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A Short Bibliography of Unix books.

Beginning Unix Texts.

Unix for Dummies

Authors: John Levine and Margaret Levine Young
Publisher: IDG
Edition: 1993
ISBN: 0-878058-58-4
Comment: A fairly informal (funny) and non-technical introduction to Unix

The Unix Operating System

Author: Kaare Christian
Publisher: Wiley
Edition: 2nd ed. 1988
ISBN: 0-471-84781-X
Comment: A classic overview of Unix commands ... good in coverage ...

A Practical Guide to the Unix System V Release 4

Author: Mark Sobell
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Edition: 2nd ed. 1991
ISBN: 0-8053-7560-0
Comment: A very good tutorial / reference book ...

The Waite Group's Unix System V Primer

Authors: Mitchell Waite, Donald Martin and Stephen Prata
Publisher: Sams
Edition: 2nd ed. 1992
ISBN: 0-672-30194-6
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** A very good hand-holding tutorial-type book for Unix/SVR4 ...

Mastering SunOS

Authors: Brent Heslop and David Angell
Publisher: Sybex
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-89588-683
Comment: A good, comprehensive hand-on text to SunOS and OpenWindows ... BTW, the authors have also written a book on Solaris 2 - Mastering Solaris 2 (ISBN: 0-7821-1072-X)

Peter Norton's Guide to Unix

Authors: Peter Norton and Harley Hahn
Publisher: Bantam Computer
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-553-35260-1
Comment: Good coverage ... A good introduction for beginners (especially those accustomed to DOS) ...

A Student's Guide to Unix

Author: Harley Hahn
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Edition: 1993
ISBN: 0-07-025511-3
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** A superb introduction to Unix ... In a clear and lively language, the author tells the novice users everything they want to know about Unix and the Internet - covering Unix commands, utilities, shells, vi, X-Window, e-mail, netnews, ftp, gopher, etc ... It should be an excllent textbook for any Unix introductory course ... " No experience necessary! " " Unix is fun. "

Unix System V Release 4: An Introduction

Authors: Kenneth Rosen, Richard Rosinski and James Farber
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-07-881552-5
Comment: A very comprehensive text targeted to novice users ... BTW, the authors have written a new book - 1001 Unix Tips - to be published by Osborne/McGraw Hill (ISBN: 0-07-881924-5) ...

Guide to the Unix Desktop

Authors: Chris Negus and Larry Schumer
Publisher: Unix Press
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 1-56205-114-8
Comment: A fine tutorial / reference text on SVR4.2 ...

Learning Unix

Author: James Gardner
Publisher: Sams
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-672-30001-X
Comment: With disks containing MSDOS simulation of Unix (MKS Tools) ... A good tutorial / reference book for those without constant access to Unix ...

Portable Unix

Author: Douglas Topham
Publisher: Wiley
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-471-57926-2
Comment: A pretty good task-oriented quick reference ...

Life with Unix - A Guide for Everyone

Authors: Don Libes and Sandy Ressler
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-13-536657-7
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** An everything-you-want-to-know-about-Unix book ... It includes info you might not find elsewhere ... " This book is the "other" book about Unix ... a study in reading between the lines - which is very much what learning UNIX is like. "

The Unix Industry

Author: Ed Dunphy
Publisher: OED
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-89435-390-X
Comment: Covering Unix technology and the structure of the Unix marketplace ...

Intermediate/Advanced Unix Texts

Unix for the Impatient

Authors: Paul Abrahams and Bruce Larson
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-201-55703-7
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** A comprehensive and in-depth reference to Unix ... " a handbook you can use both as a manual to learn UNIX and as a ready reference for fast answers to specific UNIX questions."

Unix Power Tools

Authors: Jerry Peek, Tim O'Reilly and Mike Loukides (and other
Publisher: O'Reilly / Bantam contributors)
Edition: 1993
ISBN: 0-553-35402-7
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** Simply great!!! " [It] contains literally thousands of tips, scripts, and techniques that make using UNIX easier, more effective, and even more fun. " With a CD-ROM disk containing PD programs and shell scripts ... The shell scripts can also be obtained by anon-ftp from ftp.uu.net (as /published/oreilly/power_tools/unix/upt.mar93.tar.Z)

Unix System V Release 4: The Complete Reference

Author: Stephen Coffin
Publisher: McGraw Hall
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-07-881653-X
Comment: Another good book on Unix fundamentals and related subjects ...

