UNIX in a Nutshell

You may have seen UNIX quick-reference guides, but you've never seen anything like UNIX in a Nutshell, the new desktop UNIX reference from O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., creators of Nutshell Handbooks.

Going beyond the list of commands and options included in slim quick-reference guides, we've included all of the important things we find ourselves digging for, including:

• All commands & options
• Shell Syntax (sh and csh)
• Pattern-matching Syntax
• vi and ex Commands
• sed Commands
• awk Commands
• troff requests and escapes
• -ms, -mm, and -me Macros
• tbl, eqn, and pic Syntax
• adb and sdb Commands
• make and sccs Commands
• Error Messages

1. UNIX Commands
2. Shell Syntax
• The Bourne Shell
• The C Shell
• The Bourne Shell vs. The C Shell
3. Pattern Matching
• Metacharacters
• Pattern Matching Examples
4. Editor Command Summary
• The vi Editor
• The ex Editor
• The sed Editor
• awk
5. Nroff and Troff
• Nroff/Troff Requests
• Escape Sequences
• Predefined Number Registers
• Special Characters
6. Macro Packages
• -mm Macros
• -ms Macros
• -me Macros
7. Preprocessors
• tbl
• eqn
• pic
8. Program Debugging
• The adb Debugging Program
• The sdb Debugging Program
9. SCCS and Make
• SCCS
• The MAKE Utility
10. Error Messages

A first edition copy. Everything you need to get started.