Practical UNIX stands out from other UNIX books because of its focus and determination to solve the problems and address the concerns of the beginning to intermediate UNIX user. Practical UNIX teaches what its namesake promises -- practical applications and information that the reader can easily find and use. Readers can count on this book to provide solid reference information and practical knowledge necessary to master the ever-complex UNIX. Topics covered in Practical UNIX include Listing, Finding, Displaying, and Printing Files, Generating and Using File Lists, System Security, Command-Line Editing, Introduction to Emacs, Accessing Other UNIX Systems on the Network and Internet, Writing Bourne Shell Scripts, and Writing Perl Programs.