Unix Desktop Guide to Tools

Author: Pete Holsberg
Publisher: Sams
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-672-30202-0
Comment: A comprehensive guide to numerous Unix utilities ...

Modern Unix

Author: Alan Southerton
Publisher: Wiley
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-471-54916-9
Comment: Covering selected topics like shells, X Window, networking ...

Unix in a Nutshell

Authors: Daniel Gilly and O'Reilly staff
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 2nd ed. 1992 (for System V and Solaris 2)
ISBN: 1-56592-001-5
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** An excellent desktop reference to almost all Unix commands ... " a complete reference containing all commands and options, plus generous descriptions and examples that put the commands in context. " Also, an edition for 4.3. BSD (ISBN: 0-937175-20-X) ...

The Frequently Asked Questions List

Author: Ted Timar
Edition: 93/3/18 (frequently updated)
Comment: This is a multi-part list of often-asked Unix questions (with answers). Read the postings on news.answers or get them by anonymous ftp from rtfm.mit.edu (in /pub/usenet/news.answers/ unix-faq) ...

20. Titles: SCC reference cards

Authors: SSC staff
Publisher: Specialized Systems Consultants
Edition: 1984-93
ISBN: 0-916151-**-*
Comment: These are some good, inexpensive reference / tutorial cards on Unix commands, Bourne shell, Korn shell, emacs, vi, C, C++, etc ... e.g. the new "Unix System Command Summary for SVR4.2/Solaris 2.1" (ISBN: 0-916151-61-1) ... Contact Belinda Frazier (bel@ssc.com) or sales@ssc.com for more info ...

The Design of the Unix Operating System

Author: Maurice Bach
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 1986
ISBN: 0-13-201799-7
Comment: An excellent reference on the internals of System V This book and the next one are indeed highly technical ... And if you just want a short case study on Unix, consult a good operating systems text like Modern Operating Systems by A. Tanenbaum or Operating System Concepts by A. Silberschatz, J. Peterson and P. Galvin.

The Design and Implementation of the 4.3 BSD Unix Operating System

Authors: S. Leffler, M. McKusick, M. Karels and J. Quarterman
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-201-06196-1
Comment: An authoritative description of the design of BSD Unix ... " It covers the internal structure of the 4.3BSD system and the concepts, data structures, and algorithms used in implementing the system facilities. "

Shells

The Unix C Shell Field Guide

Authors: Gail Anderson and Paul Anderson
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 1986
ISBN: 0-13-937468-X
Comment: The C-Shell Bible - everything you need to know to understand csh and use Unix effectively ...

Unix C Shell - Desk Reference

Author: Martin Arick
Publisher: QED Technical
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-89435-328-4
Comment: A more recent text on maximizing the use of C-Shell ...

Unix Shell Programming

Authors: Stephen Kochan and Patrick Wood
Publisher: Hayden
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-672-48448-X
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** A classic on using and programming Bourne Shell (and Korn Shell)

Unix Shell Programming

Author: Lowell Arthur
Publisher: Wiley
Edition: 2nd ed. 1990
ISBN: 0-471-51821-2
Comment: This covers not only common shells but also general software tool concepts ...

The Korn Shell Command and Programming Language

Authors: Morris Bolsky and David Korn
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 1989
ISBN: 0-13-516972-0
Comment: The authoritative reference ...

Unix Desktop Guide to the Korn Shell

Author: John Valley
Publisher: Sams
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-672-48513-3
Comment: This one is easier to read than the work by Korn and Bolsky ...

The KornShell User and Programming Manual

Author: Anatole Olczak
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-201-56548-X
Comment: An everything-you-want-to-know-about-KornShell book ...

