TITLE: *** YABL *** AUTHOR: Mitch Wright AUTHOR: Fellow USENET Readers... DATE: Tue Dec 7 11:53:54 PST 1993 COMMENTS For complaints, kudos, suggestions, corrections, additions, donations, ... drop me an E-mail note -- mitch@oz.com. The latest version of this list can be obtained via anonymous ftp from ftp.rahul.net pub/mitch/YABL/yabl TITLE: !%@:: A Guide to Electronic Mail Addressing, 2nd edition AUTHOR: Frey, Donnalyn AUTHOR: Adams, Rick SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1993 PAGES: 458 ISBN: 0-56592-03107 APPROX_COST: $24.95 KEYWORDS: e-mail COMMENTS Answers the problem of addressing mail to people you've never met, on networks you've never heard of. Includes a general introduction to e-mail, followed by detailed reference sections for over 130 networks. ** This has been completely updated since the 1990 version!!! ** Topics covered include: * An introduction to e-mail for beginners * For over 180 networks: a description of the network, the services it provides, the format of the e-mail addresses needed to reach users on that network * Index to networks by network name, country or area name, and country code * Index to second and third level domains and many sites within each network TITLE: ANSI C Card AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket-sized reference card on the ANSI C language PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: June, 1991 (revised) PAGES: 8 ISBN: 0-916151-48-4 APPROX_COST: $3.00 KEYWORDS: ANSI C, pocket reference SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS Includes constants, variables, functions, statements, proprocessor directives, common I/O functions, formatted I/O, ASCII chart. Operator precidence chart. TITLE: The AWK Programming Language AUTHOR: Aho, Al AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian AUTHOR: Weinberger, Peter SUBJECT: AWK Programming PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley DATE: 1988 PAGES: 210 ISBN: 0-201-07981-X LC: 87-17566 APPROX_COST: 23.75 TITLE: Algorithms in C AUTHOR: Sedgewick, Robert PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1990 PAGES: ISBN: 0-201-51425-7 APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS Many useful algorightms expressed in C TITLE: The Art of Distributed Appl., Programming Techniques for RPC AUTHOR: Corbin, John R. PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag (Part of Sun Techincal Reference Library) DATE: 1991 PAGES: 558 ISBN: 0-387-97247-1 APPROX_Cost: 39.95 SUGGESTED_BY: "Betty Jo Armstead, Sverdrup" COMMENTS An excellent book for anyone starting to develop RPC applications.his The book covers SUN style RPC programming with lots of examples. the It covers XDR, RPC Protocol, RPC programming, Low-level RPC Programming, Additional RPC Library Features, RPCGEN, Developing RPC-based Distributed Applications and the future of RPC programming. The books also hints at multithreaded RPC applications, but provides no examples and very little discussion on this topic. TITLE: Advanced C Programming for Displays AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J. SUBJECT: Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1988 PAGES: 331 ISBN: 0-13-010240-07 APPROX_COST: 32.95 SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" COMMENTS Covers Character Displays, Windows, and Keyboards for UNIX and MS-DOS. TITLE: Advanced UNIX Programming AUTHOR: Rochkind, Marc J. SUBJECT: Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall EDITION: 1985, pp 265 ISBN: 0-13-011818-4 HBK ISBN: 0-13-011800-1 PBK APPROX_COST: 32.95 HBK APPROX_COST: 24.95 PBK KEYWORDS: SYSV COMMENTS Rochkind is a former Bell Labs UNIX guru who wrote SCCS back in the mid 70's. This book is exactly what the title states, basically an extremely thorough treatment of programming using the UNIX System Call Interface. System V, System III, V7, 4.2 BSD, and Xenix are all discussed. The system calls are organized functionally into chapters that cover file i/o, terminal i/o, process control, interprocess communication, and miscellaneous calls. The opening chapter is an overvview of fundamental concepts of UNIX. Anytime I have a question on the usage of system calls I consult this book. The only problem with it is that it needs to be updated per System V Rel 3, 4.3 BSD and the efforts of Sun and AT&T to bring SunOS and System V together as well as the efforts in the UNIX 386 world. TITLE: Advanced UNIX: A Programmer's Guide AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen SUBJECT: Programming Guide PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co. DATE: 1985 PAGES: 484 ISBN: 0-067-22403-8. APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: SYSV COMMENTS Prata assumes you know how to login and use an editor. It's very good for shell programing. TITLE: The Art of Computer Programming (V1), Fundamental Algorithms AUTHOR: Knuth, Donald E. PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1973 ISBN: PAGES: APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> KEYWORDS: Algorithms TITLE: The Art of Computer Programming (V2), Seminumerical Algorithms AUTHOR: Knuth, Donald E. PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1981 ISBN: 0-201-03822-6 PAGES: APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> KEYWORDS: Algorithms TITLE: The Art of Computer Programming (V3), Sorting and Searching AUTHOR: Knuth, Donald E. PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1973 ISBN: 0-201-03803-X PAGES: APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> KEYWORDS: Algorithms TITLE: BSD 4.3 Manual Set AUTHOR: University of California Berkeley SUBJECT: 4.3 BSD UNIX Operating System DATE: June 1988 PAGES: ISBN: APPROX_COST: 60.00/set SUGGESTED_BY: An anonymous BSD zealot COMMENTS This is a must for programmers, administrator, and users alike. If you are in contact with the BSD UNIX Operating system, YOU need these manuals! Kudos to the boys at Cory and Evans! *Printed by the USENIX Association as a service to the UNIX Comm. TITLE: Beginning UNIX Commands AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket-sized reference card on basic UNIX System commands PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: January, 1992 (revised) PAGES: 4 ISBN: 0-916151-55-7 APPROX_COST: FREE with order of send #10 SASE KEYWORDS: UNIX, pocket reference SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS Lists 30 generic UNIX commands with examples of usage. TITLE: The Berkeley UNIX Environment AUTHOR: Horspool, R. Nigel SUBJECT: C Programming, BSD Unix PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1992 PAGES: 379 ISBN: 0-13-089368-4 APPROX_COST: 30.00 KEYWORDS: BSD, C SUGGESTED_BY: Chet Creider COMMENTS An excellent introduction to workstation use. Sections on vi, Gnu emacs, csh (including C shell programming), lex, yacc, systems programming in C (5 chapters), make, SCCS, RCS, dbx, and much more. TITLE: A Book on C AUTHOR: Kelley, Al AUTHOR: Pohl, Ira SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc. DATE: 1984 PAGES: 362 ISBN: 0-8053-6860-4 APPROX_COST: 32.25 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS This is a book written with the beginning C programmer in mind. TITLE: Checking C Programs with lint AUTHOR: Darwin, Ian F. SUBJECT: lint PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates DATE: 1990 PAGES: 84 ISBN: 0-937175-30-7 APPROX_COST: 12.95 KEYWORDS: lint, C, nutshell COMMENTS: The lint program checker has proven itself time and again to be one of the best tools for finding portability problems and certain types of coding errors in C programs. This book introduces you to lint, guides you through running it on your programs and helps you to interpret lint's output. TITLE: The C Answer Book AUTHOR: Tondo, Clovis L. AUTHOR: Gimpel, Scott E. SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1989 PAGES: 208 ISBN: 0-13-109877-2 APPROX_COST: 30.00 KEYWORDS: K&R answers COMMENTS This book provides the answers to the exercises found in K&R. I believe that a second edition of this book has also been recently published corresponding with the 2nd edition of K&R. TITLE: C Language for Programmers, 2nd ed. AUTHOR: Pugh, Kenneth SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHING: QED Information Sciences DATE: 1989 PAGES: 320 ISBN: 0-89435-367-5 APPROX_COST: $29.95 KEYWORDS: C, tutorial COMMENTS: Teaches non-C programmers how to code in C TITLE: C Library Reference AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket-sized reference on the C library PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: 1985 PAGES: 33 ISBN: 0-916151-11-5 APPROX_COST: $6.00 KEYWORDS: C library, pocket reference SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS Documents the UNIX System 5.2 C library. Includes index to UNIX man pages. The cover is a condensed explanation of the C language. TITLE: C Pointers and Dynamic Memory Management AUTHOR: Daconta, Michael C. SUBJECT: C Pointers, Mem Management, Traps PUBLISHER: QED Publishing DATE: 1993 PAGES: 340 ISBN: 0-89435-473-6 APPROX_COST: 39.95 SUGGESTED_BY: Roger Smith KEYWORDS: C Programming, pointers, memory management, data structures COMMENTS Saves lots of time using some of the parser code. Cements pointer and memory management concepts. Good diagrams and plenty of examples. Lots of other stuff explained well: pointer pointers, function pointers, pointer traps, memory debugger ... highly recommend for a C programmers bookshelf! TITLE: C Primer Plus Revised Edition AUTHOR: Waite, Mitchell AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen AUTHOR: Martin, Donald SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Howard W. Samms & Company DATE: 1987 PAGES: 558 ISBN: 0-672-22582-4 APPROX_COST: 23.95 SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" COMMENTS An excellent beginners guide to C programming. I found out about this book through a vendor's training class on C, where they used it as the textbook. TITLE: C Programming Guide, 3rd Ed. AUTHOR: Purdum, J.J. SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Que Corporation DATE: 1988 PAGES: 456 ISBN: 0-88022-356-1 LCCN: 88-61496 OCLC: 18865012 TITLE: The C Programmer's Handbook AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I. SUBJECT: Reference PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1985 PAGES: 84 ISBN: 0-13-110073-4 APPROX_COST: 22.95 KEYWORDS: C Programming COMMENTS This is a handbook for experience programmers, not a book for reading. Information is intended as a quickie reference and is not that detailed. TITLE: The C Programming Language, First Edition AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W. AUTHOR: Ritchie, Dennis M. SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1978 PAGES: 228 ISBN: 0-13-110163-3 APPROX_COST: 27.00 KEYWORDS: C, UNIX, K&R C SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS ** The Original Bible of C programming ** "... a book that ocntains a tutorial introduction to get new userss started as soon as possible, separate chapters on major features and a reference manual" TITLE: The C Programming Language, Second Edition AUTHOR: Kernigan, Brian W. AUTHOR: Ritchie, Dennis M. SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1988 PAGES: 272 ISBN: 0-13-110362-8 APPROX_COST: 28.00 SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" COMMENTS The Bible of C programming TITLE: C Programmer's Library, 2nd Ed. AUTHOR: Purdum, J.J. SUBJECT: C language PUBLISHER: Que Corporation DATE: 1985 PAGES: 319 ISBN: 0-88022-157-7 LCCN: 85-60689 OCLC: 12819701 TITLE: C Programmer's Toolkit AUTHOR: Purdum, Jack J. SUBJECT: C language PUBLISHER: Que Corporation DATE: 1989 PAGES: 350 ISBN: 0-88022-457-6 LCCN: 89-61069 OCLC: 21130331 TITLE: The C Puzzle Book: Puzzles for the C Programming Language, 2nd Ed. AUTHOR: Feuer, Alan R. SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1982 PAGES: 173 ISBN: 0-13-109934-5 HBK ISBN: 0-13-109926-4 PBK APPROX_COST: 26.00 COMMENTS Exactly what the title indicates. The puzzles are organized by chapter: basic arithmetic operators, assignment operators, logic and increment operators, bitwise operators, relational and conditional operators, operator precedence and evaluation. The