Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, readers of Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours will be up and running with UNIX, the operating system at the heart of the Internet.

Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of UNIX from the ground up. 24 Hours. Really. Now on its third best-selling edition. Rather than explicitly focus on one flavor of Unix, this book covers a number of variants, allowing readers to be productive on any system.

Learn more about the book and read a sample chapter at the book Web site: Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours.

About the Author: Dave Taylor has been involved with the online world since the early days of the Internet. Author of over 20 technical books, he runs the popular AskDaveTaylor.com tech help site. You can also find his gadget reviews on YouTube and chat with him on Twitter as @DaveTaylor.

7 comments on “Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours”

Dave Taylor says:

November 5, 2010 at 9:32 pm

Thanks for the question, Craig. It’s been a while, but I’m pretty darn sure that it’s generic Posix Unix that I wrote about for almost the entire book. I’ve used HP-UX, Linux, AIX, SunOS and more in my time, so I tried to have things cross-compatible…

Craig Woolley says:

November 5, 2010 at 3:28 am

Hi,
What version/flavour of Unix did use throughout the book?
I use AIX at work but do not have a test box I can use so would like to create a VM on my PC but now sure which version I should use for this book?
Thanks,

shailesh vaidya says:

March 23, 2007 at 7:26 pm

yes i want to learn unix scripting

Dave Taylor says:

August 21, 2005 at 5:50 am

If you only read the books, perhaps not. But if you’re working through all the examples and experimenting as you go along, then, yes, I think you’d be ready for an entry-level system administration job. Remember, book learning and practical reality are always a bit different! 🙂

marlon says:

August 21, 2005 at 5:35 am

I am currently reading your book Teach Yourself Unix in 24 hours. I have already purchased the seconde book in the series on System Administration in 24 hours. After I finish these two books do you feel that these are supply enough knowlege for someone to start applying for system administrator jobs?

Dave Taylor says:

July 3, 2003 at 8:59 pm

Thanks for your comments, Allan! It’s always tricky in a book to decide what to include and what to omit, so I appreciate your feedback regarding cron and at. They are both covered in detail in the sequel to this book, Teach Yourself Unix System Administration in 24 Hours, which you might find an excellent additional few days of reading!
Also, I’ve been using ‘vi’ for so long that it’s completely wired into my brain. The only change I’ve made in that regard is that I use vim (see http://www.vim.org/) because it’s a great reimplementation of vi with many additional capabilities.
Finally, please communicate further with me regarding your problems with the Perl code: I have tested that code extensively and would be surprised to hear that there are any bugs or version dependencies, but it happens! 🙂

Allan Biggs says:

July 3, 2003 at 7:50 am

I have just finished this book I need to learn UNIX fast!!! I have been in a DEC VMS/RSX environment for 25 years
I found cron jobs missing. from the book. AT etc…
As I did it on my home LINUX system some of the examples were a bit lacking in data.
Vi is a nightmare I come from a VMS environment with a real editor (EVE/EDT) that you can learn in minutes. I got a demo copy for LINUX – try it and see. (NuTPU)
The example in chapter 24 does not work off the web site the Perl is not the same. The Lynx script did not work I am trying to find out why! the website has probably changed. But it made me think.
Thanks for an enjoyable 3 days
Allan

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