08-21-2008
Get yourself a copy of Andreas Siegerts "AIX Survival Guide" - its outdated (covers only AIX up to 4.x) and probably out of print but it still is the only book residing on my desk every day since i purchased it 4 or 5 years ago. Most of the things will not change anyways so it is still fairly accurate even if it doesn't cover virtualization techniques and other advanced features of AIX 5.x. The absolutely best AIX book i ever read.
I hope this helps.
bakunin
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. Programming
I just want to know if someone can tell me if this
book "C Programming Language (2nd Edition)
by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie" is
a good book to learn C on unix/linux ???
i'm an old (33 :)) mainframe programmer who wants to learn something else besides cobol and pl/1 ...... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: pat
2 Replies
2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Can anyone recommend a good Solaris 8 or 9 Admin book? (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: here2learn
5 Replies
3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Just a quick request guys
As you might have guessed I've just started getting involved in Unix
The guys and the boss in the unix team (not with them yet) have given me some projects to do at my request.
Some of which involve scripting. The work is paying for me to go on a scripting... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: w33man
2 Replies
4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Can anyone suggest a good pearl book?:) (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: nygenka
2 Replies
5. AIX
Hi guys,
From where can i download a good book on AIX other than redbooks from IBM website. I am also looking for the below book.
AIX 5L Administration
By Randal K. Michael (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: shabu
3 Replies
6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I'm learning about Unix on my mac through the terminal application. I like it quite a bit. I'm finishing the chapter on Unix from my Mac OS X the missing manual, and it's whetted my appetite. Can anyone recommend a good book on beginning Unix (starting at beginner to intermediate). I'd like... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Straitsfan
1 Replies
7. Programming
I'd like to learn C but I wanted to ask if anyone knows of a good book to start with. I came across some folks who said the best one is 'The C programming language, second edition' but some reviews said that it's not for beginners. I am learning Java and UNIX on my Mac and am familiar with... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: Straitsfan
6 Replies
8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Please suggest me few good books on Unix. I have currently purchased Unix Power Tools. (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: prashdeep
2 Replies
9. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am beginning to write many korn shell scripts these days, and was wondering what book is good as far as sed goes. I know there is a book on both sed and awk from O'Reilly, but was wondering if there is a decent book on sed alone.
I have this for awk, which has been around for a while but... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: MIA651
7 Replies
10. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am not sure if I am posting to the right forum but I would like to buy a book which goes into Awk in detail and covers the most advanced Awk programming techniques. Would anybody be able to recommend a good book? I see plenty of books available on Amazon but I am not sure how detailed they are.... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: kieranfoley
2 Replies
learn(1) General Commands Manual learn(1)
NAME
learn - Provides computer-aided instruction for the C shell
SYNOPSIS
learn [-directory] [subject] [lesson]
The learn command provides computer-aided instruction courses and practice in the use of Tru64 UNIX.
OPTIONS
Allows you to exercise a script in a nonstandard place.
DESCRIPTION
To get started, enter learn; if this is the first time that you are invoking the learn command, you are guided through a series of ques-
tions to determine what type of instruction you want to receive.
If you have used learn before and left your last session without completing a subject, the program uses information in $HOME/.learnrc to
start you up in the same place you left off.
To bypass questions, enter a subject or lesson. In order to enter a lesson, you must know the lesson number that you received in a previ-
ous learn command session. If you do not know the lesson number, enter the lesson number as a subject. The learn command searches for the
first lesson containing the subject you specified. If the lesson is a - (dash), learn prompts for each lesson; this is useful for debug-
ging.
You can specify the following subjects:
files editor vi morefiles macros eqn C
SUBCOMMANDS
There are a few special commands. The bye command terminates a learn session, and the where command tells you of your progress (where m
tells you more.) The again command redisplays the text of the lesson and again lesson lets you review lesson. The hint command prints the
last part of the lesson script used to evaluate a response, while hint m prints the entire lesson script. This is useful for debugging
lessons and might possibly give you an idea about what is expected.
EXAMPLES
To take the online lesson about files, enter: learn files
You are then prompted for further input.
FILES
Playpen directories. Start-up information.
SEE ALSO
Commands: csh(1), ex(1)
learn(1)