Straightforward practical answers for fast results. Tips - point out shortcuts and solutions. Cautions - help you avoid common pitfalls. Plain English - explains new terms and definitions.

A compact, portable tutorial that teaches "just the basics" of UNIX in a simple, task based approach. The book also serves as a quick reference for basic UNIX commands. Users will find step-by-step information quickly, without having to wade through text.

"Sams Teach Yourself Linux in 10 Minutes" is a compact, portable tutorial that teaches "just the basics" of Linux in a simple, task based approach. The book also serves as a quick reference for basic Linux commands--users find step-by-step information quickly, without having to wade through the text.

Carefully organized and thoughtfully written, this tutorial is a no-fluff, just-the-answers guide to building and managing MySQL databases.

With this updated text, readers can learn the fundamentals of SQL quickly through the use of numerous examples depicting all the major components of SQL.

Learn how to develop powerful and robust shell scripts in order to get the most out of your Unix/Linux system.

In the wake of the highly successful Sams Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours, this book focuses on the additional Unix commands that an advanced user or beginning system administrator needs to know in order to administer and maintain a Unix system. The book includes coverage of the key Unix variations: Red Hat Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, and Apple's Mac OS X environment. The book will not be a comprehensive solution to all problems facing new system administrators, but instead is a tutorial introduction to the process of learning about and maintaining a running Unix server.