On Aug 1, 2005, at 10:32 AM, ijez wrote: > Thanks for your valuable advice, maybe i could first start with > bash, do anyone have links or good book for me read as refferences? the O'Reilly bash book is a good start: http://safari.oreilly.com/JVXSL.asp? x=1&mode=section&sortKey=rank&sortOrder=desc&view=book&xmlid=0596009658& g=&srchText=bash&code=&h=&m=&l=1&catid=&s=1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r=&o=1&n =1&d=1&p=1&a=0&page=0 but as far as a general Unix admin book, i don't think you'll go wrong with one of the Nemeth books: http://www.admin.com/ -steve --- If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction. - Fabian, Twelfth Night, III,v