Mastering Unix Shell Scripting: Bash, Bourne, and Korn Shell Scripting for Programmers, System Administrators, and UNIX Gurus, Second Edition

1034 Pages·2008·4.16 MB·English

by  Randal K. Michael

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Mastering UNIX®Shell
Scripting
Bash, Bourne, and Korn Shell
Scripting for Programmers, System
Administrators, and UNIX Gurus
Second Edition
Randal K. Michael
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
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This book is dedicated to my wife Robin, the girls, Andrea and Ana, and
the grandchildren, Gavin, Jocelyn, and Julia — my true inspiration.
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About the Author
RandalK.MichaelisaUNIXSystemsAdministratorworkingasacontractconsultant.
HeteachesUNIXshellscriptingincorporatesettings,wherehewritesshellscriptsto
addressavarietyofcomplexproblemsandtasks,rangingfrommonitoringsystemsto
replicating large databases. He has more than 30 years of experience in the industry
and15yearsofexperienceasaUNIXSystemsAdministrator,workingonAIX,HP-UX,
Linux,OpenBSD,andSolaris.
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