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216 C++ Seasoned pro #include stream.h const int MAXLEN = 80 class outstring class outstring { private: int size char str[MAXLEN] public: outstring() { size=0 } ~outstring() {size=0 } void print() void assign(char *chrs) } void outstring::print() { int i for (i=0 i size i++) cout str[i] cout "\n" } void outstring::assign(char *chrs) { int i for (i=0 chrs[i] != '\0' i++) str[i] = chrs[i] size=i } main (int argc, char **argv) { outstring string string.assign("Hello World!") string.print() } Manager “George, I need a program to output the string ‘Hello World!’”

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11 System Administration Unix’s Hidden Cost If the automobile had followed the same development as the com- puter, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year killing everyone inside. —Robert Cringely, InfoWorld All Unix systems require a System Administrator, affectionately known as a Sysadmin. The sysadmin’s duties include: • Bringing the system up. • Installing new software. • Administrating user accounts. • Tuning the system for maximum performance. • Overseeing system security. • Performing routine backups. • Shutting down the system to install new hardware. • Helping users out of jams. A Unix sysadmin’s job isn’t fundamentally different from sysadmins who oversee IBM mainframes or PC-based Novell networks. But unlike these

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Page 17Foreword click to expand contents

Page 21Preface click to expand contents

Page 37Anti-Foreword click to expand contents

Page 43Unix click to expand contents

Page 57Welcome, New User! click to expand contents

Page 83Documentation? click to expand contents

Page 101Mail click to expand contents

Page 131Snoozenet click to expand contents

Page 149Terminal Insanity click to expand contents

Page 161The X-Windows Disaster click to expand contents

Page 185csh, pipes, and find click to expand contents

Page 211Programming click to expand contents

Page 239C++ click to expand contents

Page 257System Administration click to expand contents

Page 279Security click to expand contents

Page 295The File System click to expand contents

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Page 335Epilogue click to expand contents

Page 337Creators Admit C, Unix Were Hoax click to expand contents

Page 341The Rise of Worse Is Better click to expand contents

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