pp 265 >ISBN: 0-13-011818-4, paperback: 0-13-011800-1 Hardcover is out-of-print and not listed in Prentice-Hall catalog. >APPROX_COST: 34.95 35.95 >TITLE: A Book on C >AUTHOR: Kelley, Al >AUTHOR: Pohl, Ira >SUBJECT: C Programming >PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc. >DATE: 1984 1990 >PAGES: 362 525 >ISBN: 0-8053-6860-4 0-8053-0060-0 >APPROX_COST: 32.25 >SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil> >COMMENTS This book has been replaced by a second edition, which includes (of course) ANSI C. > This is a book written with the beginning C programmer in mind. > >TITLE: The C Answer Book >AUTHOR: Tondo, Clovis L. >AUTHOR: Gimpel, Scott E. >SUBJECT: C programming >PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall >DATE: 1985 1989 >PAGES: 209 >ISBN: 0-13-109877-2 0-13-109653-2 >APPROX_COST: 21.00 >KEYWORDS: K&R answers >COMMENTS > This book provides the answers to the exercises found in K&R. I > believe that a second edition of this book has also been recently > published corresponding with the 2nd edition of K&R. Right. >TITLE: C Primer Plus Revised Edition The Waite Group's New C Primer Plus >AUTHOR: Waite, Mitchell >AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen >AUTHOR: Martin, Donald This guy got dropped from the list of authors. >SUBJECT: C programming >PUBLISHER: Howard W. Samms & Company >DATE: 1987 >PAGES: 558 >ISBN: 0-672-22582-4 0-672-22687-1 >APPROX_COST: 23.95 29.95 >TITLE: The C Programmer's Handbook >APPROX_COST: 22.95 24.95 >TITLE: The C Programming Language, First Edition >APPROX_COST: 27.00 More like 30.00 >TITLE: The C Programming Language, Second Edition >PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall >DATE: 1988 >PAGES: 272 >ISBN: 0-13-110362-8 >APPROX_COST: 28.00 32.00 Also available in hardcover (ISBN 0-13-110370-9 for approx. $45) >TITLE: The C Puzzle Book: Puzzles for the C Programming Language, 2nd Ed. >AUTHOR: Feuer, Alan R. >SUBJECT: C programming >PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall >DATE: 1982 1989 >PAGES: 173 >ISBN: 0-13-109934-5 paperback: 0-13-109926-4 >TITLE: The C and Unix Dictionary >AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare >SUBJECT: Definitions of terms >PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. >DATE: 1988 >PAGES: 216 >ISBN: 0-471-60929-3, 0-471-60931-5 (pbk) >APPROX_COST: 24.95 32.95 and 19.95 >TITLE: C: A Reference Manual, 2nd Edition 3rd Edition >AUTHOR: Harbison, Samuel P. >AUTHOR: Steele Jr., Guy L. >SUBJECT: C Programming >PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall >DATE: 1987 1991 >PAGES: 404 392 >ISBN: 0-13-109810-1, paperback: 0-13-109802-0 0-13-110933-2 for paperback >APPROX_COST: 31.95 24.95 >TITLE: Compiler Design in C 48.00 (?) >TITLE: Data Structures and C Programs. >PAGES: >ISBN: >TITLE: The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System >APPROX_COST: 39.00 41.95 >TITLE: Efficient C >APPROX_COST: 25.00 29.95 I got this far before I got tired. I'll come back and finish off the rest of the list later this week. I'll also try to get some more definite prices from various publishers. Most publishers raise their prices at the start of each year, and some raise their prices in the summer, too. -- Voice: +1 503 646-8257 FAX: +1 503 248-6320 orders@techbook.com - or - Public Access UNIX site: +1 503 644-8135 ...!uunet!techbook!orders TECHbooks sells technical (and other) books at discounted prices. Authorized SCO and ESIX resellers.
mitch@hq.af.mil (Mitch Wright) (05/17/91)
Date: Fri May 17 10:45:59 EDT 1991
For complaints, kudos, suggestions, corrections, additions, donations, ...
drop me an E-mail note -- mitch@oz.com.
TITLE: !%@:: A Guide to Electronic Mail Addressing
AUTHOR: Frey, Donnalyn
AUTHOR: Adams, Rick
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 438
ISBN: 0-937175-K15-393-0
APPROX_COST: 27.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: The AWK Programming Language
AUTHOR: Aho, Al
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian
AUTHOR: Weinberger, Peter
SUBJECT: AWK Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 210
ISBN: 0-201-07981-X
LC: 87-17566
APPROX_COST: 23.75
TITLE: The Art of Distributed Appl., Programming Techniques for RPC
AUTHOR: Corbin, John R.
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag (Part of Sun Techincal Reference Library)
DATE: 1991
PAGES: 558
ISBN: 0-387-97247-1
APPROX_Cost: 39.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Betty Jo Armstead, Sverdrup" <xxbja@csduts1.lerc.nasa.gov>
COMMENTS
An excellent book for anyone starting to develop RPC applications.his
The book covers SUN style RPC programming with lots of examples. the
It covers XDR, RPC Protocol, RPC programming, Low-level RPC
Programming, Additional RPC Library Features, RPCGEN, Developing
RPC-based Distributed Applications and the future of RPC
programming. The books also hints at multithreaded RPC
applications, but provides no examples and very little discussion
on this topic.
TITLE: Advanced C Programming for Displays
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 331
ISBN: 0-13-010240-07
APPROX_COST: 32.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Covers Character Displays, Windows, and Keyboards for UNIX and MS-DOS.
