From the Back Cover Includes the #1Interactive Training Courseware: LINUX SHELL PROGRAMMING MULTIMEDIA CYBER CLASSROOM! Cyber Classroom CD-ROM runs on Linux and Windows! The fastest, easiest way for Software Developers and System Administrators to master Linux shell programming!10 hours of instructional audio, 30 animations, and hundreds of interactive questions and programming exercisesCovers bash, tcsh, grep, sed, and gawk PLUS the kernel-shell relationship, system calls, redirections and pipes, and loopsIncludes the best-selling Linux Shells by Example by Ellie Quigley-in print and on CD-ROMBonus! CD includes 250+ real-world shell scripts that automate routine system administration tasks THE COMPLETE LINUX SHELL PROGRAMMING TRAINING COURSE See it, hear it, do it! Why just read about Linux shell programming when you can watch and listen as two leading experts teach you everything you need to know—from the absolute basics to advanced, expert-level skills. This comprehensive package includes the #1 shell programming CD-ROM plus the best-selling Linux Shells by Example—so you'll become an expert Linux shell programmer faster than you ever imagined! Cyber Classroom Courses Course 1: Introduction to Linux ShellsCourse 2: The Linux Tool BoxCourse 3: The grep Family (Gnu and Sons)Course 4: The Streamlined EditorCourse 5: Gawk as a Linux ToolCourse 6: Evaluating Expressions with gawkCourse 7: Gawk ProgrammingCourse 8: The Interactive bash ShellCourse 9: Programming with the bash ShellCourse 10: The Interactive TC ShellCourse 11: Programming with the TC Shell Key Topics Covered Two essential Linux shells: bash and tcshThree key Linux shell programming utilities: grep, sed, and gawkAll the fundamentals: syntax, program control, redirections and pipes, conditional statements and loops, arrays, functions, and variablesPowerful techniques for automating system administration, formatting text, and working with user inputKey applications including pattern scanning, text filtering, and reportingDebugging shell scripts-in depth! Meet Your Expert Instructors ELLIE QUIGLEY, author of UNIX(r) Shells by Example, Second Edition, is a leading instructor and trainer. Her courses in Perl and UNIX shell programming at UC Santa Cruz and Sun Microsystems have become legendary throughout Silicon Valley. SCOTT HAWKINS, a consultant for AT&T, is author of the bestsellers Linux Desk Reference and Apache Web Server Administration and e-Commerce Handbook. INCLUDES THE WORLD'S #1 LINUX SHELL PROGRAMMING GUIDE The bestseller by Ellie Quigley, Silicon Valley's favorite shell programming instructor!Friendly, practical, and full of classroom-proven examplesReal-world solutions for system/Web administration, pattern matching, and moreHands-on tutorials with tips and tricks for troubleshooting and optimizationIn print and on the CD-ROM. BONUS: NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR-THE BEST NETSCAPE EVER! You get versions of Netscape Communicator for Linux and Windows : comprehensive, state-of-the-art tools for integrating browsing, email, publishing, chat, and enterprise scheduling, to allow all your users to easily communicate, share, and access information! LINUX SHELL PROGRAMMING MULTIMEDIA CYBER CLASSROOM Browser-based interface: Runs in Netscape on both Linux and Windows systems. Learn Linux Shell Programming even if you're not running Linux!Test your knowledge with hundreds of interactive Q&As and programming exercises with instant feedbackHands-on code examples: Hundreds of live code samples you can load, run, and adapt, all fully annotated with 10 hours of expert audio commentary30+ animations illustrate advanced conceptsFind it fast! Built-in text and media search engine works just like your browser SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR: Any Linux user who wishes to learn shell programmingAll Linux System Administrators, power users, andSoftware Developers Multimedia Cyber Classroom System Requirements For Linux Any distribution based upon the Linux 2.2 kernel (or higher)