Unix and Shell Programming is a textbook that has been specially designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students of engineering, computer science, information technology, and computer applications. The book seeks to provide a strong foundation on the working of the Unix operating system and its features.

The book begins with a description of an operating system and explores the features that have made Unix the most suitable operating system of its time. This is followed by an overview of file management and commonly used commands in Unix. It then covers file systems and compression techniques, processes and signals, vi editor, system calls, and AWK scripting. The book provides a detailed description of different types of editors and shell programming including Bourne, C, and interactive Korn shell. The last few chapters are dedicated to debugging and system development, language development, text-formatting tools, interprocess communication, and system administration.

The large number of examples and complete program scripts in the book will aid students in grasping the key concepts effectively.

Table of contents

Chapter 1. Unix: An Introduction
Chapter 2. Unix File System
Chapter 3. Basic Unix Commands
Chapter 4. Advanced Unix Commands
Chapter 5. File Management and Compression Techniques
Chapter 6. Manipulating Processes and Signals
Chapter 7. System Calls
Chapter 8. Editors in Unix
Chapter 9. AWK Script
Chapter 10. Bourne Shell Programming
Chapter 11. Korn Shell Programming
Chapter 12. C Shell Programming
Chapter 13. Different Tools and Debuggers
Chapter 14. Interprocess Communication
Chapter 15. Unix System Administration and Networking