UNIX for OpenVMS Users, Second Edition
A bridge for people switching to UNIX who are familiar with OpenVMS commands and its general operating environment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIX for OpenVMS Users, Second Edition
Epilogue
No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.
H. G. Wells
Overview
Welcome, UNIX user! If you have read Chapters 1 through 5 and other chapters pertinent to your own needs, you have made a good start. If you have also sat at the terminal and experimented with commands like the ones presented in this book, then you are well on the way to joining the growing number of competent UNIX users.
Early UNIX terminal sessions are likely to incite an entire spectrum of emotions in any reader who regards OpenVMS as an old friend. For example:
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Awe at the endless number of complex command constructs that can be built from simple UNIX commands.
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Disdain for whoever chose the names for some of these commands, like cat, biff, awk, and grep.
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Anger at the limited error-reporting features of the UNIX shell.
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Frustration at the clumsiness of UNIX command line recall and editing.
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Anxiety while reading about the concept of a UNIX file system, followed by relief when you realize it is elegant and simple to use.
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Laughter followed by bewilderment as you explore the UNIX documentation, either on-line or in printed form.
The list goes on, but the best emotion is yet to come: satisfaction, the satisfaction that comes from developing complex applications using this powerful medium.
We hope that this book will continue to be a useful reference after you have reached the top of the learning curve and the...
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