answers for all of the puzzles are also provided. This is an excellent way to learn some of the more advanced expressions that can be concocted with C. TITLE: C Self-Study Guide AUTHOR: Purdum, J.J. SUBJECT: C language PUBLISHER: Que Corporation DATE: 1985 PAGES: 249 ISBN: 0-88022-149-6 OCLC: 12790605 B-NO: 411153F TITLE: C Standard Library AUTHOR: Purdum, Jack J. AUTHOR: Leslie, Timothy C SUBJECT: C language PUBLISHER: Que Corporation DATE: 1987 PAGES: 437 ISBN: 0-88022-279-4 LCCN: 86-62528 OCLC: 16411542 TITLE: C Traps and Pitfalls AUTHOR: Koenig, Andrew SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1988 PAGES: 147 ISBN: 0-201-17928-8 APPROX_COST: 17.50 COMMENTS Andrew published a BTL Technical Memorandum by this title several years back. Later it was published as a Technical Report. It has now been expanded into a book. I read the TR and it was excellent. I just recently finished the book and would recommend it to anyone who uses C. TITLE: The C and Unix Dictionary AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare SUBJECT: Definitions of terms PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 216 ISBN: 0-471-60929-3 HBK ISBN: 0-471-60931-5 PBK APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS Definitions of over 1000 terms in the C and Unix lexicon. TITLE: C: A Reference Manual, 2nd Edition AUTHOR: Harbison, Samuel P. AUTHOR: Steele Jr., Guy L. SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1987 PAGES: 404 ISBN: 0-13-109810-1 HBK ISBN: 0-13-109802-0 PBK APPROX_COST: 31.95 COMMENTS An excellent book on C. It is not really an introductory level book, and is a great companion to K&R (2nd Ed.). Both this book and K&R (2nd Ed.) cover the draft-proposed ANSI standards. Where H&S really stands out is in the sections that cover the UNIX library calls. If you have ever struggled with any of printf or scanf family of library calls in trying to figure out the conversion rules in the format string, this book is the answer. TITLE: Compiler Design in C AUTHOR: Holub, Allen I. SUBJECT: Compiler Design PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 924 ISBN:0-13-155045-4 KEYWORDS: C Compilers, YACC SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS Great book! And lots of source examples to boot. TITLE: Compilers, Principles, Techniques, and Tools AUTHOR: Aho, Alfred V. AUTHOR: Sethi, Ravi AUTHOR: Ullman, Jefferey D. PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1985 PAGES: ISBN: 0-201-10088-6 APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS Very good compile book. Covers yacc and lex theory and practice. TITLE: Computer Security Basics AUTHOR: Russell, Deborah AUTHOR: Gangemi Sr., G.T. SUBJECT: Computer Security PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1992 PAGES: 464 ISBN: 0-937175-71-4 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: Security, UNIX SUGGESTED_BY: "Cliff Stoll" COMMENTS For computer managers who use Orange Book sytems -- trusted computer systems. A lot about government standards and what it means to have a certified secure system. TITLE: Computers Under Attack AUTHOR: Denning, Peter [editor] PUBLISHER: ACM Press / Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. DATE: 1990 PAGES: 554 ISBN: 0-201-53067-8 APPROX_COST: 35.00 SUGGESTED_BY: "Cliff Stoll" COMMENTS A collection of articles about computer security. Good history of networks and an introduction to the internet, with emphasis on security problems. Reviews of the internet worm of 1988, computer viruses, and the nature of openness in a networked community. TITLE: Computerization and Controversy AUTHOR: Dunlop & Kling [editor] PUBLISHER: Academic Press DATE: 1991 PAGES: 758 ISBN: 0-12-224356-0 APPROX_COST: 65.00 SUGGESTED_BY: "Cliff Stoll" COMMENTS A splendid collection of articles on the social impact of computers. Check out "The Strange Case of the Electronic Lover" (from Ms. Magazine), or "Safety-Critical Computing" or "Social Analysis of Computing". Technically solid and socially important writing in here. TITLE: Connecting to the Internet AUTHOR: Estrada, Susan SUBJECT: Networking PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates DATE: Aug 1993 PAGES: 170 ISBN: 1-56592-061-9 APPROX_COST: KEYWORDS: networking, internet TITLE: Cryptography and Data Security AUTHOR: Denning, Dorothy E. PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1983 PAGES: ISBN: 0-201-10150-5 APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS Scientific treatment of cryptography and security. TITLE: The Cuckoo's Egg AUTHOR: Stoll, Cliff PUBLISHER: Pocketbooks, New York City DATE: 1989, 1990 PAGES: 356 ISBN: 0-671-72688-9 APPROX_Cost: Paperback - $5.95 (cheap at half the price) HARDBACK: Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-24946-2, $20 (acid free!) SUGGESTED_BY: "Cliff Stoll" [see disclaimer] COMMENTS This is the true story of catching a spy over the Internet. A hacker broke into a Berkeley astronomy computer, then entered dozens of military computers through networks. Here's how to catch a spy, without much help from the FBI, the CIA, and the NSA. Six months on the NY Times best-seller list, two weeks on the Usenet most-flamed about list. "A spy story for the 90's -- and it's all true!" - Tom Clancy "A nonfiction book that reads like a Le Carre spy novel"- Seattle Times "A gripping spy thriller" -- New York Times Book Review "Indiana Jones & Tron, with a dash of Berkeley" -- William Press "Fast-moving - read it straight through in one evening" -- Evelyn Leeper "Not bad" - Cliff's Mom Disclaimer: I caught the hacker, wrote the book, and stand to earn two bits if you buy a copy. - Cliff Stoll TITLE: Cyberpunk AUTHOR: Hafner and Markoff PUBLISHER: Simon and Schuster DATE: 1991 PAGES: 362 ISBN: 0-671-68322-5 APPROX_COST: 22.00 SUGGESTED_BY: "Cliff Stoll" COMMENTS This book tells of the computing counterculture -- the underground of computing. Three people who became known for their exploits: Kevin Mitnick, who obsessively broke into DEC systems in Southern California; Hans Hubner, who was a part of the German group that stole American military information and sold it to the KGB; and Robert T. Morris, who wrote the Internet worm of 1988. Perhaps the title of this book is misleading, but the subtitle isn't: Outlaws and hackers on the Computer Frontier TITLE: The C++ Programming Language AUTHOR: Stroustrup, Bjarne PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley ISBN: 0-201-12078-X PAGES: APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS The standard C++ book. TITLE: A C++ Primer AUTHOR: Lippman, Stanley B. PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1989 PAGES: ISBN: 0-201-16487-6 APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS A good introduction to C++ programming. TITLE: C++ Reference AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket-sized reference card on C++ language, Version 2 PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: July, 1991 PAGES: 16 ISBN: 0-916151-49-2 APPROX_COST: $4.50 KEYWORDS: C++, pocket reference SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com TITLE: DNS and BIND AUTHOR: Albitz, Paul AUTHOR: Liu, Cricket SUBJECT: DNS, BIND PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: October 1992 PAGES: 381 ISBN: 1-56592-010-4 APPROX_COST: $27.95 KEYWORDS: Domain Name Service, DNS, BIND, named, resolve SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS: I'm just starting to read mine (got it today), and so far so good. For the moment, let me leave you with an excerpt from the cover: ``Whether you're an administrator involved with DNS on a daily basis, or a user who wants to be mroe informed about the internet and how it works, you'll find that this book is essential reading.'' Topics include: . What DNS does, how it works, and when you need to use it . How to find your own place in the Internet's name space . Setting up name servers . Using MX records to route mail . Configuring hosts to use DNS name servers . Subdividing domains (parenting) . Long-term maintenance . Troubleshooting: using nslookup, reading debug output, and common problems . Low-level programming with the resolver library TITLE: DOS Meets UNIX AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 148 ISBN: 0-937175-21-8 APPROX_COST: 15.00 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook COMMENTS Describes the solutions available for integrating DOS and UNIX. It also briefly introduces UNIX for DOS users. TITLE: Data Structures and C Programs. AUTHOR: Van Wyk, Christopher SUBJECT: C programming DATE: 1989 PAGES: 387 ISBN: 0-201161-16-8 APPROX_COST: 41.95 SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu KEYWORDS: C, Data Structures COMMENTS The author is from Bell Labs and this is also one of my favorite books for learing C programming with different kinds of data structures." [ *** NOTE: Has been reprinted with corrections *** ] TITLE: Data Structures and Program Design in C AUTHOR: Kruse, Robert L. AUTHOR: Leung, Bruce P. AUTHOR: Tondo Clovis L. SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1991 PAGES: 525 ISBN: 0-13-725649-3 APPROX_COST: 47.00 KEYWORDS: C, Data Structures COMMENTS: From back cover: This introduction to data structures using the C programming language emphasizes problem specification and program design; analysis, testing, and verification; and program correctness TITLE: The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System AUTHOR: Leffler, Samuel J. AUTHOR: McKusick, Marshall Kirk AUTHOR: Karels, Michael J. AUTHOR: Quarterman, John S. SUBJECT: Design of BSD UNIX PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1989 PAGES: 471 ISBN: 0-201-06196-1 APPROX_COST: 39.00 KEYWORDS: Internals, Kernel, BSD SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS These are the primary people who are responsible for 4.3 BSD. --From back cover-- This book is the first authoritative description of the design and implementation of the research version of the UNIX System developed at the University of California at Berkeley. It covers the INTERNAL structure of the 4.3BSD system and the concetps, data structures, and algorithms used in implementing the system facilites. The book also includes a chaper on the implementation of TCP/IP -- a networking protocol suite widely implemented throughout the world. Both philosophical and design issues of 4.3BSD are discussed, as well as details of the actual implementation. In most cases, the discussion starts at the system-call level and descends from the interface to the kernel down to the hardware itself. The kernel includes system facilities such as process management, memory management, the I/O system, the filesystem, the socket IPC mechanism, and network-protocol implementations. The Design and Implemenation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System is an in-depth study of a contemporary operating system. This book assumes that the reader understands basic operating-system terminology and has some familiarity with any version of the UNIX System and with the C programming language. Therefore, this book is suitable for operating-system implementors, systems programmers, and UNIX application developers. TITLE: The Design of the Unix Operating System AUTHOR: Bach, Maurice J. SUBJECT: Design of UNIX PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1986 PAGES: 471 ISBN: 0-13-201799-7 APPROX_COST: 47.20 KEYWORDS: SYSV, AT&T COMMENTS A good generic introduction to kernel operation. (System V) TITLE: The Elements of Programming Style AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W. AUTHOR: Plauger, P. J. PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill DATE: 1978 PAGES: ISBN: 0-07-034207-5 APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS A very good book on style. Although dated, most of it is still important and relevant. TITLE: Efficient C AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas AUTHOR: Brodie, Jim SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Plum Hall DATE: 1985 PAGES: 150 ISBN: 0-911537-05-8 APPROX_COST: 25.00 COMMENTS This is a useful book. Portability is one aspect of programming in C. Efficiency is the other. Many use C because it allows them the