Unix Programming for Dummies
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (502 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764500619 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This down-to-earth reference gets you up and programming -- fast! Just follow the plain-English explanations and soon you'll be creating your own UNIX programs.. UNIX Programming For Dummies takes you on a fun and informative tour through he world of UNIX programming
From the Back CoverUNIX Programming For Dummies takes you on a fun and informative tour through he world of UNIX programming. Inside, find helpful advice on how to:Make UNIX work for you: create menus, read selections from the keyboard, and execute your choices Discover work-saving secrets the experts think you already know Design and build programs that solve problems Create your own utility programs and make UNIX do what you want it to do Translate code into what you want UNIX to do and watch it happen Use UNIX built-in utility programs to create your own program without having to write a lot of code Plus, Jim's Top Ten Lists: Ten most useful UNIX utilities Ten sources for more UNIX programming information . This down-to-earth reference gets you up and pro
hunsolo Assumes nothing-does the job nicely Aside from the title(You could wrap it in brown paper): This book assumes nothing about the readers knowledge. It starts of explaining the vi editor and its shortcuts and explains basic strings and arrays and rounds it of basic database files,flowcharts and nested loops. There are hardly any other books out there,that start from zero,this one does. If you want to get started writing shell scripts and/or learn C, y. "This book must have been written in a day" according to A Customer. The book has several typos and uses terrible examples. I did not like the flow of the book at all. Even some of the basics (like variable declarations), were not properly explained. The bottom line is that the book was obviously rushed. I wouldn't recommend this title at all.. Wilson Veh Chi said "Dummies" are usually good, but this one. I found it not very useful and I couldn't keep reading the book after the first ""Dummies" are usually good, but this one" according to Wilson Veh Chi. I found it not very useful and I couldn't keep reading the book after the first 2 chapters!. chapters!