UNIX: The Textbook assumes that the reader has no background in UNIX. This book tours the UNIX applications interface, guiding the student through operating system utilities including process, file, storage, and I/O management. Using this approach, students quickly learn to navigate the applications interface while broadening their understanding of operating system principles. This unique organization combined with additional coverage of UNIX software development tools and a quick-reference command appendix benefits the beginning student as well as the skilled UNIX user in demand of a solid reference text.