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- From: cc935@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Gerrold T. Sithe)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.unix.questions
- Subject: Book recommendations for Unix/C newcomers
- Date: 1 Jan 1993 19:23:23 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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- As one ignorant to the ways of unix, I was frequently tempted to post
- my many, many questions to the net. But, yea, I resisted temptation and
- instead set upon the road of deliverance which led me to my university
- bookstore.
- After sifting through hundreds of texts and purchasing and returning
- several, I found the following books to be the best for learning unix and C
- from scratch.
- These can be ordered from the publisher at (800) 428-5331.
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- Title : Introduction To Unix
- Author : Mark Schulman
- Publisher: Que
- ISBN : 0-88022-745-1
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- This is by far the best, most comprehensive introductory text I found,
- covering all those juicy topics other texts omit (Like, what is an inode
- anyway, and how do I use cron?) While the book assumes you are new to unix it
- doesn't treat you as if you are brain dead. This is a must-have for
- intelligent unix newcomers.
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- Title : Programming in ANSI C
- Author : Stephen G. Kochan
- Publisher: Hayden Books
- ISBN : 0-672-48408-0
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- This is by far the best introductory ANSI C book I found. With a
- writing style that's unassuming and easy to follow this book is a joy to use.
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- Title : Topics in C Programming
- Author : Stephen G. Kochan and Patrick H. Wood
- Publisher: Wiley
- ISBN : 0-471-53404-8
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- Picks up where the last text leaves off. Primarily covers using the C
- library and unix system calls. Required knowledge if you want to write C
- programs that do anything useful.
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