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> User programs are probably best documented by the man pages, or (failing
> that) by figuring out the source code or asking someone more knowlegable. 
> Help with accomplishing actual work on Minix is probably best found in a
> general book on UNIX, preferably a somewhat dated one which doesn't assume
> you have X, etc.; Harley Hahn's _A_Student's_guide_to_UNIX_ is what RIT's CS
> department used six years ago and is pretty good, although there are a great
> many other equally good (or perhaps superior) tomes.

The one I used was _The Unix Programming Environment_ by
Kernighan and Pike, two Unix originators.  Lots of scripting and
programming problems to work out.  Most of the system vii stuff
works on Minix.  I missed pick, but it is in the book if you
want to add it to Minix.  From '84; not that much has changed.

