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 <P>We are now associated with <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com"> Amazon.com</A>  <P>We are now associated with <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com"> Amazon.com</A>
 so that you can order some of these books directly from them.  so that you can order some of these books directly from them.
 <EM>Ordering from these "Order from Amazon" links is a way of helping to  <EM>Ordering from these "Order from Amazon" links is a way of helping to
 fund the OpenBSD project</EM>  fund the OpenBSD project</EM>.
 <H2>User Guides</H2>  <H2>User Guides</H2>
 <P>"Berkeley UNIX" (now known as "BSD", for Berkeley Software Distribution)  <P>"Berkeley UNIX" (now known as "BSD", for Berkeley Software Distribution)
 is so widely known that there is no need to list  is so widely known that there is no need to list
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 Some of the user guides cover exclusively the System V version, or  Some of the user guides cover exclusively the System V version, or
 some specific implementation such as Solaris, Linux, or whatever,  some specific implementation such as Solaris, Linux, or whatever,
 while others try to be general. There are some that cover Berkeley UNIX.  while others try to be general. There are some that cover Berkeley UNIX.
 <FONT COLOR="Red">UNIX Made Easy</FONT> is one general book.  <P><FONT COLOR="Red">UNIX Made Easy</FONT> is one general book that
   is said to be good, though we've not tested it.
 <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0078821738/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</A>.  <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0078821738/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</A>.
 <P>Two BSD-specific UNIX user's guides still in print are:  <P>Two BSD-specific UNIX user's guides still in print are:
 <UL>  <UL>
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 and the index to the printed man pages. Overall, not very useful.  and the index to the printed man pages. Overall, not very useful.
 <A HREF="orders.html">Buy an OpenBSD CD-ROM instead!</A>  <A HREF="orders.html">Buy an OpenBSD CD-ROM instead!</A>
   
   <P>An older book which still sheds much light on the philosophy
   of programmi UNIX is <FONT COLOR=Red>The UNIX Programming Environment</FONT>,
   by Kernighan and Pike. It is not specific to BSD, but most of it applies.
   <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0131937681/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</A>.
   
 <H2>Books about how the System works, for those wanting to modifying it</H2>  <H2>Books about how the System works, for those wanting to modifying it</H2>
 <P><A HREF="http://cseng.aw.com/bookdetail.qry?ISBN=0-201-54979-4&ptype=0">The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System</A>  <P><A HREF="http://cseng.aw.com/bookdetail.qry?ISBN=0-201-54979-4&ptype=0">The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System</A>
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 everything you wanted to know about how the system operates.  Not  everything you wanted to know about how the system operates.  Not
 100% applicable, but probably the closest there is to an overall  100% applicable, but probably the closest there is to an overall
 system internals manual for OpenBSD.  system internals manual for OpenBSD.
 <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201549794/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon.com</A>  <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201549794/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</A>
   
 <P><FONT COLOR=Red>The Design and Implementation of the 4.3 BSD Unix Operating System</FONT>  <P><FONT COLOR=Red>The Design and Implementation of the 4.3 BSD Unix Operating System</FONT>
 Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick  Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick
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 and provides a comprehensive annotated collection of source code.  and provides a comprehensive annotated collection of source code.
 Not all of it applies to modern versions of OpenBSD, of course, but  Not all of it applies to modern versions of OpenBSD, of course, but
 you can still learn a lot from it.  you can still learn a lot from it.
 <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980269/openbsdA/">Order it from Amazon.com</A>  <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980269/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</A>
   
 <P><FONT COLOR=Red>Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition with Source Code</FONT>,  <P><FONT COLOR=Red>Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition with Source Code</FONT>,
 Peer-to-Peer ommunications, 1996.  ISBN 1-57398-013-7.  Peer-to-Peer ommunications, 1996.  ISBN 1-57398-013-7.
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 UNIX hackers cut their code-teeth on. Recommended as a good introduction  UNIX hackers cut their code-teeth on. Recommended as a good introduction
 to how a timesharing OS works, if you've not been inside one before.  to how a timesharing OS works, if you've not been inside one before.
 Substantially shorter than the McKusick book above.  Substantially shorter than the McKusick book above.
 <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980137/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon.com</A>  <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980137/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</A>
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