freedom to tie the programs down to the hardware in order to run efficiently. This book is an excellent guide and when combined with Jon Bentley's book on writting efficient programs gives one an excellent background in measuring programs and fine tuning them. TITLE: Emacs Reference Card AUTHOR: Dennis Gentry SUBJECT: Pocket-sized reference card on the Gnu Emacs editor PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: August, 1992 PAGES: 16 ISBN: 0-916151-59-2 APPROX_COST: $4.50 KEYWORDS: Gnu, Emacs, pocket reference SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com TITLE: Essential System Administration AUTHOR: Frisch, AEleen SUBJECT: Administration PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1992 PAGES: 466 ISBN: 0-937175-80-3 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: System admin., SVR3, SVR4, SunOS, AIX, BSD, XENIX COMMENTS -From back cover- Topics covered include: . Starting your system and shutting it down . Adding new users . Managing UNIX processes . Making the sytem secure . Organizing and planning filesystems . Planning and performing backups . Restoring lost files from a backup tape . Setting up a printer and the spooling system . Overseeing a TCP/IP network (including NFS) . Adding new terminals and disk drives . Setting up and using the accounting system Essential System Administration covers all of the major versions of UNIX, including BSD, Systems V.3 and V.4, SunOS, XENIX, and AIX 3.1. TITLE: Exploring the UNIX system AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G. AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H. SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company DATE: 1984 PAGES: 370 ISBN: 0-8104-6268-0 APPROX_COST: 22.95 SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" KEYWORDS: Introduction COMMENTS A very good intro. book to UNIX. Has chapters on UNIX file system, Bourne shell, vi, Program development, security, communications, and administration. TITLE: GNU Emacs: UNIX Text Editing and Programming AUTHOR: Schoonover, Michael AUTHOR: Bowie, John AUTHOR: Arnold, Bill SUBJECT: GNU Emacs PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley / HP Press DATE: 1991 PAGES: 640 ISBN: 0-201563-45-2 APPROX_COST: 26.95 KEYWORDS: Emacs, Editor, GNU SUGGESTED_BY: Michael Schoonover SUPPLIERS Ordering info: 1-800-333-0088 COMMENTS . Examples, examples, examples. . Appendix on switching from vi to Emacs; has vi-to-Emacs command mappings for all your favorite vi commands. . Separate chapters on general programming, C mode, Fortran mode, and Lisp modes; also, an appendix on the non-standard Pascal mode written by Vincent Broman. . Extensive chapter on customizing Emacs, with many examples. . Emacs-Lisp programming appendix (40 pages worth of info), with examples of using common Emacs-Lisp functions. . Comprehensive command reference with commands and variables grouped together by function, so you don't have to wade through voluminous alphabetical lists of commands and functions. In addition, the command reference refers you to pages in the manual where detailed info is found. . Command summary at the end of each chapter. . Printed on recycled paper! TITLE: Guide to OSF/1: A Technical Synopsis AUTHOR: Staff at O'Reilly & Associates SUBJECT: OSF PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: PAGES: 304 ISBN: 0-937175-78-1 APPROX_COST: 21.95 KEYWORDS: OSF, Unix COMMENTS: This technically-competent introduction to OSF/1 is based on OSF technical seminars. In addition to its description of OSF/1, it includes the differences between OSF/1 and System V Release 4, and a look ahead at DCE. TITLE: The New Hackers Dictionary AUTHOR: Raymond, Eric PUBLISHER: MIT Press DATE: 1991 PAGES: ISBN: APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS A dictionary of most words, acronyms and slang used by people using computers. TITLE: The Internet Message, Closing the book with Electronic Mail AUTHOR: Rose, Marshall T. PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1993 PAGES: 370 ISBN: 0-13-092941-7 APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas SUBJECT: Networking PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1988 PAGES: 382 ISBN: 0-13-470154-2 APPROX_COST: 47.00 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS -- From back of book This comprehensive book begins with a discussion of the TCP/IP technology and the Internet in general terms, summarizing the services provided and the history of their development. The remainder of the book looks at the architecture of the Internet, the TCP/IP technology, and the applications that use it in more detail. It discusses the fundamentals of protocols like TCP/IP as well as showing how they fit into the internet. In additon to providing details, the book highlights the general principles underlying network protocols, and explains why the TCP/IP protocols adapt easily to so many underlying network technologies. Readers will find a brief summary of the network hardware used throughout the Internet that focuses on the features of each technology that are of primary importance to an Internet architect. TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 1, 2nd Edition AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas E. SUBJECT: Networking: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1991 PAGES: 547 ISBN: 0-13-468505-9 APPROX_COST: 52.00 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS: If you thought the first book was good, wait until you get ahold of this second set. Now it's two volumes.... TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 2, 2nd Edition AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas E. AUTHOR: Stevens, David L. SUBJECT: Networking: Design, Implementation, and Internals PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1991 PAGES: 532 ISBN: 0-13-472242-6 APPROX_COST: 49.00 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright TITLE: Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 3 AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas E. AUTHOR: Stevens, David L. SUBJECT: Networking: Design, Implementation, and Internals PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1992 PAGES: 417 ISBN: APPROX_COST: $50.00 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS I got a glimse last month of this book... Needless to say I have mine on order from my book club. With luck it will be here soon. Looks like Comer and Stevens have another fine text on the shelf. TITLE: Introducing The UNIX System AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Book Company DATE: 1983 PAGES: 556 ISBN: 0-07-045001-3 APPROX_COST: 27.95 SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" COMMENTS Introductory for the most part, but far more extensive than Gauthier's book. There are two chapters on editors and two on text formatting that are the best I have seen in this type book. There is even a chapter on system management. ... a later edition of this book was targeted specifically to System V. -- Henry TITLE: Introducing UNIX System V AUTHOR: Morgan, Rachel AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill DATE: 1987 PAGES: 612 ISBN: 0-07-043152-3 APPROX_COST: 24.95 COST: 19.95 PBK COMMENTS It gives the user a good working knowledge of a number of commands and packages. I emphasize that it is a user book, by no means a technical manual. I assume by the difficulty in getting it in these parts that it is pretty popular. TITLE: An Introduction to Berkeley Unix AUTHOR: Wang, Paul SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company DATE: 1988 PAGES: 512 ISBN: 0-534-08862-7 APPROX_COST: 36.75 KEYWORDS: BSD COMMENTS If you need a BSD oriented book, then I don't think you would find a more thorough introductory book. TITLE: The Kornshell, Command and Programming Language AUTHOR: Korn, David G. AUTHOR: Bolsky, Morris I. SUBJECT: Korn shell programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1989 PAGES: 356 ISBN: 0-13-516972-0 APPROX_COST: 30.00 KEYWORDS: ksh, SYSV SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS The book to have if you are beginning to learn the ksh. TITLE: LATEX: A Document Preparation System AUTHOR: Lamport, Leslie PUBLISHER: Addisson-Wesley DATE: 1985 PAGES: ISBN: 0-201-15790-X APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS Have it by your side when using LaTeX TITLE: Learning GNU Emacs AUTHOR: Cameron, Deb AUTHOR: Rosenblatt, Bill SUBJECT: Editing PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1992 PAGES: 442 ISBN: 0-937175-84-6 APPROX_COST: 27.95 KEYWORDS: Emacs, Editor, GNU COMMENTS: A book aimed at new Emacs users, whether or not they are programmers. TITLE: Learning the Korn Shell AUTHOR: Rosenblatt, Bill SUBJECT: Shell PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates DATE: 1993 PAGES: 338 ISBN: 1-56592-054-6 APPROX_COST: $27.95 KEYWORDS: shell, korn, programming COMMENTS: TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - Korn Shell Basics 7 - Input/Output and Command-line 2 - Command-line Editing Processing 3 - Customizing Your Environment 8 - Process Handling 4 - Basic Shell Programming 9 - Debugging Shell Programs 5 - Flow Control 10 - Korn Shell Administration 6 - Command-line Options & Typed Variables TITLE: Learning the UNIX Operating System AUTHOR: Todino, Grace SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1987 PAGES: 76 ISBN: 0-937175-16-1 APPROX_COST: 9.00 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook TITLE: Learning the vi Editor, 5th Edition AUTHOR: Lamb, Linda SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 192 ISBN: 0-937175-67-6 APPROX_COST: 21.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook TITLE: Learning to Program in C AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1983 PAGES: 300 ISBN: 0-13-527847-3 (pbk) APPROX_COST: 20.00 SUGGESTED_BY: Chet Creider COMMENTS An old classic. TITLE: Learning Perl AUTHOR: Schwartz, Randal L. SUBJECT: Programming PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates DATE: 1993 PAGES: 246 ISBN: 1-56592-04202 APPROX_COST: $24.95 KEYWORDS: Perl, programming. llama SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS: Yowza! Well, here it is folks, "the" book to teach you perl. No more excuses no to learn one of the most useful and effective programming languages of our time. This book provides a quick ramp up for those with little time to spend, but need the power perl provides. TITLE: Life With UNIX AUTHOR: Libes, Don AUTHOR: Ressler, Sandy SUBJECT: Introduction and Overview of UNIX PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1989 PAGES: 350 ISBN: 0-13-536657-7 APPROX_COST: 30.95 KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview COMMENTS - A comprehensive overview of UNIX. Major sections are: UNIX in Time - Usual trash plus history of user groups, universities, with a comprehensive "who's who" in UNIX history. Present & Future deals with where UNIX is now and where its going - companies, standards and dialects are treated at length. UNIX Information - How people really learn about UNIX. Discussion of books, magazines, conferences, and, of course, source code. Inside UNIX - In-depth descriptions of UNIX from three different perspectives - user, programmer and adminstrator. Outside UNIX - Third-party stuff. Discussions of how UNIX has prospered/withered in face of real-world problems. Underground - archives, USENET, public access UNIX, GNU, MINIX, public-domain and/or free software, etc. This book is quite unusual, not only because of its scope, but because it prints things that have never appeared in print (for one reason or another) - things that most people don't realize or find until years after they have used UNIX. It is essentially a "reading between the lines" of all the other UNIX manuals, books and magazines. Lastly, "Life With UNIX" is chock full of amusing UNIX stories and anecdotes, all designed to provide you with key insights into why UNIX is the way it is. "Life with UNIX" is a must book for UNIX beginners to UNIX gurus. { Best! Best! Best! Hooray -- loved it!!! S.B.Bassett } TITLE: lex & yacc, 2nd Edition AUTHOR: Mason, Tony AUTHOR: Brown, Doug AUTHOR: Levine, John SUBJECT: Unix lex