TITLE: Advanced UNIX Programming
AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
EDITION: 1985, pp 265
ISBN: 0-13-011818-4 HBK
ISBN: 0-13-011800-1 PBK
APPROX_COST: 32.95 HBK
APPROX_COST: 24.95 PBK
KEYWORDS: SYSV
COMMENTS
Rochkind is a former Bell Labs UNIX guru who wrote SCCS back in the
mid 70's. This book is exactly what the title states, basically an
extremely thorough treatment of programming using the UNIX System
Call Interface. System V, System III, V7, 4.2 BSD, and Xenix are
all discussed. The system calls are organized functionally into
chapters that cover file i/o, terminal i/o, process control,
interprocess communication, and miscellaneous calls. The opening
chapter is an overvview of fundamental concepts of UNIX. Anytime
I have a question on the usage of system calls I consult this book.
The only problem with it is that it needs to be updated per
System V Rel 3, 4.3 BSD and the efforts of Sun and AT&T to bring
SunOS and System V together as well as the efforts in the UNIX 386
world.
TITLE: Advanced UNIX: A Programmer's Guide
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
SUBJECT: Programming Guide
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co.
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 484
ISBN: 0-067-22403-8.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: SYSV
COMMENTS
Prata assumes you know how to login and use an editor. It's very
good for shell programing.
TITLE: BSD 4.3 Manual Set
AUTHOR: University of California Berkeley
SUBJECT: 4.3 BSD UNIX Operating System
DATE: June 1988
PAGES: <lots>
ISBN: <unknown>
APPROX_COST: 60.00/set
SUGGESTED_BY: An anonymous BSD zealot
SUPPLIERS:
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COMMENTS
This is a must for programmers, administrator, and users alike.
If you are in contact with the BSD UNIX Operating system, YOU
need these manuals! Kudos to the boys at Cory and Evans!
TITLE: A Book on C
AUTHOR: Kelley, Al
AUTHOR: Pohl, Ira
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 362
ISBN: 0-8053-6860-4
APPROX_COST: 32.25
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a book written with the beginning C programmer in mind.
TITLE: Checking C Programs
AUTHOR: Darwin, Ian F.
SUBJECT: lint
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 84
ISBN: 0-937175-30-7
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: lint, C, nutshell
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The lint program checker has proven itself time and again to be
one of the best tools for finding portability problems and
certain types of coding errors in C programs. This book
introduces you to lint, guides you through running it on your
programs and helps you to interpret lint's output.
TITLE: The C Answer Book
AUTHOR: Tondo, Clovis L.
AUTHOR: Gimpel, Scott E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 209
ISBN: 0-13-109877-2
APPROX_COST: 21.00
KEYWORDS: K&R answers
COMMENTS
This book provides the answers to the exercises found in K&R. I
believe that a second edition of this book has also been recently
published corresponding with the 2nd edition of K&R.
TITLE: C Primer Plus Revised Edition
AUTHOR: Waite, Mitchell
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
AUTHOR: Martin, Donald
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Samms & Company
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 558
ISBN: 0-672-22582-4
APPROX_COST: 23.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
An excellent beginners guide to C programming. I found out about this
book through a vendor's training class on C, where they used it as the
textbook.
TITLE: C Programming Guide, 3rd Ed.
AUTHOR: Purdum, J.J.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Que Corporation
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 456
ISBN: 0-88022-356-1
LCCN: 88-61496
OCLC: 18865012
TITLE: The C Programmer's Handbook
AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 84
ISBN: 0-13-110073-4
APPROX_COST: 22.95
KEYWORDS: C Programming
COMMENTS
This is a handbook for experience programmers, not a book for reading.
Information is intended as a quickie reference and is not that
detailed.
TITLE: The C Programming Language, First Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1978
PAGES: 228
ISBN: 0-13-110163-3
APPROX_COST: 27.00
KEYWORDS: C, UNIX, K&R C
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
** The Original Bible of C programming **
"... a book that ocntains a tutorial introduction to get new userss
started as soon as possible, separate chapters on major features
and a reference manual"
TITLE: The C Programming Language, Second Edition
AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Ritchie, Dennis M.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 272
ISBN: 0-13-110362-8
APPROX_COST: 28.00
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
The Bible of C programming
TITLE: C Programmer's Library, 2nd Ed.
AUTHOR: Purdum, J.J.
SUBJECT: C language
PUBLISHER: Que Corporation
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 319
ISBN: 0-88022-157-7
LCCN: 85-60689
OCLC: 12819701
TITLE: C Programmer's Toolkit
AUTHOR: Purdum, Jack J.
SUBJECT: C language
PUBLISHER: Que Corporation
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 350
ISBN: 0-88022-457-6
LCCN: 89-61069
OCLC: 21130331
TITLE: The C Puzzle Book: Puzzles for the C Programming Language, 2nd Ed.
AUTHOR: Feuer, Alan R.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1982
PAGES: 173
ISBN: 0-13-109934-5 HBK
ISBN: 0-13-109926-4 PBK
APPROX_COST: 26.00
COMMENTS
Exactly what the title indicates. The puzzles are organized by
chapter: basic arithmetic operators, assignment operators, logic and
increment operators, bitwise operators, relational and conditional
operators, operator precedence and evaluation. The answers for all of
the puzzles are also provided. This is an excellent way to learn some
of the more advanced expressions that can be concocted with C.
TITLE: C Self-Study Guide
AUTHOR: Purdum, J.J.
SUBJECT: C language
PUBLISHER: Que Corporation
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 249
ISBN: 0-88022-149-6
OCLC: 12790605
B-NO: 411153F
TITLE: C Standard Library
AUTHOR: Purdum, Jack J.
AUTHOR: Leslie, Timothy C
SUBJECT: C language
PUBLISHER: Que Corporation
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 437
ISBN: 0-88022-279-4
LCCN: 86-62528
OCLC: 16411542
TITLE: C Traps and Pitfalls
AUTHOR: Koenig, Andrew
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 147
ISBN: 0-201-17928-8
APPROX_COST: 17.50
COMMENTS
Andrew published a BTL Technical Memorandum by this title several
years back. Later it was published as a Technical Report. It has now
been expanded into a book. I read the TR and it was excellent. I
just recently finished the book and would recommend it to anyone who
uses C.
