[plug] Unix Beginners Textbook?

[David Griffiths]

>David Griffiths wrote:
>>
>> Guess you've already checked this out - but just in case... the
>> online/offline html versions of Larry Greenfield's "The Linux Users' Guide"
>> might be of interest.
>

<snip>
>
>Anyway, yeah, so I'd like to avoid "Linux Guide" and things
>distribution-specific (which is what the UNIX For Dummies-style seem to go
>for;
>"How to install RedHat" *shudder*), and also keep it at the user/reference
>level, without getting in too deep...
>

Sounds like it's not what you're after. But might be useful for your
students anyway as it meets some of your criteria and is free.

There's not much linux specific stuff there (lots of reference to unix,
hardly any to linux), no install stuff, no sysadmin, it's cheap (free) and
runs under windows (html). Mostly about using the shell, utility commands
etc - really basic but useful stuff for a new user, and written in a very
accessible way.

Anyway, nuf said.

Dave.



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