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The Korn Shell: Linux and Unix Shell Programming Manual (3rd Edition)
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Author: Anatole Olczak
List Price: $46.99
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ISBN: 0201675234
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co (05 January, 2001)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 128,258
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 3 out of 5
Not enough coverage
I purchased this book as a quick reference that has enough detailed explanation.
It does exactly that - but only for a limited number of system calls/commands.
And for others, they aren't even mentioned.
I guess it might be a good "beginner" book, but not a reference.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A good book
This book has several code examples broken down into their smallest form. It has an easy to read, easy to learn lay-out. It is a great book for beginners to read or for experts to use as a reference. This is the best computer book which I have ever bought.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Not bad... but has shortcomings
I'm not a heavy duty shell programmer... Perl, and especially Python, are my preferred scripting languages. However, every once in a while the appropriate tool for the job is a shell script.I've found that this book covers all the bases, but doesn't go deep. I was frustrated by the book yesterday when I need to write a script to check all the executable files in a directory for what libraries they were linked to. On page 172 the author says: "Because manipulating files is so important in programming, the Korn shell provies a whole range of file operators." Absolutely right. He then shows examples of only 5 of the tests in small code examples. No others are mentioned or even alluded to. My "Learning Perl" book (O'Reilly) has a table listing 25 file tests (including the one I needed). I also needed to do some string comparisons and manipulations. A pretty common task. Head for the index and look for entries for "string". You get one: string length. What is in the book is well presented and an easy read, but the lack of depth will limit your productivity.
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