and yacc utilites PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: October 1992 PAGES: 400 ISBN: 1-56592-000-7 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: lex, yacc COMMENTS: Shows programmers how to use two UNIX utilities, lex and yacc, to solve problems in program development. Includes explanations of the concepts and tutorial examples, as well as detailed technical information for advanced users. LEX & YACC, 2nd edition, continues to be the only book exclusively devoted to these two important UNIX programming tools. Every chapter from the first edition has been wholly revised, with new, expanded examples replacing old ones. Major changes (From 1st Edition) include: * Lex and yacc each have a chapter devoted to understanding basic usage and simple, stand-alone applications; * A new chapter with full SQL grammar; * Greatly expanded reference chapters; * Coverage of the new POSIX 1003.2 standard versions of lex and yacc; * Full coverage of all major MS-DOS and UNIX versions of lex and yacc, including AT&T lex and yacc, Berkeley yacc, Berkeley/Gnu flex, Gnu bison, MKS Lex and Yacc, and Abraxas PCYACC. TITLE: MH & xmh: E-mail for Users & Programmers, 2nd Edition AUTHOR: Peek, Jerry SUBJECT: Electronic mail PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: September 1992 PAGES: 728 ISBN: 1-56592-027-9 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: E-mail, MH Customizing your e-mail environment to save time and make communicating more enjoyable. MH & xmh: E-Mail for Users & Programmers explains how to use, customize, and program with the MH electronic mail commands, available on virtually any UNIX system. The handbook also covers xmh, an X Window System client that runs MH programs. The new 2nd edition has been updated for X Release 5 and MH 6.7.2. We've added a chapter on "mhook", new sections explaining under-appreciated small commands and features, and more examples showing how to use MH to handle common situations. NOTE: Over 100 pages added since the 1st edition. TITLE: Managing NFS and NIS AUTHOR: Stern, Hal SUBJECT: Networking PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 436 ISBN: 0-937175-75-7 APPROX_COST: 27.95 KEYWORDS: YP, NIS, NFS, PC/NFS SUGGESTED_BY: stern@sunne.East.Sun.COM (Hal Stern - Consultant) COMMENTS: The book includes the usual discussions of setting up and administering NFS and NIS, but it focuses much more on the system design, on-going maintenance, growth management and performance tuning issues that seem to create the most problems. The chapters include: - NIS applications: how to build your own maps, and write applications that use NIS map files - NFS design and operation: what biod and nfsd really do. how file attribute caching works. - Using NFS and NIS to centralize mail delivery - Network Security, including a discussion of Secure RPC/NFS - Diagnostic Tools, focusing on debugging and problem isolation - Performance Analysis and Tuning - The Automounter - PC/NFS There's also an appendix describing various NFS benchmarking techniques and tools. TITLE: Managing Projects with Make, 2nd Edition AUTHOR: Oram, Andrew AUTHOR: Talbot, Steve SUBJECT: Introduction to make(1) PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 135 ISBN: 0-937175-90-0 APPROX_COST: 17.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook TITLE: Managing UUCP and USENET, 10th Edition AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim AUTHOR: Todino, Grace SUBJECT: Introduction to UUCP and Usenet PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 368 ISBN: 0-937175-93-5 APPROX_COST: 27.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS For all its widespread use, UUCP is one of the most difficult UNIX utilities to master. This book is for system administrators who want to install and manage UUCP and Usenet software. "Don't even TRY to install UUCP without it!" -- Usenet message 456@nitrex.UUCP TITLE: Modern Operating Systems AUTHOR: Tanenbaum, Andrew S. SUBJECT: Operating systems PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1992 PAGES: <715+> ISBN: 0-13-588187-0 APPROX_COST: KEYWORDS: OS, UNIX, Plan 9, MACH COMMENTS From the preface... [...] During the past 15 years, I have personally helped design and implement three different operating systems: TSS-11 (PDP-11), MINIX (IBM PC, Atari, Amiga, Macintosh, and SPARC), and Amoeba (80386, Sun-3, SPARC, and VAX). I have drawn on this long experience to emphasize those topics that actually matter in real systems. All the subjects that are expected in an undergraduate text on operating systems are included here, including processes, interprocess communication, semaphores, monitors, message passing, classical IPC problems, scheduling, swapping, virtual memory, paging algorithms, segmentation, file systems, security, [...] -- Andrew S. Tanenbaum TITLE: Notes on the Draft C Standard AUTHOR: Plum, Thomas SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Plum Hall DATE: 1987 PAGES: 92 ISBN: 0-911537-06-6 APPROX_COST: 10.00 COMMENTS Tom Plum is the Vice Chair of the ANSI X3J11 committee, so who better to write this book than he? However, as with any of the other C books that treat the ANSI C Standard, it does not cover the Standard in it's final form due to the fact that it has yet to be adopted. However, the price is about $10, so it makes a good pickup to keep informed about the standard and how it differs from K&R C. TITLE: Numerical Recipes in C, The Art of Scientific Computing AUTHOR: Press, William H. AUTHOR: Flannery, Brian AUTHOR: Teukolsky, Saul AUTHOR: Vetterling, William SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press DATE: 1988 PAGES: 735 ISBN: 0-521-35465-X APPROX_COST: 44.50 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS ". . . it is the one book to buy if you are going to have to solve anything numerically on a computer." - Dr. Dobb's Journal TITLE: Obfuscated C and Other Mysteries AUTHOR: Libes, Don SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons DATE: 1993 PAGES: 425, including disk with complete source code ISBN: 0-471-57805-3 COMMENTS Finally, an educational yet entertaining book for C programmers - or anyone else who wants to make fun of the language. "Obfuscated C ..." contains 40 essays that explain various mysteries of the language (or perhaps just the author's confusion over it) in an enjoyably light-hearted and humorous style. Included are explanations of all of the winners of the Obfuscated C Code Contest from 1985 to 1991. You've seen them before, but a superficial glance doesn't do them justice. Each of these seemingly short programs are wonderfully constructed knots of clever syntax and logic. You'll cry for hours and laugh for days. Keep this book away from children! You've been warned! TITLE: Object-oriented Software Construction AUTHOR: Meyer, Berstrand PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1988 PAGES: ISBN: 0-13-629031-0 APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS A strong, personal view on object oriented programming. A good introduction to the Eiffel language. TITLE: The Open Book AUTHOR: Rose, Marshall T. SUBJECT: OSI PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 651 ISBN: 0-13-643016-3 APPROX_COST: KEYWORDS: Networking SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS: -- From back cover -- This book is an important contribution to the networking literature for two reasons. First, it is one of the clearest expositions of the OSI architecture and protocols, and it deals with concrete issues, including implementation matters. Second, it seeks to explicate ways in which the TCP/IP Internet community may accommodate the phased introduction of OSI protocols. This latter contribution is of prime importance if this large and rapidly growing community is to benefit from the heavy vendor community investment in OSI software and services. -- Vint Cerf, Chariman, Internet Activities Board TITLE: Operating Systems, Design and Implementation AUTHOR: Tanenbaum, Andrew S. SUBJECT: OS Design PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1987 PAGES: 719 ISBN: 0-13-637406-9 APPROX_COST: 40.00 KEYWORDS: MINIX, UNIX SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS -- From back cover -- o Covers the fundamental principles in detail including processes, interporcess communication, semaphores, monitors, message passing, remote procedure call, scheduling algorithms input/output, deadlocks, device drivers, memory management, paging algorithms, file system design, network file servers, atomic transactions, security, and protection mechanisms. o discusses one system -- MINIX, a UNIXX-compatible operating system -- in detail to illustrate the principles. o provides a complete source code listing of MINIX for study. TITLE: Operating System Design, The XINU approach AUTHOR: Comer, Douglas SUBJECT: OS Design Publisher: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1984 PAGES: 486 ISBN: 0-13-637539-1 APPROX_COST: 39.95 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS: -- From back cover -- In this book, Douglas Comer, dispels the magic from operating system design and consolidates the body of material into a systematic discipline... The author guides you through the construction of a conventional process-based system, using practical straightforward primitives... TITLE: POSIX Programmer's Guide AUTHOR: Lewine, Donald SUBJECT: POSIX PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1991 PAGES: 640 ISBN: 0-937175-73-0 APPROX_COST: 34.95 KEYWORDS: Posix, standards TITLE: Peter Norton's Guide to Unix AUTHOR: Norton, Peter AUTHOR: Hahn, Harley PUBLISHER: Bantam Books DATE: 1991 PAGES: 560 ISBN: 0-553-35260-1 APPROX_COST: 26.95 SUGGESTED_BY: Lawrence R. Gibes TITLE: Portable C Software AUTHOR: Horton, Mark SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 400 ISBN: 0-13-868050-7 APPROX_COST: 32.95 COMMENTS: ** From the back jacket: Portable C Software is designed for professional programmers and students who want to write portable C code between System V implementations, POSIX, MS DOS, and other operating systems. Assuming a working knowledge of C, this book addresses and rates each feature of the C software environment. Shell commands, system calls, external variables, and macros are discussed and examined in detail. The author provides an advanced introduction to C, describes how best to write portable software, examines what not to do, discusses common mistakes, and includes an invaluable portability reference manual. In this extensive manual, the author rates the portability of the following o subroutines available in C libraries o operating system calls o header include files o predefined variables in the C library o UNIX(R) system shell commands Portable C Software offers concise, current coverage of C, and will be an important reference for anyone who writes C programs. Of the nearly 400 pages, about 250 are reference material. Some of it is fairly detailed. If you find any errors, or have any suggestions for the next edition, please drop me a note at Mark.Horton@ATT.COM Thanks to everyone who made helpful suggestions or otherwise contributed to the book. -- Mark TITLE: Portable C and UNIX System Programming AUTHOR: Lapin, J.E. SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1987 PAGES: 249 ISBN: 0-13-686494-5 KEYWORDS: Portable C COMMENTS A useful book, mostly because there are no others written on this topic, yet... TITLE: Postscript Language Program Design AUTHOR: Adobe Systems Incorporated PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1988 PAGES: ISBN: 0-201-14396-8 APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS A must for writing serious PostScript programs. TITLE: Postscript Language Reference Manual AUTHOR: Adobe Systems Incorporated PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: PAGES: ISBN: 0-201-10174-2 APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS The standard PostScript reference. TITLE: Practical C Programming AUTHOR: Oualline, Steve SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1992 PAGES: 420 ISBN: 0-937175-65-X APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: C, programming TITLE: A Practical guide to UNIX