From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 26 02:47:24 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AF0A106566B for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:47:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bulliver@badcomputer.org) Received: from pd2mo1so.prod.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo1so.shaw.ca [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83CD58FC14 for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:47:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bulliver@badcomputer.org) Received: from pd3mr6so.prod.shaw.ca (pd3mr6so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.21]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0JZW000KWVPRBV60@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:46:39 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pn2ml5so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.149]) by pd3mr6so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-7.05 (built Sep 5 2006)) with ESMTP id <0JZW00JBDVPR9S00@pd3mr6so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:46:39 -0600 (MDT) Received: from xenon.badcomputer.org ([68.148.98.184]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0JZW00I0HVPQC4F0@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:46:38 -0600 (MDT) Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:46:20 -0600 From: darren kirby In-reply-to: <919383240804251932i6043dd0auff9423c98019a7ef@mail.gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <200804252046.20139.bulliver@badcomputer.org> Organization: Badcomputer Org. MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline References: <919383240804251932i6043dd0auff9423c98019a7ef@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 Subject: Re: Even more documentation? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bulliver@badcomputer.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:47:24 -0000 quoth the Edward Ruggeri: > It seems like the man pages would be a good place to go, but my > trouble with using them is that they're difficult to put together the > information on different pages. I suppose I want something like a > textbook. I dream of a K&R type text that is very comprehensive and > well-organized. > > If anyone has advice, I'd very much appreciate it! Not sure how 'K&R' like it is, but I have just finished reading 'Absolute FreeBSD' by Micheal W. Lucas. At 700+ pages it is almost textbook like. It seems comprehensive, and logically organized so that very little of the text depends on knowledge not yet explained. Plus, it is witty and well written IMHO. Speaking as a moderately experienced Linux guy new to FreeBSD it has served me well. Also, There is 'The Complete FreeBSD' by Greg Lehey available from O'Reilley (and for download from the author's site) but I haven't (yet!) read it so I cannot say much about it... Also, also, I seem to recall a 'further reading' section in the back of the FreeBSD handbook which had more suggestions. > Sincerely, > > -- Ned Ruggeri -d -- darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." - Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972