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Old 02-26-2005
Unix recommended reading

Hello I was wondering if anyone had a Unix book recommendation. Just one book, that can give me a good foundation in Unix and has plenty of hands on exercises to follow along with on my Unix terminal? Thank you
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Old 02-27-2005
Please have a look at our Frequently Asked Questions area (in particular, these threads) and you'll find many useful recommendations there.

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ZB
 
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