From: Yoshinari Fujino <y.fujino@...>
Date: 2001-04-09T22:04:17+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:13571] basic UNIX command and Ruby

Dear Rubyists

I am new to Ruby though I have known it for years.
Couple of books on Ruby in Japanese and English 
have been published, however, I have not seen any book 
which is suitable for newcomers to programming.

I strongly feel that there are big gaps 
between enthusiastic Windows users and Linux users.
I assume there are different kinds of gaps between them. 
Linux users may not find programming difficult compared to 
Windows-only users.
I started using AWK six years ago 
and found very basic explanations in the books on AWK assumed 
that the readers knew basic UNIX command. 

Do anybody recommend books or online sources which explain 
basic UNIX commands for Windows users in order to understand 
and enjoy _Programming Ruby_ by Thomas and Hunt (2000)?  
 
By the way, could I ask you how many of you are 
in the field of phonetics and linguistics?

Thank you for your time.

Yoshinari Fujino
y.fujino@ucl.ac.uk
www.geocities.co.jp/CollegeLife-Labo/9551/