TITLE: The C and Unix Dictionary
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Definitions of terms
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 216
ISBN: 0-471-60929-3 HBK
ISBN: 0-471-60931-5 PBK
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
Definitions of over 1000 terms in the C and Unix lexicon.
TITLE: C: A Reference Manual, 2nd Edition
AUTHOR: Harbison, Samuel P.
AUTHOR: Steele Jr., Guy L.
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 404
ISBN: 0-13-109810-1 HBK
ISBN: 0-13-109802-0 PBK
APPROX_COST: 31.95
COMMENTS
An excellent book on C. It is not really an introductory level book,
and is a great companion to K&R (2nd Ed.). Both this book and K&R
(2nd Ed.) cover the draft-proposed ANSI standards. Where H&S really
stands out is in the sections that cover the UNIX library calls. If
you have ever struggled with any of printf or scanf family of library
calls in trying to figure out the conversion rules in the format
string, this book is the answer.
TITLE: Checking C programs with lint
AUTHOR: Darwin
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 72
ISBN: 0-937175-30-7
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Compiler Design in C
AUTHOR: Holub, Allen I.
SUBJECT: Compiler Design
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 924
ISBN:0-13-155045-4
KEYWORDS: C Compilers, YACC
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS
Great book! And lots of source examples to boot.
TITLE: DOS Meets UNIX
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 134
ISBN: 0-937175-21-8
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Data Structures and C Programs.
AUTHOR: Van Wyk, Christopher
SUBJECT: C programming
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 387
ISBN: 0-201161-16-8
APPROX_COST: 41.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
KEYWORDS: C, Data Structures
COMMENTS
The author is from Bell Labs and this is also one of my favorite books
for learing C programming with different kinds of data structures."
[ *** NOTE: Has been reprinted with corrections *** ]
TITLE: The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Leffler, Samuel J.
AUTHOR: McKusick, Marshall Kirk
AUTHOR: Karels, Michael J.
AUTHOR: Quarterman, John S.
SUBJECT: Design of BSD UNIX
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 471
ISBN: 0-201-06196-1
APPROX_COST: 39.00
KEYWORDS: Internals, Kernel, BSD
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
These are the primary people who are responsible for 4.3 BSD.
--From back cover--
This book is the first authoritative description of the design and
implementation of the research version of the UNIX System developed
at the University of California at Berkeley. It covers the INTERNAL
structure of the 4.3BSD system and the concetps, data structures, and
algorithms used in implementing the system facilites. The book also
includes a chaper on the implementation of TCP/IP -- a networking
protocol suite widely implemented throughout the world.
Both philosophical and design issues of 4.3BSD are discussed, as well
as details of the actual implementation. In most cases, the
discussion starts at the system-call level and descends from the
interface to the kernel down to the hardware itself. The kernel
includes system facilities such as process management, memory
management, the I/O system, the filesystem, the socket IPC mechanism,
and network-protocol implementations.
The Design and Implemenation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System is an
in-depth study of a contemporary operating system. This book assumes
that the reader understands basic operating-system terminology and has
some familiarity with any version of the UNIX System and with the C
programming language. Therefore, this book is suitable for
operating-system implementors, systems programmers, and UNIX
application developers.
TITLE: The Design of the Unix Operating System
AUTHOR: Bach, Maurice J.
SUBJECT: Design of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 471
ISBN: 0-13-201799-7
APPROX_COST: 47.20
KEYWORDS: SYSV, AT&T
COMMENTS
A good generic introduction to kernel operation. (System V)
TITLE: Efficient C
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
AUTHOR: Brodie, Jim
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 150
ISBN: 0-911537-05-8
APPROX_COST: 25.00
COMMENTS
This is a useful book. Portability is one aspect of programming in C.
Efficiency is the other. Many use C because it allows them the
freedom to tie the programs down to the hardware in order to run
efficiently. This book is an excellent guide and when combined with
Jon Bentley's book on writting efficient programs gives one an
excellent background in measuring programs and fine tuning them.
TITLE: Exploring the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 370
ISBN: 0-8104-6268-0
APPROX_COST: 22.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
KEYWORDS: Introduction
COMMENTS
A very good intro. book to UNIX. Has chapters on UNIX file system,
Bourne shell, vi, Program development, security, communications, and
administration.
TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP
AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas
SUBJECT: Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 382
ISBN: 0-13-470154-2
APPROX_COST: 47.00
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back of book
This comprehensive book begins with a discussion of the TCP/IP
technology and the Internet in general terms, summarizing the services
provided and the history of their development.
The remainder of the book looks at the architecture of the Internet,
the TCP/IP technology, and the applications that use it in more
detail. It discusses the fundamentals of protocols like TCP/IP as
well as showing how they fit into the internet. In additon to
providing details, the book highlights the general principles
underlying network protocols, and explains why the TCP/IP protocols
adapt easily to so many underlying network technologies. Readers will
find a brief summary of the network hardware used throughout the
Internet that focuses on the features of each technology that are of
primary importance to an Internet architect.
TITLE: Introducing The UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Book Company
DATE: 1983
PAGES: 556
ISBN: 0-07-045001-3
APPROX_COST: 27.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
Introductory for the most part, but far more extensive than Gauthier's
book. There are two chapters on editors and two on text formatting
that are the best I have seen in this type book. There is even a
chapter on system management.
... a later edition of this book was targeted specifically to
System V. -- Henry
TITLE: Introducing UNIX System V
AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel
CO-AUTHORS: McGilton, Henry
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 612
ISBN: 0-07-043152-3
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COST: $19.95 PBK
COMMENTS
It gives the user a good working knowledge of a number of commands
and packages. I emphasize that it is a user book, by no means a
technical manual. I assume by the difficulty in getting it in these
parts that it is pretty popular.
