How to Find Out More


Many of the commands introduced in this chapter have more options than were listed. The find command, for example, has many other options for specifying the type of file you are searching for. The UNIX man (manual) pages describe the commands in more detail, including all of these options. Chapter 2 explains how to use the UNIX man pages. You can also find man pages on the web. One useful site, which includes many UNIX variants, is

  • FreeBSD Hypertext Man Pages: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi

This book includes a command reference similar in style to the man pages:

  • Robbins, Arnold. UNIX in a Nutshell. 4th ed. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, 2006.

Most books on UNIX have information about the topics covered in this chapter. Two good introductions for beginners are

  • Ray, Deborah, and Eric Ray UNIX: Visual QuickStart Guide. 3rd ed. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, 2006.

  • Peek, Jerry, et al. Learning the UNIX Operating System. 5th ed. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, 2001.




UNIX. The Complete Reference
UNIX: The Complete Reference, Second Edition (Complete Reference Series)
ISBN: 0072263369
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 316

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