Korn Shell Programming Tutorial

Author: Barry Rosenberg
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-201-56324-X
Comment: A good tutorial on creating Korn shell scripts ...

Unix Editors

GNU EMACS Manual

Author: Richard Stallman
Publisher: Free Software Foundation
Edition: 7th ed. 1991
Comment: The official manual of GNU Emacs, essential for emacs users ...

Learning GNU Emacs

Authors: Debra Cameron and Bill Rosenblatt
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-937175-84-6
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** Probably the best documentation on editing with GNU Emacs ...

Desktop Guide to Emacs

Authors: Ralph Roberts and Mark Boyd
Publisher: Sams
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-672-30171-7
Comment: Another good book on emacs ...

GNU Emacs Unix Text Editing and Programming

Authors: M. Schoonover, J. Bowie and W. Arnold
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-201-56345-2
Comment: Something for everyone who wants to use Emacs ...

Learning the vi Editor

Author: Linda Lamb
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-937175-67-6
Comment: A very good guide to vi and ex commands, with a quick reference card ...

The Ultimate Guide to the vi and ex Text Editors

Author: Hewlett-Packard
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 1989
ISBN: 0-8053-4460-8
Comment: Another decent text on vi and ex ...

vi Tutor and vi Reference

Authors: Robert Colon et. al. (Tut), Maarten Litmaati (Ref) Editions: 2.1 (Tut), 8 (Ref)
Comment: The latest interactive tutorial (vitutor2.1.shar(.Z)) can be obtained by anonymous ftp from ftp.mines.colorado.edu (in /pub/tutorials) ... And the refernce and other vi stuff are obtainable by anon-ftp from ftp.uwp.edu (in /pub/vi) ...

Networking and Communications

Unix Networking

Authors: edited by Stephen Kochan and Patrick Wood
Publisher: Hayden
Edition: 1989
ISBN: 0-672-48440-4
Comment: Fairly technical on different issues of networking ...

Managing NFS and NIS

Author: Hal Stern
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-937175-75-7
Comment: A comprehensive, technical guide for system admins on distributed computing tools - NFS and NIS(YP) ...

Unix Network Programming

Author: Richard Stevens
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-13-949876-1
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** An excellent book on programming network softwares The source codes and errata list are obtainable by anonymous ftp from ftp.uu.net (in /published/books) ...

Adventures in Unix Network Applications Programming

Authors: Bill Riekan and Lyle Weiman
Publisher: Wiley
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-471-52858-7
Comment: A fine book on network programming ...

The Waite Group's Unix Communications

Authors: Bart Anderson, Bryan Costales and Harry Henderson
Publisher: Sams
Edition: 2nd ed. 1991
ISBN: 0-672-22773-8
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** A really excellent book on e-mail (Mail, elm), netnews (rn, nn) and UUCP ...

Managing UUCP and Usenet

Authors: Tim O'Reilly and Grace Todino
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 10 ed. 1992
ISBN: 0-937175-93-5
Comment: Well written on the setting-up and maintenance of UUCP and Netnews ...

Using UUCP and Usenet

Authors: Grace Todino and Dale Dougherty
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-937175-10-2
Comment: Well written on how to use uucp and netnews ...

Internetworking with TCP/IP Vols I, II and III

Authors: Douglas Comer and David Stevens
Publisher: Prentice-Hall Editions: 1991 - 2
ISBN: 0-13-468505-9 (I), 0-13-472242-6 (II), 0-13-474222-2 (III)
Comment: A detailed discussion on the architecture and implementation of the Internet and its protocols ... Vol I (on principles, protocols and architecture) is readable by everyone, Vol 2 (on design, implementation and internals) and Vol 3 (on client-server computing) are fairly technical.

TCP/IP Network Administration

Author: Craig Hunt
Publisher: O'Reiily
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-937175-82-X
Comment: With everything you need to know about the installation and running of a TCP/IP network ...

DNS and BIND

Authors: Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 1-56592-010-4
Comment: A unique guide on domain name system for system admins ... " DNS and BIND discusses one of the Internet's fundamental building blocks: the distributed host information database that's responsible for translating names into addresses, routing mail to its proper destination and many other services."