TITLE: An Introduction to Berkeley Unix
AUTHOR: Wang, Paul
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 512
ISBN: 0-534-08862-7
APPROX_COST: 36.75
UNIX_FLAVORS: BSD
COMMENTS
If you need a BSD oriented book, then I don't think you would find a
more thorough introductory book.
TITLE: The Kornshell, Command and Programming Language
AUTHOR: Korn, David G.
AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I.
SUBJECT: Korn shell programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 356
ISBN: 0-13-516972-0
APPROX_COST: 30.00
KEYWORDS: ksh, SYSV
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
The book to have if you are beginning to learn the ksh.
TITLE: Learning the UNIX Operating System
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 76
ISBN: 0-937175-16-1
APPROX_COST: 9.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Learning the vi Editor
AUTHOR: Lamb, Linda
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 150
ISBN: 0-937175-17-X
APPROX_COST: 15.00
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Life With UNIX
AUTHOR: Libes, Don
AUTHOR: Ressler, Sandy
SUBJECT: Introduction and Overview of UNIX
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 350
ISBN: 0-13-536657-7
APPROX_COST: 30.95
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview
COMMENTS
- A comprehensive overview of UNIX. Major sections are:
UNIX in Time - Usual trash plus history of user groups,
universities, with a comprehensive "who's who" in
UNIX history. Present & Future deals with where
UNIX is now and where its going - companies,
standards and dialects are treated at length.
UNIX Information - How people really learn about UNIX.
Discussion of books, magazines, conferences, and, of
course, source code.
Inside UNIX - In-depth descriptions of UNIX from three
different perspectives - user, programmer and
adminstrator.
Outside UNIX - Third-party stuff. Discussions of how UNIX
has prospered/withered in face of real-world problems.
Underground - archives, USENET, public access UNIX,
GNU, MINIX, public-domain and/or free software, etc.
This book is quite unusual, not only because of its scope, but
because it prints things that have never appeared in print (for one
reason or another) - things that most people don't realize or find
until years after they have used UNIX. It is essentially a
"reading between the lines" of all the other UNIX manuals, books
and magazines. Lastly, "Life With UNIX" is chock full of amusing
UNIX stories and anecdotes, all designed to provide you with key
insights into why UNIX is the way it is. "Life with UNIX" is a
must book for UNIX beginners to UNIX gurus.
{ Best! Best! Best! Hooray -- loved it!!! S.B.Bassett }
TITLE: Managing Projects with Make
AUTHOR: Talbot, Steve
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 84
ISBN: 0-937175-18-8
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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TITLE: Managing UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 289
ISBN: 0-937175-48-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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TITLE: Notes on the Draft C Standard
AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Plum Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 92
ISBN: 0-911537-06-6
APPROX_COST: 10.00
COMMENTS
Tom Plum is the Vice Chair of the ANSI X3J11 committee, so who better
to write this book than he? However, as with any of the other C books
that treat the ANSI C Standard, it does not cover the Standard in it's
final form due to the fact that it has yet to be adopted. However,
the price is about $10, so it makes a good pickup to keep informed
about the standard and how it differs from K&R C.
TITLE: Numerical Recipes in C, The Art of Scientific Computing
AUTHOR: Press, William H.
AUTHOR: Flannery, Brian
AUTHOR: Teukolsky, Saul
AUTHOR: Vetterling, William
SUBJECT: C Programming
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 735
ISBN: 0-521-35465-X
APPROX_COST: 44.50
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
". . . it is the one book to buy if you are going to have to solve
anything numerically on a computer." - Dr. Dobb's Journal
TITLE: The Open Book
AUTHOR: Rose, Marshall T.
SUBJECT: OSI
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 651
ISBN: 0-13-643016-3
APPROX_COST:
KEYWORDS: Networking
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS:
-- From back cover --
This book is an important contribution to the networking literature
for two reasons. First, it is one of the clearest expositions of the
OSI architecture and protocols, and it deals with concrete issues,
including implementation matters. Second, it seeks to explicate ways
in which the TCP/IP Internet community may accommodate the phased
introduction of OSI protocols. This latter contribution is of prime
importance if this large and rapidly growing community is to benefit
from the heavy vendor community investment in OSI software and
services.
-- Vint Cerf, Chariman, Internet Activities Board
TITLE: Operating Systems, Design and Implementation
AUTHOR: Tanenbaum, Andrew S.
SUBJECT: OS Design
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 719
ISBN: 0-13-637406-9
APPROX_COST: 40.00
KEYWORDS: MINIX, UNIX
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS
-- From back cover --
o Covers the fundamental principles in detail including processes,
interporcess communication, semaphores, monitors, message passing,
remote procedure call, scheduling algorithms input/output,
deadlocks, device drivers, memory management, paging algorithms,
file system design, network file servers, atomic transactions,
security, and protection mechanisms.
o discusses one system -- MINIX, a UNIXX-compatible operating
system -- in detail to illustrate the principles.
o provides a complete source code listing of MINIX for study.
TITLE: Operating System Design, The XINU approach
AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas
SUBJECT: OS Design
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 486
ISBN: 0-13-637539-1
APPROX_COST: $39.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
COMMENTS:
-- From back cover --
In this book, Douglas Comer, dispels the magic from operating system
design and consolidates the body of material into a systematic
discipline...
The author guides you through the construction of a conventional
process-based system, using practical straightforward primitives...
TITLE: Peter Norton's Guide to Unix
AUTHOR: Norton, Peter
AUTHOR: Hahn, Harley
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
DATE: 1991
PAGES: 560
ISBN: 0-553-35260-1
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Lawrence R. Gibes <lgibes@teal.csn.org>
TITLE: Portable C Software
AUTHOR: Horton, Mark
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-13-868050-7
APPROX_COST: 32.95
COMMENTS:
** From the back jacket:
Portable C Software is designed for professional programmers and
students who want to write portable C code between System V
implementations, POSIX, MS DOS, and other operating systems.
