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#1 2012-02-07 02:27:51
- nbtrap
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Which Unix/Linux manual should I get?
I've found two apparently excellent Unix/Linux manuals, and I'm not sure which one to get. I'm trying to decide between Michael Kerrisk's "The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook" (http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Programming … 133&sr=8-6) and Trent Hein's "UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook (4th Edition)" (http://www.amazon.com/UNIX-Linux-System … 133&sr=8-3). Anyone want to make a suggestion?
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#2 2012-02-07 02:46:19
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Re: Which Unix/Linux manual should I get?
The question is: What are you going to study?
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#3 2012-02-07 02:51:46
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Re: Which Unix/Linux manual should I get?
Well, the fundamentals of unix, including but not limited to: shell scripting, unix file-system, file permissions, unix utilities, c programming (separately), security, etc. Browsing through the books' tables of contents, they look very similar.
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#4 2012-02-07 02:55:03
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Re: Which Unix/Linux manual should I get?
I'm hardly one to know, but aren't these two books covering entirely different topics? The first is programming, the second is administration. It seems if you're choosing between these two the question would be which topic are you really interested in learning.
Edit: cross-posted with the previous two posts - needless to say, the two books don't seem similar to me.
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#5 2012-02-08 03:22:13
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Re: Which Unix/Linux manual should I get?
Honestly most things you can learn reading man pages and mooching off the successes of other people on the Internet. Programming is a discipline all on its own, though, and requires quite a bit of dedicated study. So if you're needing to buy books, to with the programming book.
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#6 2012-02-08 03:57:05
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Re: Which Unix/Linux manual should I get?
You shouldn't buy either, imho. You should study the basics on the web to get up to speed, and then if you want to go further get the Hein. If you're new to linux, Hein might be too advanced. Use the resources on the web, they're free, and many are very excellent.
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#7 2012-02-23 17:05:55
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Re: Which Unix/Linux manual should I get?
Kernighan and Pike, "The Unix Programming Environment"
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#8 2012-02-23 18:18:11
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Re: Which Unix/Linux manual should I get?
I'd say you can't go wrong with LPIC-1/CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide. That way even if you don't learn what you were after you can at least go get a certification out of the deal. That is, if you're at all interested in certifications.
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