Power Programming with RPC

Author: John Bloomer
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-937175-77-3
Comment: Covering the nuts and bolts of distributed application development using IPCs, RPCs, and associated integration techniques ...

Understanding DCE

Authors: W. Rosenberry, D. Kenney and G. Fisher
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 1-56592-005-8
Comment: A book on the basics of OSF's DCE ... And there is a companion text "Guide to Writing DCE Applications" written by John Shirley.

Unix, Posix, and Open Systems

Authors: John Quarterman and Susanne Wilhelm
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 1993
ISBN: 0-201-52772-3
Comment: This book is about standards for open systems related to Posix and Unix ...

The Internet

The Whole Internet - User's Guide & Catalog

Author: Ed Krol
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 1-56592-025-2
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** Definitely a MUST for any new and not-so-new Internet users ... " It is a complete user's guide to the Internet, covering everything from the basics, like electronic mail and newsgroups, to the newest developments. A large part of the book tells you how to find the resources you want. "

Zen and the Art of the Internet

Author: Brendan Kehoe
Edition: 1st ed. 1992
Comment: A comprehensive overview of the Internet for beginners ... This document, in different formats, can be obtained by anonymous ftp from world.std.com (in /obi/Internet/zen-1.0) or ftp.cs.widener.edu (in /pub/zen) or as zen10.zip from /pub/misc/books at oak.oakland.edu. The second edition (with 30 more pages and changes) is published by Prentice Hall (
ISBN: 0-13-010778-6).

The Internet Companion

Authors: Tracy LaQuey and Jeanne Ryer
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 1993
ISBN: 0-201-62224-6
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** Written in clear, non-technical language, this is a very good guide to the Internet for beginners ... " your guide to the intricacies and unique culture of the Internet. " The online version of the first three chapters can be obtained by anon-ftp from /OBS/The.Internet.Companion at world.std.com ...

Internet: Getting Started

Authors: A. Marine, S. Kirkpatrick, V. Leou and C. Ward
Edition: 1992
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-327933-2
Comment: Yet another book on the Internet ... this one has more on initiating Internet access ... Certain sections - those on internet service providers - are obtainable by anon-ftp from /netinfo at ftp.nisc.sri.com ...

Internet System Handbook

Authors: edited by Daniel Lynch and Marshall Rose
Publisher: Addision-Wesley
Edition: 1993
ISBN: 0-201-56741-5
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** A very good and comprehensive technical reference about the Internet System ... covering the underlying technologies and the Internet infrastructure ...

The Internet Message

Author: Marshall Rose
Edition: 1992
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-092941-7
Comment: This covers the technological aspects of e-mail ...

E-Mail: Pervasive and Persuasive in IEEE Spectrum

Authors: Tekla Perry and John Adam
Edition: October 1992 Volume 29 Number 10 Pages: 22 - 33
Comment: An interesting special report on E-Mail networks ...

(Updated) Internet Services List

Author: Scott Yanoff
Edition: 93/5/1 (frequently updated)
Comment: This is a great list with many useful internet addresses ... This compilation is posted frequently on alt.internet.services and news.answers ... Or you can get it by anonymous ftp from csd4.csd.uwm.edu (as /pub/inet.services.txt) or rtfm.mit.edu (as /pub/usenet/news.answers/internet-services/list) ...

SURAnet Guide to Selected Internet Resources

Authors: SURAnet Network Information Centre
Edition: May 1993
Comment: This guide points you to the rich information resources residing on the Internet ... You can get it (infoguide.5-93.txt) by anon-ftp from /pub/nic at ftp.sura.net ...

System Administration

Unix System Administration Handbook

Authors: Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder and Scott Seebass
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Edition: 1989
ISBN: 0-13-933441-6
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** Classic, also known as the sys-admin Bible ... " an attempt to condense everything that a system administrator should know about UNIX into a single, easy-to-use volume " Source codes for programs listed (sa-book.tar.Z) can be obtained by anonymous ftp from boulder.colorado.edu (in /pub/sa-book) or oak.oakland.edu (in /pub/unix-c/sysadmin).