Assuming a working knowledge of C, this book addresses and rates
each feature of the C software environment. Shell commands, system
calls, external variables, and macros are discussed and examined
in detail.
The author provides an advanced introduction to C, describes how
best to write portable software, examines what not to do, discusses
common mistakes, and includes an invaluable portability reference
manual. In this extensive manual, the author rates the portability
of the following
o subroutines available in C libraries
o operating system calls
o header include files
o predefined variables in the C library
o UNIX(R) system shell commands
Portable C Software offers concise, current coverage of C, and
will be an important reference for anyone who writes C programs.
Of the nearly 400 pages, about 250 are reference material. Some of it
is fairly detailed. If you find any errors, or have any suggestions
for the next edition, please drop me a note at
Mark.Horton@ATT.COM
Thanks to everyone who made helpful suggestions or otherwise
contributed to the book. -- Mark
TITLE: Portable C and UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Lapin, J.E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 249
ISBN: 0-13-686494-5
KEYWORDS: Portable C
COMMENTS
A useful book, mostly because there are no others written on this
topic, yet...
TITLE: A Practical guide to UNIX System V
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G.
SUBJECT: UNIX System V
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 577
ISBN: 0-80-538915-6
APPROX_COST: 32.25
TITLE: A Practical Guide to the Unix System (2nd ed.)
AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G.
SUBJECT: UNIX Guide
PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 632
ISBN: 0-80-530243-3
APPROX_COST: 27.95
TITLE: Programming perl
AUTHOR: Wall, Larry
AUTHOR: Schwartz, Randal L.
SUBJECT: Programming in perl
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1991
PAGES: 456
ISBN: 0-937175-64-1
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: perl, nutshell
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@oz.com>
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OUTSTANDING!!!!!!! I've had mine since USENIX and it's been with
me since then. I just dont leave home without it. This book is
for you if you are even slightly interested in perl as a language,
and it's easy reading and excellent examples will make you, as
Randal would say ``Just Another Perl Hacker''. It is even worth
reading if you are not *yet* interested in the language.
Programming perl is very light reading and in the words of Larry:
"...mildly amusing in some spots (and wildly amusing in others)."
From back cover: Perl is a language for easily manipulating text
files and processes. Perl provides a more concise and readable way to
do many jobs that were formally accomplished (with difficulty) by
programming in the C language or one of the shells. Even though Perl
is not yet a standard part of UNIX, it is likely to be available at
any UNIX site. And if it isn't, users can get it and install it
easily and FREE of charge.
TITLE: Programming with Curses
AUTHOR: Strang, John
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 76
ISBN: 0-937175-02-1
APPROX_COST: 12.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: The SPARC System Developer's Guide
AUTHOR: Leventhal, L.
AUTHOR: Rohner, J.
SUBJECT: SPARC Assemble Language
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag
DATE: 1989
PAGES: <pages>
ISBN: 0-387-97251-X
APPROX_COST: 39.95
KEYWORDS: SPARC
TITLE: Software Engineering in C.
AUTHOR: Darnell, Peter A.
AUTHOR: Margolis, Philip E.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 612
ISBN: 0-387-96574-2
APPROX_COST: 29.95
SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu
COMMENTS
One of the finest books I have seen for beginners. Highly recommended
even for intermediate-level C programmers.
TITLE: Software Tools
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Plauger, P. J.
SUBJECT: How to write programs that make good tools.
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1976
PAGES: 338
ISBN: 0-201-03669-X
APPROX_COST: $20.00
KEYWORDS: programming, top-down design, software engineering.
COMMENTS
The language used is RATFOR but it looks enough like C
to be used by anyone who knows or is learning C.
The book purports to contain generic examples that might
be on any system; the reader will recognise many similarities
to UNIX.
Several UNIX-like commands and features are discussed in
detail. Many UNIX design considerations and philosophies
are explained.
TITLE: System Performance Tuning
AUTHOR: Loukides, Mike
SUBJECT: System Performance
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 230
ISBN: 0-937175-60-9
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: performance, nutshell
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*** From: ORA Fall/Winter 1990 Catalog
System Performance Tuning answers one of the most fundamental
questions you can ask abou your computer: "How can I get it to
do more work without buying more hardware?" Anyone who has
ever used a computer has periodically wished that the system
was faster, particularly at times when it was under heavy load.
TITLE: Termcap & Terminfo
AUTHOR: Strang, John
AUTHOR: Mui, Linda
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 270
ISBN: 0-937175-22-6
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: Tricks of the UNIX Masters
AUTHOR: Sage, Russel G.
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Co
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-672-22449-6.
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
a "must add" to your list of UNIX books. For about $20, you'll get a
lot of nifty little tricks & tips you won't pick up unless you've got
a good UNIX guru to coach you. The style is relaxed & aimed at a bit
above the novice UNIX user (experienced programmer with sparse UNIX
exposure).
TITLE: Typesetting Tables on the UNIX System
AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry
CO-AUTHORS: McNabb, Mary
SUBJECT: Using the 'tbl' utility
PUBLISHER: Trilithon Press, 334 State St., Ste. 106 Los Altos CA 94022
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 283
ISBN: 0-9626289-0-5
APPROX_COST: 20.00
KEYWORDS: Typesetting, tbl, troff
COMMENTS
-- From the back cover:
Reviewers said:
"You're a pair of lunatics!" -- James Gosling, Sun Micro
"Good Grief!" -- Ken Greer, Elan Computer Group, Inc.
"Three Hundred Pages on TBL?!?" -- Prof. Powell, U. Minn
I (S.B.Bassett) rather agree, but I wish there were more lunatics like
these two, who would do a thorough job of documenting the workings of
various cryptic, arcane, and downright quirky UNIX utilities for the
benefit of those of us without source . . .
