unix newbie

[Justin Sherrill]

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Chatoor Kalki <chatoor.kalki at gmail.com> wrote:
> hello, i'm new to unix but am interested in learning and getting a decent
> command over it as quickly as possible.
> initially i will be running dragonfly bsd within virtualbox under windows 7.
>
> can i get help with references to books?
> i purchased 'the unix programming environment' but am unable to get a grasp
> over unix as effortlessly as i'd expected.
> is there some other book/s i could refer to?

Unix in a Nutshell:

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100292/

Learning the Unix Operating System

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596002619/

Absolute FreeBSD

http://nostarch.com/abs_bsd2.htm

None of these are going to match DragonFly exactly, but they will get
you started.  The Absolute FreeBSD book is probably the closest match,
and an enjoyable read.