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Date:      Tue, 8 Jun 2004 18:09:58 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        "LW Ellis" <lwellis@mindspring.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: freebsd- Newby question
Message-ID:  <20040608180958.3775e3cf.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <004001c44d9f$728f76c0$0200a8c0@LLAPTOP>
References:  <004001c44d9f$728f76c0$0200a8c0@LLAPTOP>

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"LW Ellis" <lwellis@mindspring.com> wrote:

> I am trying to learn unix. I need a recommendation for a good beginers book
> (eg: Unix for dummies)
> I install Freebsd on an old desktop, but I have never used unix, and need a
> starting point.

_The_Comlete_FreeBSD_ by Greg Lehey has a lot of good chapters for beginners,
and as you learn, it'll still have a lot to teach you.

The online FreeBSD Handbook also has a chapter on basics:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics.html

HTH

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com



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