System V AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G. SUBJECT: UNIX System V PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co. DATE: 1985 PAGES: 577 ISBN: 0-80-538915-6 APPROX_COST: 32.25 TITLE: A Practical Guide to the Unix System (2nd ed.) AUTHOR: Sobell, Mark G. SUBJECT: UNIX Guide PUBLISHER: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co. DATE: 1989 PAGES: 632 ISBN: 0-80-530243-3 APPROX_COST: 27.95 TITLE: Practical UNIX Security AUTHOR: Garfinkel, Simson AUTHOR: Spafford, Gene SUBJECT: Unix security PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1991 PAGES: 512 ISBN: 0-937175-72-2 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: security SUGGESTED_BY: "Cliff Stoll" COMMENTS Here's how to secure your Unix system -- where the security holes are, what to watch out for, how outsiders break in, how to secure your system in a networked environment. The best technical book on the subject that I've seen, written for systems people who need to know. It'll save you its purchase price in asprin. TITLE: Power Programming with RPC AUTHOR: Bloomer, John SUBJECT: RPC Programming PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1991 PAGES: 494 ISBN: 0-937175-77-3 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: RPC, Nutshell COMMENTS Contents include: -- The foundations of remote procedure calling; what it is, how it works and what vendors support it. -- What RPC offers to application and product developers. -- How RPC fits into a distributed computing environment -- ONC and DCE, a comparison of their similarities and differences. -- How to develop, debug and deploy networked applications. -- Understanding the interprocess control (IPC) mechanisms on which RPC is based. -- Using remote procedure calling in parallel/distributed processing and scheduling. -- Using remote procedure calling with windowing systems. -- Examples of distributed applications using both single and multiple concurrent servers. TITLE: Programming perl AUTHOR: Wall, Larry AUTHOR: Schwartz, Randal L. SUBJECT: Programming in perl PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 465 ISBN: 0-937175-64-1 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: perl, nutshell SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS: OUTSTANDING!!!!!!! I've had mine since USENIX and it's been with me since then. I just don't leave home without it. This book is for you if you are even slightly interested in perl as a language, and it's easy reading and excellent examples will make you, as Randal would say ``Just Another Perl Hacker''. It is even worth reading if you are not *yet* interested in the language. Programming perl is very light reading and in the words of Larry: "...mildly amusing in some spots (and wildly amusing in others)." From back cover: Perl is a language for easily manipulating text files and processes. Perl provides a more concise and readable way to do many jobs that were formally accomplished (with difficulty) by programming in the C language or one of the shells. Even though Perl is not yet a standard part of UNIX, it is likely to be available at any UNIX site. And if it isn't, users can get it and install it easily and FREE of charge. TITLE: Programming with Curses AUTHOR: Strang, John SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1986 PAGES: 76 ISBN: 0-937175-02-1 APPROX_COST: 12.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook COMMENTS curses is a UNIX library of functions for controlling a terminal's display screen from a C program. This handbook helps you make use of the curses library. TITLE: RS-232 Card AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket-sized reference card RS-232 serial communications PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: 1990 PAGES: 8 ISBN: 0-916151-42-7 APPROX_COST: $3.00 KEYWORDS: RS-232, serial communications, reference card SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS Concise explanation of the RS-232 standard for serial communications. Includes signal descriptions, pinouts for both DB-25 and DB-9 connectors, null modem wiring and an ASCII code chart. TITLE: Recommended C Stype and Coding Standards AUTHOR: Keppel, David AUTHOR: ...others... SUBJECT: Revision of Indian Hill C Style paper PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: June, 1991 PAGES: 40 ISBN: 0-916151-46-8 APPROX_COST: $5.00 KEYWORDS: C language, programming style SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS Describes a recommended coding standard for C language programs. TITLE: sed & awk AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale SUBJECT: Sed and awk programming PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: 1990 PAGES: 414 ISBN: 0-937175-59-5 APPROX_COST: 27.95 KEYWORDS: sed, awk TITLE: sendmail AUTHOR: Costales, Bryan AUTHOR: Allman, Eric AUTHOR: Rickert, Neil SUBJECT: sendmail admin. PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates DATE: 1993 PAGES: 792 ISBN: 1-56592-056-2 APPROX_COST: $32.95 KEYWORDS: sendmail, e-mail SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS: It's been a long time waiting, but Bryan Costales has created an excellent and authoratative work on one of the most "magical" programs in UNIX. The black art of sendmail has been uncovered and it's mysteries (most of them) have been solved. With help from Eric Allman (creator of sendmail) and Neil Rickert this book covers not only the traditional Version 5.x of sendmail, but things like the new V8 and IDA sendmail. The book is well broken up and provides a tutorial, followed by an administration section, then a reference section, and finally (670 pages later) the appendices. TITLE: The SPARC System Developer's Guide AUTHOR: Leventhal, L. AUTHOR: Rohner, J. SUBJECT: SPARC Assemble Language PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag DATE: 1989 PAGES: ISBN: 0-387-97251-X APPROX_COST: 39.95 KEYWORDS: SPARC TITLE: The Standard C Library AUTHOR: Plauger, P.J. SUBJECT: C Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 498 ISBN: 0-13-131509-9 APPROX_COST: 28.00 KEYWORDS: C, libc, programming TITLE: A Student's Guide to UNIX AUTHOR: Hahn, Harley SUBJECT: UNIX PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill DATE: 1993 PAGES: 633 ISBN: 0-07-025511-3 APPROX_COST: COMMENTS: Here is a book that will help you ramp up your UNIX expertise quickly. The book is organized well and takes an honest view of what is out there. Harley even tells you about MUD (p.430), but kindly warns you about it's effects on the graduation rate... I suppose the time I saved reading this book will allow me the time for a few minutes of studying... [This is the first book I have read that actually spells out the infamous RTFM -- in fine fashion I might add. Page 430 ~mitch] TITLE: Software Copyright Handbook AUTHOR: Joel B. Gilman SUBJECT: Step-by-step guide to obtaining a software copyright PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: June, 1991 (revised) PAGES: 29 ISBN: 0-916151-45-X APPROX_COST: $9.95 KEYWORDS: software copyrights SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS "Understandability: Almost Crystal Clear" and "Summary: A quick rundown of the simple requirements for gaining copyright protection." -- Walter Zintz, UNIX World, September, 1991 TITLE: Software Engineering in C. AUTHOR: Darnell, Peter A. AUTHOR: Margolis, Philip E. SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag DATE: 1988 PAGES: 612 ISBN: 0-387-96574-2 APPROX_COST: 29.95 SUGGESTED_BY: srvarma@rodan.acs.syr.edu COMMENTS One of the finest books I have seen for beginners. Highly recommended even for intermediate-level C programmers. TITLE: Software Tools AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W. AUTHOR: Plauger, P. J. SUBJECT: How to write programs that make good tools. PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1976 PAGES: 338 ISBN: 0-201-03669-X APPROX_COST: 20.00 KEYWORDS: programming, top-down design, software engineering. COMMENTS The language used is RATFOR but it looks enough like C to be used by anyone who knows or is learning C. The book purports to contain generic examples that might be on any system; the reader will recognise many similarities to UNIX. Several UNIX-like commands and features are discussed in detail. Many UNIX design considerations and philosophies are explained. TITLE: System Performance Tuning AUTHOR: Loukides, Mike SUBJECT: System Performance PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1991 PAGES: 336 ISBN: 0-937175-60-9 APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: performance, nutshell COMMENTS: *** From: ORA Fall/Winter 1990 Catalog System Performance Tuning answers one of the most fundamental questions you can ask abou your computer: "How can I get it to do more work without buying more hardware?" Anyone who has ever used a computer has periodically wished that the system was faster, particularly at times when it was under heavy load. TITLE: Software Portability with imake AUTHOR: DuBois, Paul SUBJECT: programming PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates DATE: 1993 PAGES: 390 ISBN: 1-56592-055-4 APPROX_COST: $27.95 KEYWORDS: X, programming, make COMMENTS: From a marketing blurb: imake is a utility that works with make to enable code to be compilied and installed on different UNIX machines. This new nutshell handbook -- the only book available on imake -- is ideal for X and UNIX programmers who want their software to be portable. It includes a general explanation of imake, how to write and debug an Imakefile, and how to write configuration files. TITLE: The TCP/IP Companion: A Guide for the Common User AUTHOR: Arick, Martin R. SUBJECT: Using TCP/IP PUBLISHER: QED Publishing Group DATE: August 1993 PAGES: 263 ISBN: 0-89435-466-3 APPROX_COST: $29.95 KEYWORDS: TCP/IP INTERNET NETWORKING SUGGESTED BY: Rich O'Hanley, QED, 76620.2720@compuserve.com COMMENTS: Step-by-step instructions on how to use TCP/IP protocols: rlogin, telnet, rcp, rsh, tftp and smtp, ftp, mail, mount, and network services. TITLE: TCP/IP Network Administration AUTHOR: Hunt, Craig SUBJECT: TCP/IP Networking PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: July 1992 PAGES: 502 ISBN: 0-937175-X APPROX_COST: $29.95 KEYWORDS: TCP, IP, Networking, Admin COMMENTS: A complete guide to setting up and running a TCP/IP network for practicing system administrators. Covers how to set up your network, how to configure important network applications including sendmail, and discusses troubleshooting and security. Covers BSD and System V TCP/IP implementations. TITLE: TCP/IP and Related Protocols AUTHOR: Black, Uyless SUBJECT: TCP/IP Networking PUBLISHER: McGraw Hill DATE: 1992 PAGES: ISBN: 0-07-005553-X SUGGESTED_BY: James Petts COMMENTS Chapter 1. TCP/IP and the Internet Chapter 2. Introduction to Betworks, Bridges, Gateways, and Routers Chapter 3. Naming, Addressing, and Routing in an Internet Chapter 4. The Domain Name System (DNS) Chapter 5. The Internet Protocol (IP) Chapter 6. Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Chapter 7. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Chapter 8. Route Discover Protocols Chapter 9. The Major Application Layer Protocols Chapter 10. Other Protocols Chapter 11. Internet Network Management Systems Chapter 12. Operating TCP/IP with Other Protocols (and Other Protocols without TCP/IP) Chapter 13. TCP/IP and Operating Systems Chapter 14. Management Considerations A book written in an "advanced tutorial style", this gives a thorough and clear introduction to TCP/IP from a technical point of view, but also gives some emphasis to the place of TCP/IP in internetworking from an integration and management point of view. TITLE: The TeXbook AUTHOR: Knuth, Donald E. PUBLISHER: Addisson-Wesley DATE: 1989 PAGES: ISBN: 0-201-13448-9 APPROX_COST: <$$.cc> SUGGESTED_BY: "Diomidis Spinellis" COMMENTS The standard book on TeX. TITLE: Termcap & Terminfo, 3rd Edition AUTHOR: Strang, John AUTHOR: Mui, Linda AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1990 PAGES: 270 ISBN: 0-937175-22-6 APPROX_COST: 21.