UNIX in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference for System V Release 4 and Solaris 7,9781565924277

UNIX in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference for System V Release 4 and Solaris 7

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9781565924277
ISBN10: 1565924274
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-09-01
Publisher(s): Oreilly & Associates Inc
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Summary

The bestselling, most informative UNIX reference book is now more complete and up-to-date. Not a scaled-down quick reference of common commands, UNIX in a Nutshell is a complete reference containing all commands and options, with descriptions and examples that put the commands in context. For all but the thorniest UNIX problems, this one reference should be all you need. Covers System V Release 4 and Solaris 7.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii
Part I: Commands and Shells
Introduction
3(8)
Merging the Traditions
3(1)
Bundling
4(1)
What's in the Quick Reference
5(1)
Beginner's Guide
6(3)
Guide for Users of BSD-Derived Systems
9(1)
Solaris: Standard Compliant Programs
10(1)
Unix Commands
11(190)
Alphabetical Summary of Commands
12(189)
The Unix Shell: An Overview
201(6)
Introduction to the Shell
201(1)
Purpose of the Shell
202(1)
Shell Flavors
202(2)
Common Features
204(1)
Differing Features
205(2)
The Bourne Shell and Korn Shell
207(53)
Overview of Features
207(1)
Syntax
208(6)
Variables
214(6)
Arithmetic Expressions
220(2)
Command History
222(1)
Job Control
223(1)
Invoking the Shell
224(1)
Restricted Shells
225(1)
Built-in Commands (Bourne and Korn Shells)
225(35)
The C Shell
260(35)
Overview of Features
260(1)
Syntax
261(4)
Variables
265(5)
Expressions
270(3)
Command History
273(2)
Job Control
275(1)
Invoking the Shell
276(1)
Built-in C Shell Commands
277(18)
Part II: Text Editing and Processing
Pattern Matching
295(7)
Filenames Versus Patterns
295(1)
Metacharacters, Listed by Unix Program
296(1)
Metacharacters
297(2)
Examples of Searching
299(3)
The Emacs Editor
302(19)
Introduction
302(2)
Summary of Commands by Group
304(7)
Summary of Commands by Key
311(4)
Summary of Commands by Name
315(6)
The vi Editor
321(16)
Review of vi Operations
321(3)
Movement Commands
324(2)
Edit Commands
326(1)
Saving and Exiting
327(1)
Accessing Multiple Files
328(1)
Interacting with Unix
328(1)
Macros
329(1)
Miscellaneous Commands
329(1)
Alphabetical List of Keys
329(3)
Setting Up vi
332(5)
The ex Editor
337(12)
Syntax of ex Commands
337(2)
Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands
339(10)
The sed Editor
349(12)
Conceptual Overview
349(1)
Command-Line Syntax
350(1)
Syntax of sed Commands
350(2)
Group Summary of sed Commands
352(1)
Alphabetical Summary of sed Commands
353(8)
The awk Programming Language
361(20)
Conceptual Overview
361(2)
Command-Line Syntax
363(1)
Patterns and Procedures
363(3)
Built-in Variables
366(1)
Operators
366(1)
Variables and Array Assignments
367(1)
User-Defined Functions
368(1)
Group Listing of awk Functions and Commands
369(1)
Implementation Limits
369(1)
Alphabetical Summary of Functions and Commands
370(11)
Part III: Text Formatting
nroff and troff
381(32)
Introduction
381(1)
Command-Line Invocation
382(1)
Conceptual Overview
383(4)
Default Operation of Requests
387(3)
Group Summary of Requests
390(2)
Alphabetical Summary of Requests
392(13)
Escape Sequences
405(2)
Predefined Registers
407(1)
Special Characters
408(5)
mm Macros
413(21)
Alphabetical Summary of mm Macros
413(16)
Predefined String Names
429(1)
Number Registers Used in mm
429(3)
Other Reserved Macro and String Names
432(1)
Sample Document
432(2)
ms Macros
434(9)
Alphabetical Summary of ms Macros
434(6)
Number Registers for Page Layout
440(1)
Reserved Macro and String Names
440(1)
Reserved Number Register Names
441(1)
Sample Document
441(2)
me Macros
443(15)
Alphabetical Summary of me Macros
443(11)
Predefined Strings
454(1)
Predefined Number Registers
455(1)
Sample Document
456(2)
man Macros
458(7)
Alphabetical Summary of man Macros
458(4)
Predefined Strings
462(1)
Internal Names
463(1)
Sample Document
463(2)
troff Preprocessors
465(24)
tbl
466(3)
eqn
469(4)
pic
473(8)
refer
481(8)
Part IV: Software Development
The Source Code Control System
489(17)
Introduction
489(1)
Overview of Commands
490(1)
Basic Operation
490(3)
Identification Keywords
493(1)
Data Keywords
493(2)
Alphabetical Summary of SCCS Commands
495(8)
socs and Pseudo-Commands
503(3)
The Revision Control System
506(19)
Overview of Commands
506(1)
Basic Operation
507(1)
General RCS Specifications
508(4)
Conversion Guide for SCCS Users
512(1)
Alphabetical Summary of Commands
513(12)
The make Utility
525(41)
Conceptual Overview
525(1)
Command-Line Syntax
526(1)
Description File Lines
527(1)
Macros
528(1)
Special Target Names
529(1)
Writing Command Lines
529(2)
Sample Default Macros, Suffixes, and Rules
531(6)
Part V: Appendixes
Appendix A---ASCII Character Set
537(5)
Appendix B---Obsolete Commands
542(24)
Bibliography 566(11)
Index 577

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