> Meyer, David R wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >A co-worker of mine asked if there is such a book that converts DOS
> >commands into Linux to help him learn how to do things.
> >
> >I don't know if such a book exists, but given the HUGE number of tech
> >books, I was hoping someone out there may know of such a book and can
> >point me in the right direction.
> >
> >I have searched online for one but didn't find anything that appears to
> >be what he is looking for.
> >
> >Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Have your friend take a look at "The Art of UNIX Programming" by Eric S.
> Raymond. This will help him get up to speed on the UNIX way of doing
> things.
>
I'm not too familiar with this particular work by ESR, but it seems more
targeted to programming.
My personal recommendation is Think Unix, by Jon Lasser. I've never met
him in person, but the one time I e-mailed him, he seemed like a really
nice down-to-earth sort of Unix guru. And the times I gave the above
book a quick browse (It's really more of a beginner book), I've found
useful stuff and hints, and tons of jokes. (Part of the preface
includes "If you didn't crack a smile once during this entire section,
we might not get along.")
The important thing about this book is, it's about the *nix philosophy.
Steve's quick and dirty list in his message should cover many of the
quick and dirty details, but if you're actually going to spend the time
to learn the *nix shell, then this book is a very worthwhile investment.
If you'd like a second opinion, then go look at the comments on amazon.
Additionally, Slashdot had a review of this book when it was new. As
its' content is largely "timeless" (from a computing sense of time at
least) don't let it's age distract you from its' relevance.
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