Chapter 2: What Is UNIX, Anyway?
Overview
In This Chapter
Why you care: A little boring UNIX history
Finding out which version of UNIX you have
Using the UNIX shell
Avoiding shell traps and pitfalls
This entire chapter tells you how to figure out which kind of UNIX system you have gotten involved with. If you really don’t think that you care, skip this chapter. As you read the rest of this book and run into places where you need to know which kind of UNIX or shell you are using, you can always come back here.