Unix Hater's book
The
UNIXHATERS
Handbook
The
UNIX-
HATERS
Handbook
“Two of the most famous products of Berkeley are LSD and Unix.
I don’t think that is a coincidence.”
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IDG
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Edited by Simson Garfinkel,
Daniel Weise, and Steven Strassmann
PROGRAMMERS
Illustrations by John Klossner
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IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
An International Data Group Company
San Mateo, California • Indianapolis, Indiana • Boston, Massachusetts
The UNIX-HATERS Handbook
Published by
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
An International Data Group Company
155 Bovet Road, Suite 310
San Mateo, CA 94402
Copyright 1994 by IDG Books Worldwide.
All rights reserved.
No part of this book (including interior design, cover design, and illustrations) may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means, (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher.
ISBN 1-56884-203-1
Printed in the United States of America
First Printing, May, 1994
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Distributed in the United States by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
Distributed in Canada by Macmillan of Canada, a Division of Canada Publishing Corporation; by Computer and Technical Books in Miami, Florida, for South America and the Caribbean; by Longman Singapore in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Korea; by Toppan Co. Ltd. in
Japan; by Asia Computerworld in Hong Kong; by Woodslane Pty. Ltd. in Australia and New
Zealand; and by Transword Publishers Ltd. in the U.K. and Europe.
For information on where to purchase IDG’s books outside the U.S., contact Christina Turner at 415-312-0633.
For information on translations, contact Marc Jeffrey Mikulich, Foreign Rights Manager, at
IDG Books Worldwide; FAX number: 415-358-1260.
For sales inquires and special prices for bulk quantities, contact Tony Real at 415-312-0644.
Trademarks: Unix is a trademark of Novell. All brand names and product names used in this book are trademarks,
UNIXHATERS
Handbook
The
UNIX-
HATERS
Handbook
“Two of the most famous products of Berkeley are LSD and Unix.
I don’t think that is a coincidence.”
®
IDG
BOOKS
Edited by Simson Garfinkel,
Daniel Weise, and Steven Strassmann
PROGRAMMERS
Illustrations by John Klossner
P
R
E
S
S
iv
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
An International Data Group Company
San Mateo, California • Indianapolis, Indiana • Boston, Massachusetts
The UNIX-HATERS Handbook
Published by
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
An International Data Group Company
155 Bovet Road, Suite 310
San Mateo, CA 94402
Copyright 1994 by IDG Books Worldwide.
All rights reserved.
No part of this book (including interior design, cover design, and illustrations) may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means, (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher.
ISBN 1-56884-203-1
Printed in the United States of America
First Printing, May, 1994
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Distributed in the United States by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
Distributed in Canada by Macmillan of Canada, a Division of Canada Publishing Corporation; by Computer and Technical Books in Miami, Florida, for South America and the Caribbean; by Longman Singapore in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Korea; by Toppan Co. Ltd. in
Japan; by Asia Computerworld in Hong Kong; by Woodslane Pty. Ltd. in Australia and New
Zealand; and by Transword Publishers Ltd. in the U.K. and Europe.
For information on where to purchase IDG’s books outside the U.S., contact Christina Turner at 415-312-0633.
For information on translations, contact Marc Jeffrey Mikulich, Foreign Rights Manager, at
IDG Books Worldwide; FAX number: 415-358-1260.
For sales inquires and special prices for bulk quantities, contact Tony Real at 415-312-0644.
Trademarks: Unix is a trademark of Novell. All brand names and product names used in this book are trademarks,
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