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS TITLE: Tricks of the UNIX Masters AUTHOR: Sage, Russel G. SUBJECT: Reference PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Co DATE: 1987 PAGES: 400 ISBN: 0-672-22449-6. APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS a "must add" to your list of UNIX books. For about $20, you'll get a lot of nifty little tricks & tips you won't pick up unless you've got a good UNIX guru to coach you. The style is relaxed & aimed at a bit above the novice UNIX user (experienced programmer with sparse UNIX exposure). TITLE: Typesetting Tables on the UNIX System AUTHOR: McGilton, Henry AUTHOR: McNabb, Mary SUBJECT: Using the 'tbl' utility PUBLISHER: Trilithon Press, 334 State St., Ste. 106 Los Altos CA 94022 DATE: 1990 PAGES: 280 ISBN: 0-9626289-0-5 APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: Typesetting, tbl, troff COMMENTS -- From the back cover: Reviewers said: "You're a pair of lunatics!" -- James Gosling, Sun Micro "Good Grief!" -- Ken Greer, Elan Computer Group, Inc. "Three Hundred Pages on TBL?!?" -- Prof. Powell, U. Minn I (S.B.Bassett) rather agree, but I wish there were more lunatics like these two, who would do a thorough job of documenting the workings of various cryptic, arcane, and downright quirky UNIX utilities for the benefit of those of us without source . . . I actually enjoyed reading this -- Henry sent me a complimentary copy in the hopes that I would review it here (thanks, Henry, I did), and I figured out why I had so much trouble with 'tbl' on a former job -- I'd have paid several times the price for a copy of this 2 years ago. Too bad I'm not doing tech writing any more . . . ;^) TITLE: UNIX C Shell Desk Reference AUTHOR: Arick, Martin K. SUBJECT: UNIX C Shell PUBLISHER: QED Information Sciences DATE: 1991 PAGES: 220 ISBN: 0-89435-321-4 APPROX_COST: $29.95 KEYWORDS: C_Shell SUGGESTED_BY: R O'Hanley, 76620.2720@compuserve.com TITLE: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide AUTHOR: Anderson, Gail AUTHOR: Anderson, Paul SUBJECT: C-Shell Guide PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1986 PAGES: 374 ISBN: 0-13-937468-X APPROX_COST: 31.00 KEYWORDS: C-shell, csh SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" COMMENTS I have heard this called the C-Shell Bible. TITLE: UNIX Curses Explained AUTHOR: Goodheart, Berny SUBJECT: Complete Curses and Terminfo reference PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 304 ISBN: 0-13-931957-3 SUGGESTED_BY: goodheart_berny@tandem.com KEYWORDS: Introduction, Overview, Curses COMMENTS This is a complete text and reference book on UNIX Curses. It provides C programmers and UNIX users with the expertise to create, install and debug, Curses written applications and terminfo description files using the UNIX System V.3 Operating System. Will enable any C programmer to create UNIX Curses or terminfo based programs. The text is based on UNIX System V.3 and refers to earlier releases where appropriate. In text examples on: using Curses; using Windows; color manipulation; using an alternative character set; pads; and terminfo. The book includes a full alphabetical reference section (120pp) documenting all curses functions from both past and present versions of the UNIX operating system. An appendix with terminfo reference tables for both the terminfo description designer and the C programmer. TITLE: The UNIX Industry: Evolution, Concepts, Architecture, Applications, and Standards AUTHOR: Dunphy, Edward P. SUBJECT: UNIX market analysis PUBLISHER: QED Information Sciences DATE: 1991 PAGES: 338 ISBN: 0-89435-390-X APPROX_COST: $34.95 SUGGESTED_BY: R O'Hanley, 76620.2720@compuserve.com TITLE: UNIX Network Programming AUTHOR: Stevens, W. Richard SUBJECT: UNIX Networking PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 772 ISBN: 0-13-949876-1 EDITION: 1990 APPROX_COST: 40.00 KEYWORDS: TCP/IP, XNS, SNA, NetBIOS, OSI, UUCP SUGGESTED_BY: Richard Stevens ... { uunet | yale } ! hsi ! stevens SUPPLIERS (201) 767-5937 for fewer than 20 copies (201) 592-2498 for corporate customers ordering 20 or more (201) 767-5994 for Government orders COMMENTS -- From back cover As networking software becomes increasingly importat in today's world, a book that teaches programmers how to write and how better to use this technology has finally arrived. ... is unique because it includes numerous case studies of real network applications, as well as approximately 15,000 lines of C source code, take directly from their source files, to help further understanding of networking software. [ Source is available for anon. ftp at uunet.uu.net ~mitch ] TITLE: UNIX Networking AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G. AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H. SUBJECT: UNIX Networking PUBLISHER: Hayden Books DATE: 1989 PAGES: 400 ISBN: 0-672-48440-4 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: Networking, TCP, NFS SUGGESTED_BY: Frank W. Peters COMMENTS An excellent book covering UUCP, TCP/IP, NFS, RPC, Streams, OSI, RFS, X11 and NeWS (Sun's postscript based graphical protocol). Each chapter serves as an excellent programmers introduction to the topic discussed." TITLE: UNIX Papers for UNIX Developers & Power Users AUTHOR: The Waite Group Editors - edited by Mitchell Waite SUBJECT: UNIX Reference PUBLISHER: Howard W. Sams & Co DATE: 1987 PAGES: 518 ISBN: 0-672-22578-6 APPROX_COST: 26.95 COMMENTS This is a collection of papers. Some of the them are introductions and others cover more arcane bits of knowledge. TITLE: UNIX Power Tools AUTHOR: Peek, Jerry AUTHOR: Loukides, Mike AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim AUTHOR: "other contributors" SUBJECT: UNIX PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates DATE: 1993 PAGES: 1,162 ISBN: 0-553-35402-7 APPROX_COST: $59.95 (w/ CD) KEYWORDS: CD, UNIX, "Arr, Arr, Arr" SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS: Hey! It's "tool time". You need a book with "more power"? Well, this is the one -- Arr, Arr, Arr. No need for Al to help out on with using this tool. This book is made for *power*. It has 1100+ pages firmly planted on a layflat binding (arr, arr, arr)... real paper pages filled with high levels of toner for maximum power in those learning curves (arr, arr, arr, arr). It even comes equipped with a CD (AM/FM radio and player not included!). TITLE: UNIX time-sharing system : UNIX programmer's manual vol 1&2 AUTHOR: BELL Laboratories PUBLISHERS: Holt, Rinehart and Winston SUBJECT: UNIX... PUBLISHER: Bell Laboratories DATE: 1983 PAGES: ISBN: 0-03-061742-1 (v1) ISBN: 0-03-061742-X (v2) APPROX_COST: TITLE: The UNIX Programming Environment AUTHOR: Kernighan, Brian W. AUTHOR: Pike, Rob SUBJECT: Basic UNIX Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall YEAR: 1984 PAGES: 357 ISBN: 0-13-937699-2 HBK ISBN: 0-13-937681-X PBK APPROX_COST: 25.95 SUGGESTED_BY: *Everyone* COMMENTS This book is what I call a classic. Just buy it. A good programmer's introduction. TITLE: UNIX SVR4, The Complete Reference AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen SUBJECT: UNIX Reference PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill DATE: 1990 PAGES: 882 ISBN: 0-07-881653-X APPROX_COST: 29.95 SUGGESTED_BY: S.Coffin COMMENTS An update, revision, expansion, and overall improvement of the best-selling UNIX, The Complete Reference (ISBN 0-07-881299-2). Written especially for SVR4. New chapters on csh and ksh, troff, NFS and networking, and X Window System, as well as wholesale revision of many other chapters. Well-written, readable, complete; but does not cover UNIX internals or software development. TITLE: UNIX System 5 (Bourne) Shell Tutorial AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket-sized tutorial card on the System 5 shell PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: 1990 PAGES: 48 ISBN: 0-916151-39-5 APPROX_COST: $6.00 KEYWORDS: shell programming, pocket tutorial SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS Tutorial on the use of the shell. Covers the shell as a command interpreter and as a programming language. Includes a reference section and a summary of commonly used commands. TITLE: UNIX V.4 C Library Reference AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket reference on C library functions of SVR4 PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: June, 1991 PAGES: 80 ISBN: 0-916151-47-6 APPROX_COST: $8.00 KEYWORDS: C library, ANSI C library, pocket reference SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS Documents the functions and system calls available to the C programming using UNIX System V, Release 4. ANSI prototypes are used to illustrate the calling conventions of the functions. Functions that are part of the ANSI standard library are flagged. Designed to complement the SSC ANSI C card. TITLE: UNIX System V.4 Command Summary AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket-sized book listing SVR4 commands PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: December, 1990 PAGES: 80 ISBN: 0-916151-44-1 APPROX_COST: $8.00 KEYWORDS: UNIX SVR4, commands, pocket reference SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS Includes commands, options and explanations as well as special sections on awk/nawk, sed, ftp, sdb and telnet. TITLE: UNIX System 5.2/5.3 Command Summary AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket-sized book listing UNIX Systems 5.2 and 5.3 commands PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: 1989 (revised) PAGES: 56 ISBN: 0-916151-23-9 APPROX_COST: $6.00 KEYWORDS: UNIX system V, commands, pocket reference SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS Includes commands, options and explanations as well as special sections on awk and sdb. TITLE: UNIX Shell Programming AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G. AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H. SUBJECT: Shell Programming PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company DATE: 1985 PAGES: 442 ISBN: 0-8104-6309-1 APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: Bourne Shell, sh COMMENTS I own this book, but I rarely crack it open. I guess the main reason is that I am still a Bourne-again shell user. For years I worked with a variety of systems where one might find csh and/or ksh. However, /bin/sh was the only common denominator. I find that most often I refer to Kernighan and Pike for shell programming questions. However, they don't address the C Shell (csh) or Korn Shell (ksh). This book does offer a chapter on each. In addition, this book may be more suited for a beginner than an experienced UNIX programmer. TITLE: UNIX System Administration Handbook AUTHOR: Nemeth, Evi AUTHOR: Snyder, Garth AUTHOR: Seebass, Scott SUBJECT: System Administration PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall ISBN: 0-13-933441-6 DATE: 1989 PAGES: 593 APPROX_COST: 32.00 KEYWORDS: SunOS, BSD, Administration SUGGESTED_BY: Michael S. Cross COMMENTS { I'm recommending it for all of the people who get workstations from us, and for all of the User Services people here -- an added plus is that the programs listed are available by anonymous ftp from the authors' home system. S.B.Bassett } The book does a pretty good job of explaining the differences between the types of UNIX(R) systems and administering them. It's also on the light or humorous side which is a definite plus. TITLE: UNIX System Command Summary for SVR4/Solaris 2.1 AUTHOR: SSC SUBJECT: UNIX: Solaris 2.x PUBLISHER: SCC Inc. DATE: 1992 PAGES: 159 ISBN: 0-916151-61-1 APPROX_COST: 10.00 KEYWORDS: Solaris, SVR4 COMMENTS: Pocket reference? Pocket Book! Here is alot of information concisely placed in a pocket sized book and easy on the pocket book. It is jam packed with information ranging from your favorite options to adb, through NIS+, and on to vgrind and yacc. It has alot of "pkginfo(1)"... TITLE: UNIX System Programming AUTHOR: Haviland, Keith AUTHOR: Salama, Ben SUBJECT: Programming PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1987 PAGES: 339 ISBN: 0-201-12919-1 APPROX_COST: 27.95 COMMENTS Concentrates on the UNIX System call interface. TITLE: UNIX System Security AUTHOR: Wood, Patrick H. AUTHOR: Kochan, Stephen G. SUBJECT: UNIX Security PUBLISHER: Hayden Book Company