Shell Programming in Unix, Linux and OS X, 4th edition

Published by Addison-Wesley Professional (August 30, 2016) © 2017

  • Stephen G. Kochan
  • Patrick Wood
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Title overview

Support for any modern Unix, Linux, or OS X user

Shell Programming in Unix, Linux and OS X can help any modern Unix, Linux, or OS X user get more done faster with their operating system of choice. One of the world's most respected Unix programming books, it has been updated throughout to fully address today's widely-used platforms, including Oracle Solaris, Mac OS X and Linux.

Table of contents

  • 1 A Quick Review of the Basics
  • 2 What Is the Shell?
  • 3 Tools of the Trade
  • 4 And Away We Go
  • 5 Can I Quote You on That?
  • 6 Passing Arguments
  • 7 Decisions, Decisions
  • 8 'Round and 'Round She Goes
  • 9 Reading and Printing Data
  • 10 Your Environment
  • 11 More on Parameters
  • 12 Loose Ends
  • 13 Rolo Revisited
  • 14 Interactive and Nonstandard Shell Features
  • Appendixes
  • A Shell Summary
  • B For More Information

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