Some Unix-related Links
The Kernel and the Shell
-
Unix
Operating System Organization
from Mark Thomas's
Introduction
To Unix e-book (especially the final diagram showing the
relationship between hardware, the kernel, system commands (and
utility libraries), the shell, and the application layer)
- Basics
of Unix has a similar diagram (prettier, but also somewhat
misleading). It also has an excellent summary of basic commands,
file permissions, and other concepts, starting about one-fifth of
the way down.
- Another
variation of the diagram
- Full
Linux System Diagram from instructables.com
that shows the relationship between the command-line interface,
graphical user interfaces, and application programs.
The Unix File System