Unix System V Release 4 Administration

Authors: David Fiedler, Bruce Hunter and Ben Smith
Publisher: Hayden
Edition: 2nd ed. 1991
ISBN: 0-672-22810-6
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** A must for any intermediate / advanced users of Unix ... " you'll find the information you need to organize a practical, efficient, and productive UNIX system "

Essential System Administration

Author: Aeleen Frisch
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-937175-80-3
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** A must for serious users / sys admins of Unix ... " It provides a compact, manageable treatment of the tasks and issues that everyone responsible for a UNIX system faces. "

Unix System - Advanced Administration and Management Handbook

Author: Bruce Hunter and Karen Hunter
Publisher: MacMillan
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-02-358950-7
Comment: Another good book on system administration ...

System Performance Tuning

Author: Mike Loukides
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-937175-60-9
Comment: A fine book for sys admins on how to fine tune your Unix system(s) to do more work ...

Downsizing to Unix

Author: Steven Glines
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 1-56205-074-5
Comment: A book for people involved or interested in downsizing mainframe data-processing to a distributed Unix network ...

Dropping The Mainframe without Crushing the Users

Authors: Peter Van Epp and Bill Baines
Edition: Nov 1992
Comment: A biased choice :-) ... This is a paper describing the migration at Simon Fraser University from centralized mainframe (MTS) to distributed computing (Unix) in 9 months ... This paper (LISA-VI.paper.ps(.Z) (postscript - 16 pages) can be obtained by anon-ftp from ftpserver.sfu.ca (in /pub/ucspapers).

Unix Security

Practical Unix Security

Authors: Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-937175-72-2
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** Simply the best book in this field ... " everything you need to know to make your UNIX system as secure as it can be. "

Unix System Security - A Guide for Users and System Administrators

Author: David Curry
Publisher: Addision Wesley
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-201-56327-4
Comment: Good and comprehensive coverage ... with pointers to further info ...

Unix System Security

Author: Rik Farrow
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-201-57030-0
Comment: Another fine book on Unix security, but some errors ...

Unix Security - A Practical Tutorial

Author: Derek Arnold
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Edition: 1993
ISBN: 0-07-002560-6
Comment: Covering the tools and techniques for managing and controlling security ...

Site Security Handbook

Authors: edited by Paul Holbrook and Joyce Reynolds
Edition: 1991
Comment: A guide to setting computer security policies and procedures for sites that have systems on the Internet ... This is rfc1244.txt which is available by anonymous ftp from nic.ddn.mil (in rfc directory). Also, rfc1281.txt - Guidelines for the Secure Operation of the Internet ...

Computer Security Basics

Authors: Deborah Russell and G T Gangemi Sr.
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-937175-71-4
Comment: A clear overview on many different security issues ...

The Cuckoo's Egg

Author: Cliff Stoll
Publisher: Pocket Books
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-671-72688-9
Comment: A fascinating real story on computer espionage ... A good alternative to this is "Cyberpunk" written by Katie Hafner and John Markoff and published by Touchstone Book (0-671-77879-X).

Programming

The Unix Programming Environment

Authors: Brian Kernighan and Rob Pike
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Edition: 1984
ISBN: 0-13-937681-X
Comment: A true classic on Unix programming ...

Advanced Programming in The Unix Environment

Author: Richard Stevens
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-201-56317-7
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** A going-to-be classic on how programs work under Unix ... The source codes and errata list are obtainable by anonymous ftp from ftp.uu.net (in /published/books).

Advanced Unix Programming

Author: Marc Rochkind
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 1985
ISBN: 0-13-011818-4
Comment: A superb book covering all system calls in detail ...

The C Programming Language

Authors: Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 2nd ed. 1988
ISBN: 0-13-110362-8
Comment: This book is 200% a MUST for any C programmers ... And the answers to the exercises can be found in "C Answer Book" ... written by Tondo and Gimpel and published by Prentice Hall (
ISBN: 0-13-109653-2).

