Publisher's Synopsis
This comprehensive text takes the reader from the beginner stage through to the advanced features of the Berkeley UNIX system. Starting with a "Primer", which may be omitted by more advanced students, the book progresses to topics such as Berkeley inter-process communication, csh usage and programming, C-level system programming, troff, nroff, eqn, tbl document preparation etc. There is extensive coverage of both vi and emacs editors, the make facility, and csh and sh shells. Numerous appendices and examples make the text a valuable reference.;The more advanced material is designed to be particulary valuable in applied settings, such as electronic mail and text editing. Other important features include ready to use document preparation, program templates and networking.;This book should be of interest to students on introductory courses in Berkeley UNIX, introduction to system programming, operating systems, networking and distributed systems.
