Re: Anyone recommend a good Unix Scripting book?

"Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message news:oGkna.121856$yh1.6805816_at_news1.east.cox.net...
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> "Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
> news:xokna.121840$yh1.6795938_at_news1.east.cox.net...
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> > "Howard Rogers" <aldeburgh_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message
> > news:FT1na.15280$1s1.240027_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
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> > > "Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
> > > news:dy1na.112822$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....
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I thought Lulushi's Forms was one of the few good computer books out there. Are you sure you used it for the purpose intended? Received on Wed Apr 16 2003 - 19:00:30 CDT