C - A Reference Manual

Authors: Samuel Harbison and Guy Steele
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 3rd ed. 1991
ISBN: 0-13-110933-2
Comment: An authoritative reference to C programming language, and a good companion to Kernighan and Ritchie ...

The Waite Group's New Primer C Plus

Authors: Mitchell Waite and Stephen Prata
Publisher: Sams
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-672-22687-1
Comment: A really good introduction to C for beginners ...

C: The Complete Reference

Author: Herbert Schildt
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-07-881538-X
Comment: Another classic on the C language ...

Practical C Programming

Author: Steve Oualline
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-937175-65-X
Comment: Yet another good C book describing how to create programs that are easy to read, maintain and debug ...

C Programming for Unix

Author: John Valley
Publisher: Sams
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-672-48518-4
Comment: A comprehensive book on C programming on Unix systems ...

Using C on the Unix System

Author: David Curry
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-937175-23-4
Comment: This book is directed to (would-be) system programmers ...

Obfuscated C and Other Mysteries

Author: Don Libes
Publisher: Wiley
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-471-57805-3
Comment: With practical C programming hints and winning programs from the Obfuscated C Code Contests ... With a disk containing the source codes ...

The Berkeley Unix Environment

Author: Nigel Horspool
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 2nd ed. 1992
ISBN: 0-13-089368-4
Comment: **** Highly Recommended **** An excellent book on C programming for Berkeley Unix system ... " a companion text intended for use in college and university courses concerned with Compiler Construction, Software Engineering and Operating Systems "

The Waite Group's C++ Programming

Author: John Berry
Publisher: Sams
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-672-22771-1
Comment: A fine book on OOP with C++ (for Unix and Dos) ...

The C++ Programming Language

Author: Bjarne Stroustrup
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 2nd ed. 1991
ISBN: 0-201-53992-6
Comment: A classic reference on C++ ...

C++: The Complete Reference

Author: Herbert Schildt
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-07-881654-8
Comment: Another good text on C++ ...

Advanced C++ Programming Styles and Idioms

Author: James Coplien
Publisher: Addison-Wesely
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-201-54855-0
Comment: An advanced book for any C++ expert-wanna-be ...

Managing Projects with make

Authors: Steve Talbott and Andrew Oram
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 2nd ed. 1991
ISBN: 0-937175-90-0
Comment: An unique text on using make for software development ...

The AWK Programming Language

Authors: Alfred Aho, Brian Kernighan and Peter Weinberger
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 1988
ISBN: 0-201-07981-X
Comment: A complete description of awk by its authors ...

Sed and Awk

Author: Dale Dougherty
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-937175-59-5
Comment: A very good work on programming / text processing with sed and awk ...

Programming Perl

Authors: Larry Wall and Randal L. Schwartz
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-937175-64-1
Comment: The authoritative guide to Perl - the programming language for for any serious Unix users ...

Writing A Unix Device Driver

Authors: Janet Egan and Tom Teixeria
Publisher: Wiley
Edition: 2nd ed. 1992
ISBN: 0-471-53574-5
Comment: A classic book on writing programs to control hardware devices ...

Writing Unix Device Drivers

Authors: George Pajari
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-201-52374-4
Comment: An easy-to-understand book covering character, block, terminal, and stream drivers ...

TeX

The TeXbook

Author: Donald Knuth
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Edition: 1990
ISBN: 0-201-13448-9
Comment: The Bible ... A definite guide to typesetting with TeX ...

TeX for the Impatient

Author: Paul Abrahams
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-201-51375-7
Comment: A more user-friendly handbook on TeX ...

TeX for Beginner

Author: Wynter Snow
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-201-54799-6
Comment: A good tutorial-type book for novice users of TeX...

LATeX - A Document Preparation System

Author: Leslie Lamport
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Edition: 1986
ISBN: 0-201-15790-X
Comment: The bible for LATeX users ...