I actually enjoyed reading this -- Henry sent me a complimentary copy
in the hopes that I would review it here (thanks, Henry, I did), and I
figured out why I had so much trouble with 'tbl' on a former job -- I'd
have paid several times the price for a copy of this 2 years ago. Too
bad I'm not doing tech writing any more . . . ;^)
TITLE: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide
AUTHOR: Anderson, Gail
AUTHOR: Anderson, Paul
SUBJECT: C-Shell Guide
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 374
ISBN: 0-13-937468-X
APPROX_COST: 31.00
KEYWORDS: C-shell, csh
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have heard this called the C-Shell Bible.
TITLE: UNIX Curses Explained
AUTHOR: Goodheart, Berny
SUBJECT: Complete Curses and Terminfo reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 304
ISBN: 0-13-931957-3
SUGGESTED_BY: goodheart_berny@tandem.com
KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview, Curses
COMMENTS
This is a complete text and reference book on UNIX Curses.
It provides C programmers and UNIX users with the expertise to
create, install and debug, Curses written applications and
terminfo description files using the UNIX System V.3 Operating
System.
Will enable any C programmer to create UNIX Curses or terminfo
based programs.
The text is based on UNIX System V.3 and refers to earlier
releases where appropriate.
In text examples on: using Curses; using Windows; color manipulation;
using an alternative character set; pads; and terminfo.
The book includes a full alphabetical reference section (120pp)
documenting all curses functions from both past and present versions
of the UNIX operating system.
An appendix with terminfo reference tables for both the terminfo
description designer and the C programmer.
TITLE: UNIX Network Programming
AUTHOR: Stevens, W. Richard
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 772
ISBN: 0-13-949876-1
EDITION: 1990
APPROX_COST: 40.00
KEYWORDS: TCP/IP, XNS, SNA, NetBIOS, OSI, UUCP
SUGGESTED_BY: Richard Stevens ... { uunet | yale } ! hsi ! stevens
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COMMENTS
-- From back cover
As networking software becomes increasingly importat in today's world,
a book that teaches programmers how to write and how better to use
this technology has finally arrived.
... is unique because it includes numerous case studies of real
network applications, as well as approximately 15,000 lines of
C source code, take directly from their source files, to help further
understanding of networking software.
[ Source is available for anon. ftp at uunet.uu.net ~mitch ]
TITLE: UNIX Networking
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: UNIX Networking
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 400
ISBN: 0-672-48440-4
APPROX_COST: 29.95
KEYWORDS: Networking, TCP, NFS
SUGGESTED_BY: Frank W. Peters <peters@apple!CC.MsState.Edu>
COMMENTS
An excellent book covering UUCP, TCP/IP, NFS, RPC, Streams, OSI, RFS,
X11 and NeWS (Sun's postscript based graphical protocol). Each chapter
serves as an excellent programmers introduction to the topic
discussed."
TITLE: UNIX Papers for UNIX Developers & Power Users
AUTHOR: The Waite Group Editors - edited by Mitchell Waite
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 518
ISBN: 0-672-22578-6
APPROX_COST: 26.95
COMMENTS
This is a collection of papers. Some of the them are introductions
and others cover more arcane bits of knowledge.
TITLE: UNIX time-sharing system : UNIX programmer's manual vol 1&2
AUTHOR: BELL Laboratories
PUBLISHERS: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
SUBJECT: UNIX...
PUBLISHER: Bell Laboratories
DATE: 1983
PAGES:
ISBN: 0-03-061742-1 (v1)
ISBN: 0-03-061742-X (v2)
APPROX_COST:
TITLE: The UNIX Programming Environment
AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W.
AUTHOR: Pike, Rob
SUBJECT: Basic UNIX Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
YEAR: 1984
PAGES: 357
ISBN: 0-13-937699-2 HBK
ISBN: 0-13-937681-X PBK
APPROX_COST: 25.95
SUGGESTED_BY: *Everyone*
COMMENTS
This book is what I call a classic. Just buy it.
a good programmer's introduction.
TITLE: UNIX SVR4, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 882
ISBN: 0-07-881653-X
APPROX_COST: 29.95
SUGGESTED_BY: S.Coffin <scoffin@uswest.com>
COMMENTS
An update, revision, expansion, and overall improvement of the
best-selling UNIX, The Complete Reference (ISBN 0-07-881299-2).
Written especially for SVR4. New chapters on csh and ksh, troff,
NFS and networking, and X Window System, as well as wholesale
revision of many other chapters. Well-written, readable, complete;
but does not cover UNIX internals or software development.
TITLE: UNIX Shell Programming
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
SUBJECT: Shell Programming
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 442
ISBN: 0-8104-6309-1
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: Bourne Shell, sh
COMMENTS
I own this book, but I rarely crack it open. I guess the main reason
is that I am still a Bourne-again shell user. For years I worked with
a variety of systems where one might find csh and/or ksh. However,
/bin/sh was the only common denominator. I find that most often I
refer to Kernighan and Pike for shell programming questions. However,
they don't address the C Shell (csh) or Korn Shell (ksh). This book
does offer a chapter on each. In addition, this book may be more
suited for a beginner than an experienced UNIX programmer.
TITLE: UNIX System Administration Handbook
AUTHOR: Nemeth, Evi
CO-AUTHORS: Snyder, Garth; Seebass, Scott
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-933441-6
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 593
APPROX_COST: 32.00
KEYWORDS: SunOS, BSD, Administration
SUGGESTED_BY: Michael S. Cross <msc@ihc.att.com>
COMMENTS
{ I'm recommending it for all of the people who get workstations
from us, and for all of the User Services people here -- an
added plus is that the programs listed are available by
anonymous ftp from the authors' home system. S.B.Bassett }
The book does a pretty good job of explaining the differences
between the types of UNIX(R) systems and administering them. It's
also on the light or humorous side which is a definite plus.
