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Introduction to UNIX and SHELL Programming is an introductory level textbook for courses on Unix, and provides a thorough understanding of its basic fundamental concepts including the Unix operating system, also touching upon Unix system administration. Summary Of The Book Unix courses have relevance in the curriculum of a wide variety of computer related disciplines. Introduction to UNIX and SHELL Programming is a valuable reference textbook at the beginner’s level for students new to the subjects of Unix and Shell Programming, and lays a sound foundation for further learning in these areas. Spread across twelve chapters, the book begins with an introduction into the main topic of Unix, and culminates with a chapter on Unix system administration. The other chapters include topics such as, basic communication tools, file attributes and permissions, AWK, The vi editor, shell programming, files and file organization, an introduction to Perl, and the process. The book also goes into a detailed explanation of areas such as the history, components, and commands of Unix, how to print and compare files, and display their contents, redirection of pipes and filters, and how to handle columns and fields, regular expressions, how processes are created, their types, and various types of commands. Introduction to UNIX and SHELL Programming is exhaustive in content, yet simple in presentation and concise in format. Also, it is easy to understand as all chapters have a predetermined list of objectives, and have been written in a lucid and instructional style including, lists of questions, and exercises for solving, wherever relevant. About M. G. Venkateshmurthy Dr. M. G. Venkateshmurthy presently works as the Principal of Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, Karnataka. He has authored academic textbooks and reference books related to his field, namely Programming Techniques Through C: A Beginners Companion. Dr. M. G. Venkateshmurthy completed a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mysore. Subsequently, he completed his M.Tech. in Computer Technology from IIT, Delhi and went on to obtain a Doctorate in Computer Science from Anna University, Chennai. His was the former Dean at the University of Mysore’s Faculty of Engineering. An active academician, he is considered an expert on curriculum development bodies by various universities. He also holds the positions of Dean as well as member of the academic senate, at the Visveswaraya Technological University, Karnataka. His areas of expertise pertain to Programming Languages, Image cryptography, Artificial Intelligence, and Operating Systems.