X Window System

X Window System Users' Guide

Authors: Valerie Quercia and Tim O'Reilly
Publisher: O'Reilly
Edition: 1993 (Standard(MIT) or Motif)
ISBN: 0-56592-014-7 (Standard), 0-56592-015-5 (Motif)
Comment: Volume 3 in O'Reilly's excellent X-Window series ... A fairly useful tutorial-type book to X11R5 ... [ BTW, some other books in O'Reilly's X Window System series ... Vol. 0 - X Protocol Reference Manual, for X 11 R4 and R5 Vol. 1 - Xlib Programming Manual, for X11 R4 and R5 Vol. 2 - Xlib Reference Manual, for X11 R4 and R5 Vol. 4 - X Toolkit Intrinsics Programming Manual, R5 Vol. 5 - X Toolkit Intrinsics Reference Manual, for X11 R4 and R5 (An update for owner of Vols 1, 2, 4 and 5 ... Programmer's Supplement for Release 5 of the X Window System, Version 11) Vol. 6 - Motif Programming Manual Vol. 7 - XView Programming Manual (also XView Reference Manual) Vol. 8 - X Window System Administrator's Guide, for X11 R5 The X Window System in a Nutshell PHIGS Programming Manual / Reference Manual PEXlib Programming Manual / Reference Manual ]

The X Window System - A User's Guide

Author: Niall Mansfield
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Edition: 2nd ed. 1993
ISBN: 0-201-54438-5
Comment: Another good tutorial-type book to using X ...

X Window Inside & Out

Author: Levi Reiss and Joseph Radin
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Edition: 1992
ISBN: 0-07-881796-X
Comment: A recent text on using and programming X Window ...

X Window System Programming and Applications with Xt

Author: Doug Young
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 1990 (Motif) or 1992(Open Look)
ISBN: 0-13-497074-8 (Motif), 0-13-982992-X (Open Look)
Comment: An excellent book on X programming ...

Dictionaries and Glossaries

The New Hacker's Dictionary

Author: Eric Raymond
Publisher: MIT Press
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 0-262-68069-6
Comment: This book corresponds to version 2.9.6 of the on-line jargon file ... The latest (at the time of writing) is version 2.9.12 (jargon2912.txt.z) which is available by anonymous ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu (in /pub/gnu) or wuarchive.wustl.edu (in mirrors/gnu) ... Changes since the publication of this book can be found in the file jargon-upd.z. (*.z are files compressed by GNU zip (gzip)) ...

Other Lists

Yet Another Book List

Author: Mitch Wright
Edition: Jan 22, 1993
Comment: This is an excellent compilation of almost all Unix and C book titles along with info for locating them and short reviews and summaries of book contents ... You can get it (yabl) by anonymous ftp from ftp.rahul.net (in /pub/mitch/YABL) ...

X Technical Bibliography

Author: Ken Lee
Edition: Nov 4, 1992
Comment: A good collection of publicly available X window system technical materials ... The bibliography is posted periodically on comp.windows.x (?) ... and can be obtained by anonymous ftp from gatekeeper.dec.com (in /pub/X11/contrib) or export.lcs.mit.edu (in /contrib) - look for the file Xbibliography ...

Network Reading List: TCP/IP, Unix and Ethernet

Author: Charles Spurgeon
Edition: 3.5 Feb 1992
Comment: This annotated list describes those items that cover the subject areas well. It is obtainable by anonymous ftp from ftp.uu.net (in /inet/doc) ...

Recent Internet Books

Author: John Quarterman
Edition: March 1993
Comment: This is a list of books related to using the Internet ... The document (rfc1432.txt) can be obtained by anon-ftp from /rfc at nic.ddn.mil ...

Catalog of O'Reilly Books

Authors: O'Reilly staff
Edition: May 1993
Comment: You get can it (book.catalog.Z) by anonymous ftp from ftp.ora.com ... where you can also find source codes for examples in many books in the Nutshell and X series ... Or read the catalog on O'Reilly gopher server (telnet gopher.ora.com login: gopher or gopher gopher.ora.com (if a gopher client is installed) ... And to get a hard copy of their catalog-plus-magazine called "ora.com", mail letters@ora.com ...