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Summary: Check it out. Review and Index of the Book.
Review: .This is a comprehensive, useful book detailing all aspect of the new Korn Shell. The Korn shell is not just a UNIX shell, but also a programming language that is powerful and well suited for a UNIX power user. If you are not computer or UNIX savy, you would be better off using the csh (C-SHELL). Since, the Korn shell is powerful and hence, more complicated than typical UNIX shell programs. The need for a good book on the subject is mandatory for those who wish to master it. It also contains a good tutorial and, my favorite, a quick reference guide on the back cover. The quick reference is a very useful item worth photocopying and pinning to the wall by your workstation. Each entry is keyed to the page with more detailed information on the command. It is fast and handy. Anyone who reads this book will develop a better understanding of shells in general. The author explains many of the common shell tools such as piping and redirection. This book is an excellent text for the subject. I strong recommend it for those who are presently Korn shell users or those who wish to master this shell. It includes everything you will ever need to know about the shell. KORN Shell Index: Part I: Introduction 1. About the KornShell Lanuage 2. Notation used in this book Part II: Turorial 3. Operating System Concepts 4. Command Language 5. Programming Language 6. Customizing your environment Part III: Built-In Editors 7. Introduction 8. emacs Built-In Editor 9. vi Built-In Editor Part IV: Programming Language 10. Syntax 11. Command Processing 12. Compound Commands 13. Parameters 14. Built-In Commands 15. Other Commands 16. Invocation and Environment Part V: Application Programming 17. Shell Funcitons and Programs 18. A Complete Application Part VI : Apprendix 19 Glossary 20. Quick Refernce 21. Portability 22. Character Set Index Quick Index-Back Cover
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Summary: Check it out. Review and Index of the Book.
Review: . This is a comprehensive, useful book detailing all aspect of the new Korn Shell. The Korn shell is not just a UNIX shell, but also a programming language that is powerful and well suited for a UNIX power user. If you are not computer or UNIX savy, you would be better off using the csh (C-SHELL). Since, the Korn shell is powerful and hence, more complicated than typical UNIX shell programs. The need for a good book on the subject is mandatory for those who wish to master it. It also contains a good tutorial and, my favorite, a quick reference guide on the back cover. The quick reference is a very useful item worth photocopying and pinning to the wall by your workstation. Each entry is keyed to the page with more detailed information on the command. It is fast and handy. Anyone who reads this book will develop a better understanding of shells in general. The author explains many of the common shell tools such as piping and redirection. This book is an excellent text for the subject. I strong recommend it for those who are presently Korn shell users or those who wish to master this shell. It includes everything you will ever need to know about the shell. KORN Shell Index: Part I: Introduction 1. About the KornShell Lanuage 2. Notation used in this book Part II: Turorial 3. Operating System Concepts 4. Command Language 5. Programming Language 6. Customizing your environment Part III: Built-In Editors 7. Introduction 8. emacs Built-In Editor 9. vi Built-In Editor Part IV: Programming Language 10. Syntax 11. Command Processing 12. Compound Commands 13. Parameters 14. Built-In Commands 15. Other Commands 16. Invocation and Environment Part V: Application Programming 17. Shell Funcitons and Programs 18. A Complete Application Part VI : Apprendix 19 Glossary 20. Quick Refernce 21. Portability 22. Character Set Index Quick Index-Back Cover
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Summary: The definitive KornShell reference.
Review: There is no one better than Mr. Korn himself to offer the clearest, most complete information about KornShell. The usefulness of this book as a language reference is indisputable. Although not immediately comprehensible by the novice, it is, nevertheless, essential to all KornShell programmers. The back cover index is one of the nicest features of the book. I only wish more books would use this design. Every new technology should have major technical reference material written by its inventor or creator available to the general public. In the UNIX world, such works are common. I enthusiastically recommend this book for all KornShell programmers. For those that find it difficult initially, I assure you that you will grow into it, and it will eventually find its place close at hand in your office library.
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Summary: The definitive KornShell reference.
Review: There is no one better than Mr. Korn himself to offer the clearest, most complete information about KornShell. The usefulness of this book as a language reference is indisputable. Although not immediately comprehensible by the novice, it is, nevertheless, essential to all KornShell programmers. The back cover index is one of the nicest features of the book. I only wish more books would use this design. Every new technology should have major technical reference material written by its inventor or creator available to the general public. In the UNIX world, such works are common. I enthusiastically recommend this book for all KornShell programmers. For those that find it difficult initially, I assure you that you will grow into it, and it will eventually find its place close at hand in your office library.
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Summary: not a book for beginners
Review: Book is geared for more experienced users. I use it mainly as a reference book. In fact, I carry it around with me in my briefcase.
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Summary: Every thing you ever wanted to know about the ksh.
Review: Even with the emergence of newer shells, The ksh is still the shell of choice in many systems. This book will carry you much farther than the man page is designed for. There are practical examples and the commands are laid out clearly with all the options. Everything from what is a shell to parameter expansions and attributes are explained. There is even a section on optimizing the environment. If you already have a copy, be sure to purchase the next revision, as this is a living shell and as it evolves, new revisions are sure to be printed.
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Summary: From the man himself
Review: Hard to get much more definitive than a book from Dave Korn himself. Tells you everything, but it's disorganized so you'll hunt to find out where everything is. Even with it's flaws, it's still indispensible though. Plenty of examples, which usually teach you better than the explanations.
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Summary: From the man himself
Review: Hard to get much more definitive than a book from Dave Korn himself. Tells you everything, but it's disorganized so you'll hunt to find out where everything is. Even with it's flaws, it's still indispensible though. Plenty of examples, which usually teach you better than the explanations.
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Summary: Still the best
Review: I always recommend reading the book by the inventor/creator of the language. That goes for C++ (Stroustrup), Java (Gosling), and C (Ritchie). This book is no exception. Warning: it is a bit dry at times. It is heavily cross-referenced. The backcover is invaluable as a reference.
There is one gotcha, however. This is about Ksh93 and most UNIX computers (unfortunately) run Kornshell 88. Ksh93 is much better.
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Summary: Still the best
Review: I always recommend reading the book by the inventor/creator of the language. That goes for C++ (Stroustrup), Java (Gosling), and C (Ritchie). This book is no exception. Warning: it is a bit dry at times. It is heavily cross-referenced. The backcover is invaluable as a reference.
There is one gotcha, however. This is about Ksh93 and most UNIX computers (unfortunately) run Kornshell 88. Ksh93 is much better.
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