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As an open operating system, Unix has evolved through many extensions and versions, from Sun’s Solaris to Apple’s Mac OS X and numerous Linux distributions. The fourth edition of "Unix in a Nutshell" updates the guide for the 21st century, detailing all Unix commands and options with clear descriptions and examples. New features include coverage of Solaris 10, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Bash and ksh shells, the tsch shell, package management tools, GNU Emacs, source code management systems, Subversion, and the GDB debugger. Irrelevant or outdated material has been removed to keep the reference concise and current. Whether you are a Unix user or programmer, this reference provides chapter overviews, specific examples, and in‑depth command information.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Technology & Computing/Computer Science
Authors: Arnold Robbins
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