Authors:Arnold Robbins, Nelson H.F. Beebe,
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: scripting, shell, classic
Number of Pages: 558
Published: 2005-02-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0596005954
ISBN-13: 9780596005955

Shell scripting skills never go out of style. It’s the shell that unlocks the real potential of Unix. Shell scripting is essential for Unix users and system administrators-a way to quickly harness and customize the full power of any Unix system. With shell scripts, you can combine the fundamental Unix text and file processing commands to crunch data and automate repetitive tasks. But beneath this simple promise lies a treacherous ocean of variations in Unix commands and standards. "Classic Shell Scripting" is written to help you reliably navigate these tricky waters. Writing shell scrip

Authors:Dale Dougherty, Arnold Robbins,
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: awk, sed
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 1997-03-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1565922255
ISBN-13: 9781565922259

sed & awk describes two text processing programs that are mainstays of the UNIX programmer’s toolbox. The book lays a foundation for both programs by describing how they are used and by introducing the fundamental concepts of regular expressions and text matching. This edition covers the sed and awk programs as they are mandated by the POSIX standard. It also includes a discussion of the GNU versions of both programs, which have extensions beyond their UNIX counterparts. Many examples are used throughout the book to illustrate the concepts discussed.

Author: Arnold Robbins
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: reference, pocket, awk, sed
Number of Pages: 52
Published: 2002-06
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0596003528
ISBN-13: 9780596003524

For people who create and modify text files, sed and awk are power tools for editing. sed, awk, and regular expressions allow programmers and system administrators to automate editing tasks that need to be performed on one or more files, to simplify the task of performing the same edits on multiple files, and to write conversion programs. The sed & awk Pocket Reference is a companion volume to sed & awk, Second Edition, Unix in a Nutshell, Third Edition, and Effective awk Programming, Third Edition. This small book is a handy reference guide to the information presented in the larger volumes.

Author: Tony Stubblebine
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: regular, pocket, reference, java, reilly, net, python, perl, expression, expressions, ruby, php
Number of Pages: 126
Published: 2007-07-18
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 0596514271
ISBN-13: 9780596514273

This handy little book offers programmers a complete overview of the syntax and semantics of regular expressions that are at the heart of every text-processing application. Ideal as a quick reference, Regular Expression Pocket Reference covers the regular expression APIs for Perl 5.8, Ruby (including some upcoming 1.9 features), Java, PHP, .NET and C#, Python, vi, JavaScript, and the PCRE regular expression libraries. This concise and easy-to-use reference puts a very powerful tool for manipulating text and data right at your fingertips. Composed of a mixture of symbols and text, regular ex

Author: Jeffrey Friedl
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: expressions, regular, mastering
Number of Pages: 542
Published: 2006-08-08
List price: $44.99
ISBN-10: 0596528124
ISBN-13: 9780596528126

Regular expressions are a central element of UNIX utilities like egrep and programming languages such as Perl. But whether you’re a UNIX user or not, you can benefit from a better understanding of regular expressions since they work with applications ranging from validating data-entry fields to manipulating information in multimegabyte text files. Mastering Regular Expressions quickly covers the basics of regular-expression syntax, then delves into the mechanics of expression-processing, common pitfalls, performance issues, and implementation-specific differences. Written in an e

Authors:Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, Jon Orwant,
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: perl, programming
Number of Pages: 1092
Published: 2000-07-14
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0596000278
ISBN-13: 9780596000271

Larry Wall wrote Perl and he wrote Programming Perl. Better yet, he writes amusingly and well--all of which comes across in this latest edition of the definitive guide to the language. Like Topsy, Perl just grew, and as a result the need for a third edition came about. It’s now over 1,000 pages, which it needs to be, as it performs several different duties. First, it’s an introduction to the Perl language for those who are new to programming; also, it’s a guide for those who are coming from other languages; and, finally, it’s a Perl language reference.

Authors:Arnold Robbins, Elbert Hannah, Linda Lamb,
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: editors, vim, learning
Number of Pages: 492
Published: 2008-07-21
List price: $34.99
ISBN-10: 059652983X
ISBN-13: 9780596529833

There’s nothing that hard-core Unix and Linux users are more fanatical about than their text editor. Editors are the subject of adoration and worship, or of scorn and ridicule, depending upon whether the topic of discussion is your editor or someone else’s. vi has been the standard editor for close to 30 years. Popular on Unix and Linux, it has a growing following on Windows systems, too. Most experienced system administrators cite vi as their tool of choice. And since 1986, this book has been the guide for vi. However, Unix systems are not what they were 30 years ago, and neither