TITLE: UNIX System Programming
AUTHOR: Haviland, Keith
AUTHOR: Salama, Ben
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 339
ISBN: 0-201-12919-1
APPROX_COST: 27.95
COMMENTS
Concentrates on the UNIX System call interface.
TITLE: UNIX System Security
AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H.
AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G.
SUBJECT: UNIX Security
PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 299
ISBN: 0-8104-6267-2
APPROX_COST: 34.95
KEYWORDS: Security
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
-- From back cover
Here is a practical guide to computer security on the UNIX system for
the user, administrator, or potential UNIX system buyer. It will
teach you everything you need to know ot make your system secure and
keep it that way. Topics covered include:
- file and directory permissions
- password security
- how the setuid/gid permissions work and how to use them
- how the various security-related UNIX commands and functions work
- how to write secure programs
- different methods of data encryption -- including the government
standard DES algorithm -- and how secure they are
- data encryption over communication networks
- how to discover and plug potential security holes in your system
- how to periodically monitor your system to maintain security
Also included is the complete source for several security auditing and
administration programs.
TITLE: UNIX System V Bible
AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen
AUTHOR: Martin, Donald
AUTHOR: The Waite Group
SUBJECT: SYSV Reference
PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Company
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 516
ISBN: 0-672-22562-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This is a comprehenisve reference for programmers working with the
UNIX operating system documentation, covering intermediate to advanced
level programming for professionals who have prior experience
programming in C or using UNIX.
TITLE: The UNIX System V Environment
AUTHOR: Bourne, Steven R.
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 378
ISBN: 0-201-18484-2
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Steen Hammerum
COMMENTS
Steen Hammerum Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen says:
"has been _very_ useful to me (proof: I'm on my second copy)"
TITLE: UNIX System: Readings and Applications
AUTHOR: AT&T
SUBJECT: Reference
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1987
PAGES:
ISBN: 013-938532-0 (v1)
ISBN: 013-939845-7 (v2)
APPROX_COST: 19.00 each
COMMENTS
Vol 1: UNIX Time-Sharing System
Vol.2: The UNIX System
These two volumes are reprints of the two volumes of the Bell
Labs Technical Journal (now AT&T Tech J.) that were devoted to UNIX:
Vol. 57, No. 6, Part 2, July-August, 1987, and
Vol. 63, No. 8, October, 1984.
TITLE: UNIX Text Processing
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 665
ISBN: 0-672-46291-5
APPROX_COST: 26.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
COMMENTS
This is a MUST for all [nt]roff users.
TITLE: The UNIX Text Processing System
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Text Processing
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 250
ISBN: 0-471-85581-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" <mchinni@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
COMMENTS
I have found this to be a very good guide to nroff, and the -mm
macros. It also covers the -ms macros, vi, eqn, tbl, refer, and pic
TITLE: UNIX for Super-Users
AUTHOR: Foxley, Eric
SUBJECT: Users Guide
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 213
ISBN: 0-201-14228-7
APPROX_COST: 27.95
KEYWORDS: SYSV
TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (BSD)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 272
ISBN: 0-937175-20-X
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (System V)
AUTHOR:
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 296
ISBN: 0-937175-19-6
APPROX_COST: 19.50
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
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TITLE: UNIX, The Complete Reference
AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen
SUBJECT: UNIX Reference
PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 704
ISBN: 0-07-881299-2
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
An inexpensive reference and guide to System V in a style
familiar to those from the micro world where OMH and QUE
have many best selling guides to Lotus, DOS, Word, etc.
TITLE: Understanding and Using COFF
AUTHOR: Gircys, Gintaras R.
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 196
ISBN: 0-937175-31-5
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
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-- From back cover
This handbook explains the COFF data structure and its manipulation.
Contents include:
- The basics of COFF
- Assembley code relocation process
- COFF file headers
- Relocation structures
- The linking process
- The COFF system in UNIX
- Magic numbers
- The COFF symbolic debug system
- COFF and shared libraries
- Utilities and techniques for working with COFF files
- A sample program to manipulate COFF
[ Source used in this book is available via ftp from UUNET ~mitch ]
TITLE: Unix Administrations Guide for System V
AUTHOR: Thomas, Rebecca
AUTHOR: Farrow, Rik
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 636
ISBN: 0-139-42889-5
APPROX_COST: 34.95
SUGGESTED_BY: Lars Tunkrans
COMMENTS
Bought this book last week, seems to me to be the most
comprehensive and fact-packed book on the subject I've ever seen.
TITLE: UNIX Applications Programming Mastering the Shell
AUTHOR: Swartz, Ray
SUBJECT: Bourne Shell programming, grep, sed, awk, sort
PUBLISHER: SAMS, A Division of Macmillan Computer Publishing
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 452
ISBN: 0-672-22715-0
LCCN: 90-61476
APPROX_COST: 26.95
KEYWORDS: Unix, Bourne shell programming, tools
SUGGESTED_BY: zwbm07@hou.amoco.com (Walter Moore)
COMMENTS
I find this book a VERY good primer and an excellent reference
book on Unix tools and shell programming.
TITLE: The Unix Command Reference Guide
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Unix commands
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 361
ISBN: 0-471-85580-4 PBK
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This book is a guide to the most useful Unix commands, organized
topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start
guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Unix
system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, and
the Bourne shell. There are many examples.
TITLE: Unix Communications
AUTHOR: Anderson, Bart
AUTHOR: Costales, Barry
AUTHOR: Henderson, Harry
SUBJECT: Communication Reference
PUBLISHER: The Waite Group
DATE: 1991
PAGES: 736
ISBN: 0-672-22773-8
APPROX_COST: 29.95
KEYWORDS: UUCP, USENET
COMMENTS
Covers everything the end user needs to know about email, USENET
and UUCP.
