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Commonly people think of computer resources as unlimited, especially in the case of powerful multi-user systems. But in fact, all computer resources are limited. UNIX does a good job of sharing resources among multiple users under a changing work load, but you can help get the most out of the physical UNIX machines by using these resources wisely.
This chapter explains several ways that you can use UNIX resources efficiently.
The publications listed in section Books, provide further information on the techniques described in this chapter. They also provide additional techniques for using UNIX efficiently.
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