Re: Anyone recommend a good Unix Scripting book?

"Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message news:xokna.121840$yh1.6795938_at_news1.east.cox.net...
>
> "Howard Rogers" <aldeburgh_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:FT1na.15280$1s1.240027_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> >
> > "Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:dy1na.112822$yh1.6497289_at_news1.east.cox.net...
> > [snip]
> > > BTW, I checked Amazon and Oracle9i UNIX Administration Handbook
> > > by Donald K. Burleson, Don Burleson
> > >
> > > got horrible reviews. Anyone read it?
> >
> > Don't get me started!
> >
> > Oh, alright then
> >
> > ;-)
> >
> > Don Burleson posted a script on this very newsgroup just recently, which
> (he
> > says) he 'uses' to find full scan operations. Provided you don't have
> IOTs,
> > partitioned tables or clusters, it sorta kinda works. Misses out
indexes,
> > though, as well. You know, just minor things like that.
> >
> > That's the sort of attention to detail you can expect.
> >
> > What's even more amusing is that if you point out his technical
> > deficiencies, he threatens to sue for libel (however, truth is an
absolute
> > defence in some jurisdictions, so I should be OK).
> >
> > But with that in mind, I unhesitatingly recommend it. It's an absolutely
> > brilliant book: the paper is nice and soft, and flushes perfectly nicely
> > without clogging things up too much.
> >
> > As for your actual request... I'm afraid I'm just a tired old batch file
> > writer, and would know one end of a shell script from a conch. But there
> are
> > plenty of others here who will help you there... I just wanted to steer
> you
> > clear of one or two things!
> >
> > Best of luck,
> > HJR
> >
> >
>
> I better not publish anything that anybody reads(I have published stuff
but
> luckily noone has read it) or Howard will rip me all over the boards.
>
> Kidding... I do respect Howards opinion though. I shoudn't say anything,
got
> a nasty email from a well known author for ripping him here...
>
>

though I really shouldnt say anything. Just started a new job on Monday and one of the first things I did was rip the Lulushi Forms book... turns out he used to work for the company and my boss used to work with him. Glad he isnt still there.... Received on Wed Apr 16 2003 - 17:20:04 CDT