TITLE: The Unix Environment
AUTHOR: Walker, A. N.
SUBJECT: UNIX
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons
DATE: 1984
PAGES: 151
ISBN: 0-471-90564-X
APPROX_COST: 20.40
COMMENTS
An excellent user's introduction. I have a special affection for
this book, as it introduced me to the plural forms VAXen and Unices.
TITLE: The Unix Operating System, Second Edition
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
SUBJECT: Comprehensive introduction to Unix
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 455
ISBN: 0-471-84782-8 HBK
ISBN: 0-471-84781-X PBK
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This is the second edition of a widely used, widely translated
primevil Unix book. It is a comprehensive introductory book that goes
into more detail than most. While it is not a very good introduction
for people who will only use the system superficially, it is an
excellent introduction for those who plan to master the Unix system.
It includes sections on the most useful utilities, shell programming,
vi editing, and system internals.
TITLE: Unix Power Utilities for Power Users
AUTHOR: Muster, John
AUTHOR: Birns, Peter
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER: MIS Press
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 420
ISBN: 1-55828-000-6
APPROX_COST: 24.95
SUPPLIERS
Phone 1-800-MANUALS
COMMENTS
** From Page 2...
Overview of Contents
If you have the ability to log on the system, create, move, copy and
remove files, create and change directories, and issue basic shell
commands, you will be able to complete the exercises in these modules.
If you are more experienced, you may be able to proceed quickly
through part or all of Modules 2 and 3, and the introductory steps to
several of the other modules.
TITLE: The UNIX Survival Guide
AUTHOR: Nichols, Elizabeth A.
AUTHOR: Balin, Sidney C.
AUTHOR: Nichols, Joseph C.
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX basics
PUBLISHER: Holt, Rinehart & Winston
DATE: 1987
PAGES: 311
ISBN: 0-03-000773-9
SUGGESTED_BY: Andrew T. Young <aty@mintaka.sdsu.edu>
COMMENTS:
It contains good tutorial information for new owners of UNIX systems,
as well as for new users. There is a useful introduction to the nuts
and bolts of the file system, for example, as well as info on basic
commands, and a chapter on processes and signals.
TITLE: Unix System Administration
AUTHOR: Fiedler, David
AUTHOR: Hunter, Bruce H.
SUBJECT: System Administration
PUBLISHER: Hayden Books (Howard Sams & Co)
DATE: 1986
PAGES: 320
ISBN: 0-8104-6289-3
APPROX_COST: 24.94
KEYWORDS: Administration
COMMENTS
-- From back cover --
An essential guide for anyone who owns or operates a UNIX system. The
clear presentation and easy-to-follow style make it suitable for the
user who does not have a technical background. [...]
Using step-by-step guidelines for complex procedures, the book
includes information on:
- making back-ups
- configuring systems
- writing shell programs
- connecting a printer, a terminal, and other devices
- communicating with other systems
TITLE: Unix for People
AUTHOR: Birns, Peter M.
AUTHOR: Brown, Patrick B.
AUTHOR: Muster, John C.
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1985
PAGES: 528
ISBN: 0-13-937442-6 PBK
ISBN: 0-13-937459-0 HBK
APPROX_COST: 28.00
TITLE: Using the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Gauthier, Richard L.
SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX
PUBLISHER:
DATE: 1981
PAGES: 297
ISBN: 0-8359-8164-9 HBK
ISBN: 0-8359-8162-2 PBK
COMMENTS
Introductory level book, extremely basic and easy reading. I read
this on a plane trip between Newark, NJ and Columbus, OH before I ever
worked seriously with UNIX. Unlike, Rebecca Thomas and Jean Yates
Tutorial style book this one does not require you to be sitting down
in front of a crt in order to derive benefit from it.
TITLE: Using C on the UNIX system
AUTHOR: Curry, David A.
SUBJECT: C programming
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1989
PAGES: 232
ISBN: 0-937175-23-4
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: C, UNIX
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
COMMENTS
This is a must for the Beginning UNIX programmer.
TITLE: Using C with Curses, Lex and YACC
AUTHOR: Schreiner, Axel T.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 257
ISBN: 0-13-932864-5
APPROX_COST: 44.95
KEYWORDS: C, Curses, Lex, YACC
COMMENTS:
-- From back cover --
This book presents the development of programs that make extensive use
of curses and provides solutions to the typical problems encountered
when implementing full-screen applications with curses.
The book illustrates how to work in the Unix C environment:
- how to build command languages with the compiler generatores lex and
yacc
- how to make portable full-screen dialogs with the curses library
- how to build symbol tables and manage variable-length argument lists
using C library functions
- how to manage program development with the make program
- how to manage multiple processes from a program and how to
communicate with them.
Throughout the book the full source code of a major example is shown.
TITLE: Using UUCP and USENET
AUTHOR: Todino, Grace
AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale
SUBJECT: Introduction
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
DATE: 1990
PAGES: 210
ISBN: 0-937175-10-2
APPROX_COST: 21.95
KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook
SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>
SUPPLIERS
E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts
Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS
TITLE: Writing a Unix Device Driver
AUTHOR: Egan, Janet I.
AUTHOR: Teixeira, Thomas J.
SUBJECT: Programming
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 357
ISBN: 0-471-62811-5, paperback: 0-471-62859-X
APPROX_COST: 24.95
KEYWORDS: BSD, Xenix
TITLE: The Xenix Command Reference Guide
AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare
AUTHOR: Richter, Susan
SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Xenix commands
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DATE: 1988
PAGES: 420
ISBN: 0-471-61707-5 (pbk)
APPROX_COST: 24.95
COMMENTS
This book is a guide to the most useful Xenix commands, organized
topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start
guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Xenix
system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, the
Bourne shell, and system administration. There are many examples.
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~mitch
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