Learning the UNIX Operating System, Fifth Edition

Learning the vi Editor (6th Edition)

Learning the Korn Shell (2nd Edition)

Solaris

Unix in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference for SVR4 and Solaris 7 (3rd Edition)

Format: Paperback
Author: Arnold Robbins
ReleaseDate: 15 November, 1999
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Rating:

nice first UNIX book
This book stood up to my expectations almost perfectly: it is very well written and clearly expressed work. I like easy to read book and I also had assumed that learning UNIX is not necessarily has to be a struggle. It does not overwhelm with technical details and does not press too much. I also followed an advise in someone review and purchased "UNIX Essentials" DVD that is complete unix course recorded. These two nicely complement one another. You watch it and you read it. If you didn't catch it from the first try you watch it again and read it again. In two months I found myself confident to that extend that gave advises to our system administrator and he accepted them because there were subjects that he wasn't completely sure. What I can say, in three month I passed my first interview and got a job! Sure it is a way to start there much of more advanced reading that will take over you with a time however these two provide you with the BASIS!
I can't overstate how much I have learned from them. Don't be naive, though. You will have to learn and memorize many things. The fact of owning neither book nor DVD will not make you knowledgeable, but if you will work it trough, there is a chance you will surprise many people around!.

It nice book, very useful text.
This book offers as much for a beginner as it is possible to convey from the printed page. It is nice book! It is well written and it covers many useful subjects. I pared this book with "UNIX Essentials" DVD that I have found here on Amazon and what is a nice couple they made! I learned in first two weeks that much that consulted our system administrator on some subjects! While the book provides more of conception the DVD course contributed to my workflow, they even have sent diplomas to me!
Try this book and work it through, it is a sure way to get some grip on UNIX.

THE core UNIX book to own
I literally use it all the time. If I could only have one UNIX reference book this one would be it.