This section contains a list of some documentation that is not part of the AIX product library but that describes utilities available in the AIX products. Because the AIX operating system contains many utilities that comply with industry standards, you can use a variety of books with your system. Your local bookstore may be able to help you find more books you can use with your system.
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Todino, Grace, and John Strang. Learning the UNIX Operating System. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1993.
If you are new to UNIX, this concise introduction will tell you just what you need to get started and no more. The third edition has been updated for new UNIX systems and now covers basic networking commands and e-mail and introduces the X window system.
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Gilly, Daniel. UNIX in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference for System V and Solaris 2.0. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1992.
You may have seen UNIX quick-reference guides, but you've never seen anything like UNIX in a Nutshell. Not a scaled-down quick-reference of common commands, UNIX in a Nutshell is a complete reference containing all commands and options, along with generous descriptions and examples that put the commands in context. For all but the thorniest UNIX problems, this one reference should be all the documentation you need.
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Cutler, Ellie, Daniel Gilly, and Tim O'Reilly, ed. The Definitive Guides to the X Window System: Desktop Quick Reference, The X Window System in a Nutshell for Version 11 Release 4 and Release 5 of the X Window System. O'Reilly & Associates, 1992.
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Lamb, Linda. Learning the vi Editor. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1990.
A complete guide to text editing with vi, the editor available on nearly every UNIX system. Early chapters cover the basics; later chapters explain more advanced editing tools, such as ex commands and global search and replacement.
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Rosenblatt, Bill. Learning the Korn Shell. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1993.
A thorough introduction to the Korn shell, both as a user interface and as a programming language. It provides a clear explanation of the Korn shell's features, including ksh string operations, co-processes, signals and signal handling, and command-line interpretation. Learning the Korn Shell also includes real-life programming examples and a Korn shell debugger (kshdb).
Dougherty, Dale. sed & awk. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1990.
For people who create and modify text files, sed and awk are power tools for editing. Most of the things that you can do with these programs can be done interactively with a text editor. However, using sed and awk can save many hours of repetitive work in achieving the same result.
Peek, Jerry. MH and xmh: E-mail for Users and Programmers. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1995.
Customizing your e-mail environment can save time and make communicating more enjoyable. MH & xmh: E-Mail for Users & Programmers explains how to use, customize, and program with the MH electronic mail commands available on virtually any UNIX system. The handbook also covers xmh, an X Window System client that runs MH programs.
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Krol, Ed. The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1994.
A comprehensive--and best-selling--introduction to the Internet, the international network that includes virtually every major computer site in the world. The Internet is a resource of almost unimaginable wealth. In addition to electronic mail and news services, thousands of public archives, databases, and other special services are available: everything from space flight announcements to ski reports. In addition to electronic mail, file transfer, remote login, and network news, The Whole Internet pays special attention to some new tools for helping you find information. There's also coverage of the World Wide Web, including the Web's multimedia browser, Mosaic. Also includes a pullout quick-reference card.
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Ford, Andrew. Spinning the Web: How to Provide Information on the Internet. London: International Thomson Publishing, 1995.
This book provides guidance for people who want to publish information on the World Wide Web. Topics covered include setting up and administering a server, preparing material for publication, converting existing material into a form suitable for publication, publicizing your presence, and making material available on the Web.
Peek, Jerry, Mike Loukides, and Tim O'Reilly. UNIX Power Tools. O'Reilly & Associates, 1993.
Ideal for UNIX users who hunger for technical, yet accessible information, UNIX Power Tools consists of tips, tricks, concepts, and freeware (CD-ROM included). Covers add-on utilities and how to take advantage of clever features in the most popular UNIX utilities.
The 55 chapters in this book discuss topics like file management, text editors, shell programming -- even office automation. Overall, UNIX Power Tools is loaded with practical advice about almost every aspect of UNIX. It will help you think creatively about UNIX, and will help you get to the point where you can analyze your own problems.
Frisch, AEleen. Essential System Administration. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1991.
Provides a compact, manageable introduction to the tasks faced by everyone responsible for a UNIX system. This guide is for those who use a standalone UNIX system, those who routinely provide administrative support for a larger shared system, or those who want an understanding of basic administrative functions. Covers all major versions of UNIX.
Garfinkel, Simson, and Gene Spafford. Practical UNIX Security. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1991.
Tells system administrators how to make their UNIX system--either System V or BSD--as secure as it possibly can be without going to trusted system technology. The book describes UNIX concepts and how they enforce security, tells how to defend against and handle security breaches, and explains network security (including UUCP, NFS, Kerberos, and firewall machines) in detail.