Learning the Unix Operating System, 3rd Edition by Grace Todino, John Strang, and Jerry Peek If you are new to UNIX, this concise introduction will tell you just what you need to get started, and no more. Why wade through a 600-page book when you can begin working productively in a matter of minutes? Topics covered include: - Logging in and logging out - Window systems especially X/Motif - Managing UNIX files and directories - Sending and receiving mail - Redirecting input / output - Pipes and filters - Background processing This new edition has been updated and expanded to provide increased coverage of window systems and networking. It's a handy book for someone just starting with UNIX, as well as someone who encounters a UNIX system as a "visitor" via remote log in over the Internet. - from Amzon