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by: Cameron Newham
List Price: $34.95Amazon.com's Price: $23.07 You Save: $11.88 (34%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.438
EAN: 9780596009656
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 0596009658
Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: March 29, 2005
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Sales Rank: 16385
Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Product Description:
O'Reilly's bestselling book on Linux's bash shell is at it again. Now that Linux is an established player both as a server and on the desktop 'Learning the bash Shell' has been updated and refreshed to account for all the latest changes. Indeed, this third edition serves as the most valuable guide yet to the bash shell.
As any good programmer knows, the first thing users of the Linux operating system come face to face with is the shell the UNIX term for a user interface to the system. In other words, it's what lets you communicate with the computer via the keyboard and display. Mastering the bash shell might sound fairly simple but it isn't. In truth, there are many complexities that need careful explanation, which is just what 'Learning the bash Shell' provides.
If you are new to shell programming, the book provides an excellent introduction, covering everything from the most basic to the most advanced features. And if you've been writing shell scripts for years, it offers a great way to find out what the new shell offers. 'Learning the bash Shell' is also full of practical examples of shell commands and programs that will make everyday use of Linux that much easier. With this book, programmers will learn:
How to install bash as your login shell
The basics of interactive shell use, including UNIX file and directory structures, standard I/O, and background jobs
Command line editing, history substitution, and key bindings
How to customize your shell environment without programming
The nuts and bolts of basic shell programming, flow control structures, command-line options and typed variables
Process handling, from job control to processes, coroutines andsubshells
Debugging techniques, such as trace and verbose modes
Techniques for implementing system-wide shell customization and features related to system security
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Very useful
This book provided a solid resource to start writing shell scripts in bash. It is well written, and also provides understanding into some bash features that go beyond just a reference book.
Rating:  - Outstanding in every way
I first bought this book over 12 years ago, and I still use it as the standard by which other books are measured. It must be one of my top 5 favorite computer books, ever.
The author clearly understands the material, and makes it approachable, direct, and easy to learn without being too light or condescending. I wish the same could be said of Java books.
"Learning the bash Shell" is the right size and right price, too. Perfect in every way.
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Rating: - Exelent Book!!
shipping fast!! =D nice comunication and information :D
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-]Raul[-
Rating: - Great book
I have owned this book for awhile, and over the years it has been my only reference to the bash shell I have felt a need for.
The only down points I have seen in this book is that some of the info seems to be seperated out a bit, making some info hard to find at times (although if you have a hard time using an index, well, bash may be a bit advanced for you), but everything is covered well, and the appendixes are fairly good.
Rating: - It's a book on shell scripting
More than you ever wanted to learn about the bash shell. Good reference for sysadmins.
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