DATE: 1985 PAGES: 299 ISBN: 0-8104-6267-2 APPROX_COST: 34.95 KEYWORDS: Security SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS -- From back cover Here is a practical guide to computer security on the UNIX system for the user, administrator, or potential UNIX system buyer. It will teach you everything you need to know ot make your system secure and keep it that way. Topics covered include: - file and directory permissions - password security - how the setuid/gid permissions work and how to use them - how the various security-related UNIX commands and functions work - how to write secure programs - different methods of data encryption -- including the government standard DES algorithm -- and how secure they are - data encryption over communication networks - how to discover and plug potential security holes in your system - how to periodically monitor your system to maintain security Also included is the complete source for several security auditing and administration programs. TITLE: UNIX System V Bible AUTHOR: Prata, Stephen AUTHOR: Martin, Donald AUTHOR: The Waite Group SUBJECT: SYSV Reference PUBLISHER: Howard Sams & Company DATE: 1987 PAGES: 516 ISBN: 0-672-22562-X APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS This is a comprehenisve reference for programmers working with the UNIX operating system documentation, covering intermediate to advanced level programming for professionals who have prior experience programming in C or using UNIX. TITLE: The UNIX System V Environment AUTHOR: Bourne, Steven R. SUBJECT: Users Guide PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1987 PAGES: 378 ISBN: 0-201-18484-2 APPROX_COST: 26.95 SUGGESTED_BY: Steen Hammerum COMMENTS Steen Hammerum Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen says: "has been _very_ useful to me (proof: I'm on my second copy)" TITLE: UNIX System: Readings and Applications AUTHOR: AT&T SUBJECT: Reference PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1987 PAGES: ISBN: 013-938532-0 (v1) ISBN: 013-939845-7 (v2) APPROX_COST: 19.00 each COMMENTS Vol 1: UNIX Time-Sharing System Vol.2: The UNIX System These two volumes are reprints of the two volumes of the Bell Labs Technical Journal (now AT&T Tech J.) that were devoted to UNIX: Vol. 57, No. 6, Part 2, July-August, 1987, and Vol. 63, No. 8, October, 1984. TITLE: Unix System Security AUTHOR: Rik Farrow SUBJECT: UNIX security PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1991 PAGES: 278 ISBN: 0-201-57030-0 APPROX_COST: 22.95 KEYWORDS: Security COMMENTS: Farrow is editor-at-large for UNIXWorld magazine and also wrote "Unix administration guide for System V". This book is well-done, containing lots of examples of how to break and fix Unix security, although a lot of it seems to be a rehash of material that's been printed before. It's a worthwhile addition to any Unix system admin's library. TITLE: Unix System Security - A Guide for Users and System Administrators AUTHOR: Curry, David SUBJECT: Security PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley DATE: 1992 PAGES: ISBN: 0-201-56327-4 APPROX_COST: KEYWORDS: UNIX security SUGGESTED_BY: Rob Slade COMMENTS What do you say about a computer security book that has a picture of a cute little cartoon devil on the cover? Well, in this case, the cover hides a competent and fairly thorough treatment of security on UNIX systems. Nothing terribly surprising, but a step-by-step exploration of the various aspects of UNIX security, potential threats, and suggestions to reduce the level of vulnerability. The subtitle explains that the book is "A Guide for Users and System Administrators" and the preface further provides that the attempt has been made to provide sufficient information that administrators can protect their systems, while not giving away details that can help crackers. By and large the book succeeds. The book is clear and simple enough that users (intelligent ones, anyway) should be able to understand the concepts and need for security. System administrators will find a fairly comprehensive overview of the topic. (Some areas, such as the reading list, could use a bit more material, but there is, at least, a "good start".) "Crackers" may find some help (such as the password cracking program), but definitely won't be able to use this as a "cookbook". copyright Robert M. Slade, 1993 BKCURRY.RVW 930802 TITLE: UNIX Text Processing AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim SUBJECT: Text Processing PUBLISHER: Hayden Books DATE: 1987 PAGES: 665 ISBN: 0-672-46291-5 APPROX_COST: 26.95 SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS This is a MUST for all [nt]roff users. TITLE: The UNIX Text Processing System AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare SUBJECT: Text Processing PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DATE: 1987 PAGES: 250 ISBN: 0-471-85581-2 APPROX_COST: 24.95 SUGGESTED_BY: "Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E" COMMENTS I have found this to be a very good guide to nroff, and the -mm macros. It also covers the -ms macros, vi, eqn, tbl, refer, and pic TITLE: UNIX for Super-Users AUTHOR: Foxley, Eric SUBJECT: Users Guide PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley DATE: 1985 PAGES: 213 ISBN: 0-201-14228-7 APPROX_COST: 27.95 KEYWORDS: SYSV TITLE: UNIX for the impatient AUTHOR: Abrahams, Paul W. AUTHOR: Larson, Bruce A. SUBJECT: UNIX, patience PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley DATE: 1992 PAGES: 559 ISBN: 0-201-55703-7 APPROX_COST: $26.95 KEYWORDS: UNIX, Shell, X, Intro SUGGESTED_BY: Lawrence P. O'Keefe, COMMENTS: From the preface: "... an in-depth, comprehensive guide 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" Chapters: Introduction Concepts Basic operations on files Utility programs Shells Standard editors The GNU Emacs editor Data manipulation using filters Sending and receiving mail Communicating with remote computers The X window system Appendices: Alphabetical summary of commands Comparison of MS-DOS and UNIX Resources Glossary Lawrence says: ``I find the book very useful, particularly the command summary and the section on filters.'' TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (BSD) AUTHOR: SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1987 PAGES: 272 ISBN: 0-937175-20-X APPROX_COST: 19.50 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell (System V) AUTHOR: SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1987 PAGES: 296 ISBN: 0-937175-19-6 APPROX_COST: 19.50 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook TITLE: UNIX in a Nutshell: Desktop Quick Reference for SV & Solaris 2.0 AUTHOR: Gilly, Daniel AUTHOR: ORA Staff SUBJECT: UNIX PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: June 1992 PAGES: 444 ISBN: 1-56592-001-5 APPROX_COST: $9.95 KEYWORDS: UNIX, Solaris, SVR4 You may have seen UNIX quick reference guides, but you've never seen anything like UNIX in a Nutshell. Not a scaled-down quick-reference of common commands, UNIX in a Nutshell is a complete reference containing all commands and options, along with generous descriptions and examples that put the commands in context. For all but the thorniest UNIX problems this one reference should be all the documentation you need. Covers System V Releases 3 and 4 and Solaris 2.0. TITLE: UNIX, The Complete Reference AUTHOR: Coffin, Stephen SUBJECT: UNIX Reference PUBLISHER: Osborne-McGraw Hill DATE: 1988 PAGES: 704 ISBN: 0-07-881299-2 APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS An inexpensive reference and guide to System V in a style familiar to those from the micro world where OMH and QUE have many best selling guides to Lotus, DOS, Word, etc. TITLE: Understanding and Using COFF AUTHOR: Gircys, Gintaras R. SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 196 ISBN: 0-937175-31-5 APPROX_COST: 21.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS -- From back cover This handbook explains the COFF data structure and its manipulation. Contents include: - The basics of COFF - Assembley code relocation process - COFF file headers - Relocation structures - The linking process - The COFF system in UNIX - Magic numbers - The COFF symbolic debug system - COFF and shared libraries - Utilities and techniques for working with COFF files - A sample program to manipulate COFF [ Source used in this book is available via ftp from UUNET ~mitch ] TITLE: Unix Administrations Guide for System V AUTHOR: Thomas, Rebecca AUTHOR: Farrow, Rik SUBJECT: System Administration PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1989 PAGES: 636 ISBN: 0-139-42889-5 APPROX_COST: 34.95 SUGGESTED_BY: Lars Tunkrans COMMENTS Bought this book last week, seems to me to be the most comprehensive and fact-packed book on the subject I've ever seen. TITLE: UNIX Applications Programming Mastering the Shell AUTHOR: Swartz, Ray SUBJECT: Bourne Shell programming, grep, sed, awk, sort PUBLISHER: SAMS, A Division of Macmillan Computer Publishing DATE: 1990 PAGES: 452 ISBN: 0-672-22715-0 LCCN: 90-61476 APPROX_COST: 26.95 KEYWORDS: Unix, Bourne shell programming, tools SUGGESTED_BY: zwbm07@hou.amoco.com (Walter Moore) COMMENTS I find this book a VERY good primer and an excellent reference book on Unix tools and shell programming. TITLE: The Unix Command Reference Guide AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Unix commands PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 361 ISBN: 0-471-85580-4 PBK APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS This book is a guide to the most useful Unix commands, organized topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Unix system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, and the Bourne shell. There are many examples. TITLE: Unix Communications AUTHOR: Anderson, Bart AUTHOR: Costales, Barry AUTHOR: Henderson, Harry SUBJECT: Communication Reference PUBLISHER: The Waite Group DATE: 1991 PAGES: 736 ISBN: 0-672-22773-8 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: UUCP, USENET COMMENTS Covers everything the end user needs to know about email, USENET and UUCP. TITLE: The Unix Environment AUTHOR: Walker, A. N. SUBJECT: UNIX PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons DATE: 1984 PAGES: 151 ISBN: 0-471-90564-X APPROX_COST: 20.40 COMMENTS An excellent user's introduction. I have a special affection for this book, as it introduced me to the plural forms VAXen and Unices. TITLE: The Unix Operating System, Second Edition AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare SUBJECT: Comprehensive introduction to Unix PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 455 ISBN: 0-471-84782-8 HBK ISBN: 0-471-84781-X PBK APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS This is the second edition of a widely used, widely translated primeval Unix book. It is a comprehensive introductory book that goes into more detail than most. While it is not a very good introduction for people who will only use the system superficially, it is an excellent introduction for those who plan to master the Unix system. It includes sections on the most useful utilities, shell programming, vi editing, and system internals. TITLE: Unix Power Utilities for Power Users AUTHOR: Muster, John AUTHOR: Birns, Peter SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX PUBLISHER: MIS Press DATE: 1989 PAGES: 420 ISBN: 1-55828-000-6 APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS ** From Page 2... Overview of Contents If you have the ability to log on the system, create, move, copy and remove files, create and change directories, and issue basic shell commands, you will be able to complete the exercises in these modules. If you are more experienced, you may be able to proceed quickly through part or all of Modules 2 and 3, and the introductory steps to several of the other modules. TITLE: The UNIX Survival Guide AUTHOR: Nichols, Elizabeth A. AUTHOR: Balin, Sidney C. AUTHOR: Nichols, Joseph C. SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX basics PUBLISHER: Holt, Rinehart & Winston DATE: 1987 PAGES: 311 ISBN: 0-03-000773-9 SUGGESTED_BY: Andrew T. Young COMMENTS: It contains good tutorial information for new