Section 4.6. Further Explorations


4.6. Further Explorations

This chapter's aim was to give you enough knowledge of how the shell works to successfully execute the commands that are covered through the rest of the book. However, this chapter has just scratched the surface of what is possible with the shell.

The following books are recommended to help you learn more about the subjects in this chapter:

  • Learning the bash Shell, Third Edition, by Cameron Newham (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005)

  • Learning the vi Editor, Sixth Edition, by Linda Lamb, et al. (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 1998)

  • Learning GNU Emacs, Third Edition, by Debra Cameron, et al. (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004)

You might also want to take a look at some of the following manpages:

  • man

  • apropos

  • ls

  • mkdir

  • rmdir

  • cd

  • rm

  • mv

  • cp




Running Mac OS X Tiger
Running Mac OS X Tiger: A No-Compromise Power Users Guide to the Mac (Animal Guide)
ISBN: 0596009135
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 166

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