Suggested reading list for Unix/Shell Programming


    -	Life with Unix; Libes; Prentice Hall.
	(A must for truly understanding why Unix is what it is.)

    -   Unix System V, Release 4 -- an Introduction; Rosen, et al.; McGraw Hill.
	(Comprehensive guide to using and programming with Unix.  Mostly
	applies to Berkeley based systems.)

    -	Exploring the Unix System; Kochan & Wood; Hayden Book Co.
	(Geared toward System V Unix, not Berkeley Unix, but
	most of it works the same.  Intro to medium level.)

    -	An Introduction to Berkeley Unix; Wang; West.
	(Geared toward Berkeley Unix specifically.  Intro to advanced.)

    -	Unix Shell Programming; Kochan & Wood; Hayden.
	(Only shell -- little on awk, no perl; mostly Bourne shell.  Advanced.)

    -	The Unix C-shell Field Guide; Anderson & Anderson; Prentice Hall.
	(C-shell oriented only.  Intro to advanced.)

    -	The AWK Programming Language; Aho, Kernighan & Weinberger;
	Prentice Hall.  (Only about awk.  Advanced.)

    -   Programming Perl; Wall & Schwartz; O'Reilly.  Also see
        the Perl manual page (e.g., print out the on-line copy).
	(Only about perl; limited examples, but comprehensive.  Advanced.)

    -	Unix System Security; Kochen & Wood; Hayden.
	(Unix and C; Advanced.)

    -	Unix System Administration Handbook; Nemeth, Snyder & Seebass;
	Prentice Hall.  (By Evi Nemeth at CU-Boulder.  Advanced.)

    -	The system's documentation set; a complete copy of this should be
	available to all.  (Very intro to very advanced.)

    -   NetNews.  Not a book, but the net itself -- very valuable to
	get information.  There are over 1000 groups, including, e.g.,
	one just for perl.