The world's #1 shell programming book-now fully updated for
Linux and more!
UNIX Shells by Example is the world's #1 shell
programming book, from the world's #1 shell programming
instructor: Ellie Quigley. In UNIX Shells by Example, Fourth
Edition, Quigley has thoroughly updated her classic and
delivers the information today's shell programmers need
most-including comprehensive coverage of Linux shell programming
with bash!
Drawing on 20 years' experience as a shell programming
instructor, Quigley guides you through every facet of programming
all leading UNIX/Linux shells: bourne, bash, korn, C, and tcsh.
Quigley illuminates each concept with up-to-date,
classroom-tested code examples designed to help you jump-start
your own projects. She also systematically introduces awk, sed,
and grep for both UNIX and GNU/Linux . . . making this the only
shell programming book you'll ever need!
New in this edition:
- Comprehensive coverage of Linux shell programming with
bash
- Shell Programming QuickStart: makes first-time shell
programmers productive in just 15 pages
- Complete, practical debugging chapter
- Updated coverage of the latest UNIX and GNU/Linux versions of
awk, sed, and grep
- Shell programming for sysadmins: walks you through key UNIX
and Linux system shell scripts
Completely updated:
- Shell programming fundamentals: what shells are, what they
do, how they work
- Choosing the right shell for any application
Nearly 50,000 UNIX/Linux sysadmins, developers, and power
users have used previous editions of UNIX Shells by
Example to become expert shell programmers. With UNIX
Shells by Example, Fourth Edition, you can, too-even if
you're completely new to shell programming. Then, once you're an
expert, you'll turn to this book constantly as the best source
for reliable answers, solutions, and code.
About the CD-ROM
Comprehensive shell programming code library: all source code
and data files for this book's hundreds of example programs.