looking for a good UNIX book

[Jeffrey Comstock]

In article <73118 at brunix.UUCP> jmf at cs.brown.edu (Justin Ferrari) writes:
>I am interested in buying a book on UNIX programming, but
>today I went to the bookstore and was overwhelmed.  I didn't
>realize that there would be so many books on the subject.
>Some of the books definitely looked better than others, but
>many looked comparable. 
>
>So I figured I'd ask some experts.  I'd like some recommendations
>for the best book on UNIX programming.  It would also be nice if
>the book contained an overview of UNIX.  I don't just want a
>reference manual.
>
>thanx a lot....

The book 'Unix Network Programming' by W. Richard Stevens is pretty
interesting. There is much source code in the book, although someone
pointed out that it is for example only - error checking is minimal.

Prentice Hall 
ISBN 0-13-949876-1
-- 
Jeffrey R. Comstock