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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
EAN: 9780131827004
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0131827006
Label: Prentice Hall PTR
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall PTR
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: April 06, 1995
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Studio: Prentice Hall PTR

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
This is a Second Edition of the best-selling guide to the KornShell command and programming language by the original inventors of the language. It provides a specification for the KornShell language, tutorial material for those new to ksh (the program that implements the KornShell language), and a comprehensive reference for all ksh users. Covers major new additions to the KornShell language ksh93 (including command completion and a key binding mechanism); provides tutorials for both of the functions of ksh (as an interactive command language, and as a programming language); contains numerous examples illustrating the features of ksh; and features a Quick Reference summary of the KornShell language with page references to the book. For both new users with little shell experience, and for experienced computer users who are familiar with ksh and/or other shells. ISBN of 1st Edition: 0-13-516972-02.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Perfect!
This book contains exactly what I needed to know. I'm very happy with my purchase and use it frequently.

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- David Korn is the father of the Korn shell
David Korn is the father of the Korn Shell; he's brilliant. This book is a very fine reference book, but the writing style is not for absolute beginners. Korn shell users might want to also consider "Korn Shell: Programs for Your Survival at Work" by Larry L. Smith. Some of the examples in Randal K. Michael's "Mastering UNIX Shell Scripting" are also helpful.

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- Best book for ksh88 or ksh93
I have been using this book in my shell scripting classes for
about seven years now. I still find it to be the best
reference. One of the many things I like about it is that it
clearly identifies ksh88 and newer (e.g., ksh93) features. It
does not address pdksh, found on many Linux systems as /bin/ksh,
but you can get real AT&T ksh93 for free so why use pdksh? My
only complaint is that the book is rather long in the tooth
(1995) and there are a lot of new ... Read More

Rating:

- Still the best
I always recommend reading the book by the inventor/creator of the language. That goes for C++ (Stroustrup), Java (Gosling), and C (Ritchie). This book is no exception. Warning: it is a bit dry at times. It is heavily cross-referenced. The backcover is invaluable as a reference.
There is one gotcha, however. This is about Ksh93 and most UNIX computers (unfortunately) run Kornshell 88. Ksh93 is much better.

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- Not much practical use...
Most experienced Sysadmins recommand the use of the TC shell for interactive use and the Korn shell for writing scripts. Fine. Except that this book does not provide a good introduction to writing scripts. Even the experienced script writer will be at a loss in the details the authors go.

The examples are useless: they never say what they are supposed to do and they never tell you the results.

And main criticism: I have yet to find a system where the _new_ kornshell (which came ... Read More

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