This book approaches the LINUX environment as a programming companion. No previous exposure to LINUX is necessary to utilize this text. Initially, commands and utilities are reviewed, then the focus shifts toward systematically describing those software tools available to a LINUX programmer. For software practitioners interested in brushing up on basic Linux knowledge or for those learning it for the first time.@ISBN = 0-201-77345-7@MAINCAT = UNIX@SUBCAT = UNIX@DATALINE1 = 2003, 250 pages, 7 3/8 x 9 1/8@DATALINE2 = Paperback, $40.00k