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The Unix CD Bookshelf, Third Edition

By O'Reilly Media, Inc.
January 2003
Pages: 616
ISBN 10: 0-596-00392-7 | ISBN 13: 9780596003920
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The Unix CD Bookshelf packs a stack of essential Unix books into one comprehensive, immensely convenient, and portable small package. Version 3 provides convenient online access to seven indispensable books, including the hard copy of Unix in a Nutshell, Third Edition. The CD has a master index for all the books and a powerful search engine--and all the text is extensively hyper-linked--so you can find what you're looking for quickly.
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If you've heard the phrase, "You can't take it with you," you may have thought, sadly, that it referred to your trusted shelf of O'Reilly Unix books. Thorough, reliable, and all encompassing, these books are unfortunately not especially portable en masse--unless, of course, you have a copy of the Unix CD Bookshelf. The Unix CD Bookshelf keeps all the books you've come to rely on right at your fingertips, wherever you may go. Version 3 provides convenient online access to seven indispensable books:

Unix Power Tools, 3rd Edition
Learning the Unix Operating System, 5th Edition
Learning the vi Editor, 6th Edition
Mac OS X for Unix Geeks
Learning the Korn Shell, 2nd Edition
sed & awk, 2nd Edition
Unix in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

--all from your CD-ROM drive. The CD has a master index for all seven books and a powerful search engine--and all the text is extensively hyper-linked--so you can find what you're looking for quickly. Packaged with the hard copy of Unix in a Nutshell, Third Edition, it takes up less than two inches of bookshelf space, and when you're on the run, you can just grab the CD and go. The seven books included on the CD --well over 3,000 pages of useful O'Reilly reference and tutorials-- if purchased separately, would cost more than $330 (US), but the Unix CD Bookshelf, Version 3 retails for only $129.95. The Unix CD Bookshelf packs a stack of essential Unix books into one comprehensive, immensely convenient, and portable small package. Next time they say that you can't take it with you, you'll know better.

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Third Edition: January 2003
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ISBN: 0-596-00392-7
Pages: 616
Average Customer Reviews: (Based on 2 Reviews)

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Great set of books, October 15 2004

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Submitted by J.D. Baldwin [Respond | View]

An outstanding collection of books. I refer to these things every day. They would be a bargain at three times the price. Best of all, the format of the CD content is quite open and easy to use, not at all proprietary. I have used the books (and the indexing / search functions) on a variety of UNIX and Windows platforms with excellent results.

Excellent UNIX SVR4 ReferenceTool, June 23 2004

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Submitted by Denis [Respond | View]

This Unix "all-in-one" CD-ROM package includes 7 best selling O'Reilly books about Unix operating system mainly based on System V Release 4 (SVR4) version. Complete books plus a hard copy of "Unix in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition" as a bonus. A search engine let you find what you need either in one of the 7 books or across all of them. For an operating system administrator, the "Unix CD Bookshelf" is a great tool. As an analyst-programmer, I would have prefer to have a "shell script" reference and developper's guide included in the package. The search engine could also be a bit more complete and intuitive.

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"Programmers rejoice: these core titles can be cross-referenced."
--Rachel Singer Gordon, "Library Journal," July 2003

"All these books are packaged in a CD version that seamlessly intergrates Unix knowledge for the beginner to the advanced user. This is a true Unix library."
--Mary Norbury-Glaser, North Coast Mac Users Group, May 2003

"When you're in the actual process of designing a web site, you frequently need to refer to this book or that book for the perfect syntax on something. That's where 'Webmaster in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference' becomes priceless. Instead of searching for this book and that book constantly, you simply reach for the one that has earned a spot on top of your desk. This book is truly a Quick Reference for the programming languages a Webmaster user."
--Diana F. Arsenault, Charlotte County Computer Group Corp., April 2003

"With almost 3,300 pages of text, and a retail price (for the paper editions) of some $330, this CD offers a lot of value...The value of the books included on this CD is enhanced by the search capabilities available...for power users this tool is invaluable, offering a wealth of information that you can take with you wherever you go."
--Kirk McElhearn, About This Particular MacIntosh, June 2003
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"As with all O'Reilly books the entire concept is well thought out from beginning to end. You only have to mention the name O'Reilly and everyone understands what it means." --Richard Ibbotson, Sheffield Linux User's Group, Feb 2001

"A great example of what can be done on CD...you are sure to be impressed." --Major Kearney, PC Update August 2001

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