by Margaret Levine Young (Author), John R. Levine (Author) Get instant access to the UNIX commands and functions you need with this fast and friendly reference guide to all things UNIX. UNIX For Dummies Quick Reference, 4th Edition, clues you in to the most popular and essential parts of UNIX: X Windows managers, text editors, sending and receiving electronic mail, and networking. Starting with the UNIX shell and moving steadily deeper inside the UNIX environment, UNIX For Dummies Quick Reference, 4th Edition, cuts to the chase with clear, concise answers to all your UNIX questions. From the basics of entering commands, organizing files and directories, and determining which shell you're using, this valuable little reference book steers you in the right direction. More than 100 basic UNIX commands are alphabetically sorted for easy lookups, and advanced topics on X Windows managers, text editors, and online components are all just a few pages away. Why bother with the hassles of sorting through thousands of pages of text when the answers you need are all right here, tucked inside a lay-flat binding that lets you keep your book open to the page you're reading. Could using a UNIX reference be any easier? Back Jacket * The Quick & Easy Way to Find UNIX Commands & Functions * Covers UNIX Internet Features and Web Browsers! * Filled with Helpful Icons & Plain English Explanations! Instant Access to UNIX Commands, Internet Features, and Networking Options A Quick Reference for the Rest of Us! Get in and get right out with just the information you need -- without reading tons of extra material! Inside, you'll find clear-cut, plain-English explanations for harnessing the power of UNIX -- now. * Full-featured UNIX command reference * Step-by-step instructions for connecting to the Internet -- e-mail, newsgroup, and Web browsers * Clear-cut advice on how to use X Windows managers and text editors -- including ed, emacs, pico, and vi * Easy-to-follow instructions for connecting to other computers * Perfect for any major version of UNIX, including the latest from Sun, SCO, and others Author Biography Unlike her peers in that 40-something bracket, Margaret Levine Young was exposed to computers at an early age. In high school, she got into a computer club known as the R.E.S.I.S.T.O.R.S., a group of kids who spent Saturdays in a barn fooling around with three antiquated computers. She stayed in the field through college against her better judgment and despite her brother John's presence as a graduate student in the computer science department.