(Message inbox:2550) Return-Path: dm@bfly-vax.bbn.com Received: by JASON (5.45/4.7) id AA14731; Thu, 26 Feb 87 10:34:12 EST Received: by ATHENA (5.45/4.7) id AA22476; Thu, 26 Feb 87 10:34:01 EST Message-Id: <8702261534.AA22476@ATHENA> To: dsrich@bfly-vax.bbn.com, lbm@athena.mit.edu Subject: fyi -- shell book guide Date: 26 Feb 87 10:28:49 EST (Thu) From: dm@bfly-vax.bbn.com (Dave, you asked about introductory UNIX books, this might be of use to you.) (Linda, you said you hadn't kept up with the UNIX book world, and of course none of these books capture the Athena environment, but I thought you might be interested.) From: Jim Joyce Subject: Guide to intermediate UNIX books Date: 25 Feb 87 18:24:41 GMT Keywords: reading list, UNIX, shell To: info-unix@brl-sem.arpa Though I posted a previous version before, some questions about What to Read Next have prompted me to post this updated list. Books on Shell: An Annotated Guide Jim Joyce Jim Joyce's UNIX* Bookstore 47 Potomac Street San Francisco, CA 94117 415/626-7581 Using this Guide This is a guide to learning the UNIX shell. The focus is on book- length treatment of either the Bourne or C shell, though I do mention some other books that use the shell in particularly interesting or useful ways. Except for Bourne, I omit introductory UNIX books. => indicates the best book of its type. Introductory Shell => UNIX C Shell Field Guide, Gail Anderson and Paul Anderson, 1986, 374pp ($23.95). The most thorough treatment of C shell available. (Prentice-Hall) UNIX Shell Programming, Lowell Jay Arthur, 1986, 261pp ($22.95). Good presentation of Bourne shell, and covers shell functions. (Wiley) The UNIX System V Environment, Stephen R Bourne, 1986, 378pp ($23.95). Chapter 8's scripts are stellar, especially the tennis ladder. (Up- date of Version 7 book.) (Addison-Wesley) => UNIX Shell Programming, Stephen G Kochan and Patrick H Wood, 1985, 422pp ($24.95). The best single book on shells. Bourne shell, with chapters on C shell and Korn shell. Covers shell functions. (Hayden) The UNIX Shell Programming Language, Rod Manis and Marc H Meyer, 1986, 300pp ($24.95). Bourne shell, with chapters on System V shell, Korn shell, and C shell. Has 76 pages of VERY handy shell scripts. Also treats named pipes. (Sams) Advanced UNIX-A Programmer's Guide, Stephen Prata, 1986, 484pp ($21.95). Half shell, half C. (Sams) Advanced Programmer's Guide to UNIX System V, Rebecca Thomas, Lawrence R Rogers and Jean Yates, 1986, 575pp ($21.95). Treats Bourne and C shell. (Osborne) Intermediate Shell Tricks of the UNIX Masters, Russell Sage, 1987 (22.95). A treasure of useful shell scripts. (Sams) => The UNIX Programming Environment, Brian W Kernighan and Rob Pike, 1984, 357pp ($22.95). Must-read for serious UNIX users. Well written and insightful. (Prentice-Hall) Shell for System Administration UNIX System Administration, David Fiedler and Bruce H Hunter, 1986, 320pp ($24.95). Chock full of useful scripts. (Hayden) UNIX System Security, Patrick H Wood and Stephen G Kochan, 1985, 299pp ($34.95). Appendices have valuable Bourne shell scripts. (Hayden) _________________________ Copyright 1987 by Jim Joyce. Permission to reprint this in its entirety is granted so long as author's name, affilia- tion, address, and phone number are included. *UNIX is a Registered Trademark of AT&T Reading List #2 February 25, 1987 Books on Shell -----------------------------