by Yashavant Kanetkar

Unix is one big ocean. A world without end. There are several books which help you explore the shores as well as the high seas. But as you go on learning Unix somewhere you would like to stop and take stock of the situation, figure out how much of it do you really now. That's the time you would find this book handy. It's a book of questions. Questions which are one liners, or the multiple choice questions, or full fledged shell programs. And at the end of each chapter you would find answers to these ques5tions, which would fill in the gaps of Unix knowledge that you have grasped so far. Salient Features Lots of ques5tions which will test your strength in Unix. Questions segregated topic-wise such that you can test your skills on particular topics. Lucid explanations on widely misunderstood topics like getopts, eval, trap, funcions etc. So roll up your sleeves and get on with the real questions.

Table Of Contents

Getting Started Gaining Confidence The Unix File System Essential Unix Commands I/O Redirection and piping The vi Editor Prosesses in Unix

Communication-Unix Style Shell Programming-The First Step The Decision Control Structure The Loop Control Structure Shell Metacharacters Tricks of The Trade Shell Miscellany System Administration