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UNIX(r) Shell Programming, 4th Edition

Format: Paperback
Author: Lowell Jay Arthur
ReleaseDate: 11 July, 1997
Publisher: Wiley
Rating:

Worst UNIX shell programming book I've used
. I really don't like to give products bad reviews. but after countless times of trying to leverage this book in "real life" for examples, etc. I am left with nothing.

I don't know the history of the book but it seems more like a textbook rather than a decent Admin's bookshelf book. The examples are few and weak. There are very few "real" examples. The explainations are weak, etc.

Do yourself a favor and AT LEAST look in the book before you buy it. The "Nutshell UNIX" book has way better coverage of shell programming but it's too terse if you're a beginner. I don't know what book I'd recommend for beginning shell programming. But definitely not this one.

UPDATE: "Mastering Unix Shell Scripting" by Randal Michael is pretty decent. Lots of real and scalpable examples. KSH only though, although it *does* address different flavors of UNIX.

Unix Shell Programming
I have to say that I am at a loss as to why this book has gotten such negative reviews. I went through a few different books before this one, including "Learning The Bash Shell" , which I found cryptic and incomplete at best. I had no example problems, and the structure of the book really helps build on previous chapters. The approach is also extremely clear and pedagogic-- all of the concepts are clearly illustrated in examples in a clear context. Its the time-proven "if you want to do this. . . type this in" approach extremely conducive to make readers want to explore or on their own. Given the enormous volume of Unix books that fails to do so, I think this books deserves a little more credit.
I would say this is a good introduction to Unix shell programming. I would also get E. Q. Shells by Example.

Unix Shell Programming
I have to say that I am at a loss as to why this book has gotten such negative reviews. I went through a few different books before this one, including "Learning The Bash Shell" , which I found cryptic and incomplete at best. I had no example problems, and the structure of the book really helps build on previous chapters. The approach is also extremely clear and pedagogic-- all of the concepts are clearly illustrated in examples in a clear context. Its the time-proven "if you want to do this. . . type this in" approach extremely conducive to make readers want to explore or on their own. Given the enormous volume of Unix books that fails to do so, I think this books deserves a little more credit.
I would say this is a good introduction to Unix shell programming. I would also get E. Q. Shells by Example.