UNIX For Dummies Quick Reference, 4th edition

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By Margaret Levine Young and John R. Levine.
January 1998, 200 pages, US$12.99. C$17.99, £11.99, ISBN0-7645-0420-7

Here's a reference to UNIX features you actually use, and it'll stay open on your desk next to your UNIX workstation. We've updated it to include the latest Internet applications, so it's also the perfect reference for Internet shell accounts.

Table of Contents

Part I: Commanding UNIX Using the Shell

Part II: UNIX Commands (the top 100)

Part III: Using X Window Managers

Part IV: Using Text Editors (ed, vi, emacs, and pico)

Part V: Sending and Receiving Electronic Mail (with Mail, elm, and pine)

Part VI: Connecting to Other Computers (FTP, IRC, rcp, rlogin, rsh, and telnet)

Part VII: Finding Resources on the Net (Internet Explorer, Lynx, and Netscape)

Part VIII: Usenet Newsgroups (with trn)
Glossary: Techie Talk