owners of UNIX systems, as well as for new users. There is a useful introduction to the nuts and bolts of the file system, for example, as well as info on basic commands, and a chapter on processes and signals. TITLE: Unix System Administration AUTHOR: Fiedler, David AUTHOR: Hunter, Bruce H. SUBJECT: System Administration PUBLISHER: Hayden Books (Howard Sams & Co) DATE: 1986 PAGES: 320 ISBN: 0-8104-6289-3 APPROX_COST: 24.94 KEYWORDS: Administration COMMENTS -- From back cover -- An essential guide for anyone who owns or operates a UNIX system. The clear presentation and easy-to-follow style make it suitable for the user who does not have a technical background. [...] Using step-by-step guidelines for complex procedures, the book includes information on: - making back-ups - configuring systems - writing shell programs - connecting a printer, a terminal, and other devices - communicating with other systems TITLE: UNIX System V, Release 4 Administration AUTHOR: Fiedler, David AUTHOR: Hunter, Bruce H. SUBJECT: System Administration PUBLISHER: Hayden Books DATE: 1992 PAGES: 436 ISBN: 0-672-22810-6 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: Administration, SVR4 COMMENTS -- From back cover -- UNIX(r) Sytem V Release 4 Administration, Second Editoin, starts with a quick overview and shows you how to set up file systems, add and remove users, and improve the security of your UNIX system. Explicit troubleshooting charts help you find and solve typical system problems, including those that invade networks. This updated edition also presents expert UNIX coverage of mail and news systems, workstations, X terminals, and PCs. You'll also find timesaving, ready-to-run programs so that you can administrate your system with ease. TITLE: Unix for People AUTHOR: Birns, Peter M. AUTHOR: Brown, Patrick B. AUTHOR: Muster, John C. SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1985 PAGES: 528 ISBN: 0-13-937442-6 PBK ISBN: 0-13-937459-0 HBK APPROX_COST: 28.00 TITLE: Using the UNIX system AUTHOR: Gauthier, Richard L. SUBJECT: Introduction to UNIX PUBLISHER: DATE: 1981 PAGES: 297 ISBN: 0-8359-8164-9 HBK ISBN: 0-8359-8162-2 PBK COMMENTS Introductory level book, extremely basic and easy reading. I read this on a plane trip between Newark, NJ and Columbus, OH before I ever worked seriously with UNIX. Unlike, Rebecca Thomas and Jean Yates Tutorial style book this one does not require you to be sitting down in front of a crt in order to derive benefit from it. TITLE: Using C on the UNIX system AUTHOR: Curry, David A. SUBJECT: C programming PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1989 PAGES: 250 ISBN: 0-937175-23-4 APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: C, UNIX SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright SUPPLIERS E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS COMMENTS This is a must for the Beginning UNIX programmer. TITLE: Using C with Curses, Lex and YACC AUTHOR: Schreiner, Axel T. SUBJECT: Programming PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall DATE: 1990 PAGES: 257 ISBN: 0-13-932864-5 APPROX_COST: 44.95 KEYWORDS: C, Curses, Lex, YACC COMMENTS: -- From back cover -- This book presents the development of programs that make extensive use of curses and provides solutions to the typical problems encountered when implementing full-screen applications with curses. The book illustrates how to work in the Unix C environment: - how to build command languages with the compiler generatores lex and yacc - how to make portable full-screen dialogs with the curses library - how to build symbol tables and manage variable-length argument lists using C library functions - how to manage program development with the make program - how to manage multiple processes from a program and how to communicate with them. Throughout the book the full source code of a major example is shown. TITLE: Using UUCP and USENET AUTHOR: Todino, Grace AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale SUBJECT: Introduction PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. DATE: 1990 PAGES: 210 ISBN: 0-937175-10-2 APPROX_COST: 21.95 KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright TITLE: UNIX for FORTRAN Programmers AUTHOR: Loukides, Mike SUBJECT: UNIX DATE: PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates PAGES: 264 ISBN: 0-937175-51-X APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS This handbook minimizes the UNIX entry barrier, by providing the serious scientific programmer with an introduction to the UNIX operating system and its tools. Assumes some knowledge of FORTRAN, but none of UNIX nor C. TITLE: UNIX/Xenix Text Processing Reference AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket-sized reference card on nroff, troff, tbl, eqn and mm macros PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: 1987 PAGES: 33 ISBN: 0-916151-22-0 APPROX_COST: $6.00 KEYWORDS: troff, nroff, tbl, eqn, mm, text processing, pocket reference SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com TITLE: VI Reference AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket-sized reference card on the VI editor PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: January, 1991 (revised) PAGES: 10 ISBN: 0-916151-41-7 APPROX_COST: $3.00 KEYWORDS: vi, pocket reference, UNIX SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS First published in 1984, updated regularly since then TITLE: VI Tutorial AUTHOR: Frazier, Belinda SUBJECT: Pocket-sized tutorial on the VI editor PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: January, 1992 (revised) PAGES: 56 ISBN: 0-916151-54-9 APPROX_COST: $6.00 KEYWORDS: vi, pocket tutorial, UNIX SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS Complements the SSC VI Reference TITLE: The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog AUTHOR: Krol, Ed SUBJECT: Use of the Internet PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: September 1992 PAGES: 397 ISBN: 1-56592-025-2 APPROX_COST: $24.95 KEYWORDS: Internet, Archie, WAIS, Gopher SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright COMMENTS [taken from ORA literature] A comprehensive introduction to the Internet, the international network that includes virtually every major computer site in the world. The Internet is a resource of almost unimaginable wealth. In addition to electronic mail and news services, thousands of public archives, databases, and other special services are available: everything from space flight announcements to ski reports. This book is a comprehensive introduction to what's available and how to find it. In addition to electronic mail, file transfer, remote login, and network news, The Whole Internet User's Guide pays special attention to some new tools for helping you find information. Whether you're a researcher, a student, or just someone who likes electronic mail, this book will help you to explore what's possible. Also includes a pull-out quick-reference card. Be sure to see page 294! :-) TITLE: Writing a Unix Device Driver AUTHOR: Egan, Janet I. AUTHOR: Teixeira, Thomas J. SUBJECT: Programming PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 357 ISBN: 0-471-62811-5, paperback: 0-471-62859-X APPROX_COST: 24.95 KEYWORDS: BSD, Xenix TITLE: X Window System Administrator's Guide AUTHOR: Mui, Linda AUTHOR: Pearce, Eric SUBJECT: X, Admin PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates DATE: October 1992 PAGES: 372 ISBN: 0-937175-83-8 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: X11R4, X11R5 COMMENTS: Ever wonder what is involved in setting up and maintaining X. Wonder no more... buy this book! TITLE: The X Window System in a Nutshell AUTHOR: Cutler, Ellie AUTHOR: Gilly, Daniel AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates DATE: 1993 PAGES: 424 ISBN: 1-56592-017-1 APPROX_COST: 9.95 KEYWORDS: X COMMENTS: From ORA mailing We have lowered the price of this book to $9.95 from $24.95. It contains essential information in a boiled-down quick-reference format that makes it easy to find the answers needed most often: - Command line options and resources for the standard MIT X clients. - Calling sequence for all Xlib and Xt functions and macros. - Detailed description of structures, enums, and other X data types used as arguments or return values in Xlib or Xt functions. - Description of the code inside a basic widget. - Quick reference to the event structures. - Font name syntax, color names, resource file and translations table syntax, and cursors. - Xlib and Xt error messages. The descriptions of the functions have been expanded and clarified, with improved cross-referencing to important related functions. Includes material on Xcms and the internationalization features of R5. TITLE: X Window System User's Guide AUTHOR: Quercia, Valerie AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim SUBJECT: X PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates DATE: May 1993 PAGES: 752 ISBN: 1-56592-014-7 APPROX_COST: 34.95 KEYWORDS: X11R5 COMMENTS: X is just too darn configurable. And why does the client/server seem so strange. This book will help you wrestle with those concepts and help you create a usable X environment. It is also an excellent guide for admins -- just point to it on your desk when some user comes up to you and asks ``how do I...'' TITLE: The Xenix Command Reference Guide AUTHOR: Christian, Kaare AUTHOR: Richter, Susan SUBJECT: Topically organized reference for about 50 Xenix commands PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. DATE: 1988 PAGES: 420 ISBN: 0-471-61707-5 (pbk) APPROX_COST: 24.95 COMMENTS This book is a guide to the most useful Xenix commands, organized topically. It is used both as a handy reference, and as a quick start guide for technically adept users who are starting to use the Xenix system. The book contains comprehensive sections on awk, sed, vi, the Bourne shell, and system administration. There are many examples. TITLE: Xenix System V Command Summary AUTHOR: SSC Staff SUBJECT: Pocket-sized book listing SCO Xenix System V commands PUBLISHER: SSC (Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.) DATE: 1989 PAGES: 60 ISBN: 0-916151-35-2 APPROX_COST: $6.00 KEYWORDS: vi, pocket reference SUGGESTED_BY: Phil Hughes fyl@ssc.wa.com COMMENTS Includes commands, options and explanations as well as special sections on awk, C Shell and sdb. TITLE: The Z-Mail Handbook: 3 Interfaces for E-mail AUTHOR: Nelson, Hanna SUBJECT: Electronic mail PUBLISHER: O'Reilly and Associates DATE: PAGES: 462 ISBN: 0-937175-76-5 APPROX_COST: 29.95 KEYWORDS: E-mail, Z-mail, mush SUGGESTED_BY: COMMENTS: Z-Mail is a superset of the widely-used public-domain program, Mush. Z-Mail runs on UNIX terminals or on graphic workstations running the X Window System, and even supports multimedia attachments (so you can mail anything that you can store on disk). This is the complete guide to this powerful mail program. Also covers Mush. TITLE: Zen and the Art of the Internet, A Beginner's Guide AUTHOR: Kehoe, Brendan P. SUBJECT: networking PUBLISHER: DATE: 1992 PAGES: 113 ISBN: APPROX_COST: $22.00 KEYWORDS: network, internet COMMENTS: A fun introduction and quick-access reference for once and future travelers on the Internet. This complete guide covers searching databases, sending and receiving e-mail, accessing Usenet news, remote and commercial information services, using the FTP, and much more. TITLE: ** Publishers ** SUBJECT: Suppliers COMMENTS >> Tell 'em Mitch sent ya. :-) ---------------------------------------------------------- Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. 1 Jacob Way Reading, MA 01867-9984 800-527-5210 617-944-3700 5851 Guion Road Indianapolis, IN 46254 800-447-2226 ---------------------------------------------------------- O'Reilly and Associates 103 Morris Street, Suite A Sebastopol, CA 95472 ** (800) 998-9938 ** Local/Overseas: 1-707-829-0515 (7am-5pm PST) FAX: (707) 829-0104 E-mail: nuts@ora.com uunet!ora!nuts Gopher: gopher.ora.com WWW users can use the following http addr: "gopher://gopher.ora.com" ---------------------------------------------------------- SSC P.O. 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