UNIX™ Shell Programming

This book will teach you how to write shell programs in the UNIX environment. It covers all of the features of the standard shell, including the System V, Release 2 shell and the newer Korn shell. Many complete, practical programs are included, and the exercises provide reinforcement for each new shell application.

The explains how to:

• understand the Unix system, including the file system, I/O redirection, pipes and basic commands
• effectively use the shell and its functions
• apply tools like sed, cut, grep, sort, and tr
• use the shell to tailor the UNIX environment to your own individual requirements, and to customize UNIX commands
• write programs in the new Korn shell
• use the C shell

1. Introduction
2. A Quick Review of the Basics
3. What Is the Shell?
4. Tools of the Trade
5. And Away We Go
6. Can I Quote You On That?
7. Passing Arguments
8. Decisions, Decisions
9. 'Round and 'Round' She Goes
10. Reading Data
11. Your Environment
12. More on Parameters
13. Loose ENds
14. Rolo Revisited
15. Introducing the Kern Shell
16. The C Shell

1. Shell Summary
2. Korn Shell Summary

Easy, beautiful, great. You can't praise this book to much. A must have.