0.1. A Book for Browsing
Technical books can be boring. But this is not an ordinary technical
book! This book is like an almanac, a news magazine, and a hypertext
database all rolled into one. Instead of trying to put the topics in
perfect order -- and expecting you to start at the beginning, then
read through to the end -- we hope that you'll browse. Start
anywhere. Read what you want. (That's not quite true. First, you
should read this Preface and the pages before it titled How
to Use This Book. They will help you get the most out of
your time with this book. Next, you may want to skim through the Unix
fundamentals in Chapter 1.
Then read what you want.)
