O'Reilly's Pocket References and Pocket Guides are comprehensive, inexpensive, compact, and easy to use. Our Pocket References provide you with quick lookup of the hard-to-remember details of programming and web syntax, while our Pocket Guides are short, focused tutorials that explain the basics of new technology, as well as valuable power user tips.

And, in addition to fitting into your budget, they really do fit in your back pocket.

Apache Pocket Reference offers essential information to help you configure and maintain the Apache web server quickly, with brief explanations that get directly to the point. The second edition covers… Read more.

This portable reference to Windows PowerShell summarizes both the command shell and scripting language, and provides a concise reference to the major tasks that make PowerShell so successful. Written by… Read more.

How many times have you reached an impasse while writing code because you couldn't remember how something in Java worked? This new pocket guide is designed to keep you moving.… Read more.

For busy programmers who want a succinct and yet readable guide to C# 3.0 and LINQ, C# 3.0 Pocket Reference tells you exactly what you need to know, without long… Read more.

Ready to take advantage of LINQ with C# 3.0? This guide has the detail you need to grasp Microsoft's new querying technology, and concise explanations to help you learn it… Read more.

This little guide is packed with more than 300 tips and techniques to help you get acquainted with Mac OS X Leopard. You get all details you need to learn… Read more.

Moving to Excel 2007 is not a routine upgrade. Microsoft's radical redesign of the application's user interface has led to confusion among many who people who have relied on Excel… Read more.

The fourth edition of this popular pocket guide provides quick-reference information that will help you use Oracle's PL/SQL language, including the newest Oracle Database 11g features. A companion to Steven… Read more.

The third edition of the CSS Pocket Reference has been completely revised and updated to reflect the latest Cascading Style Sheet specifications in CSS 2.1. This indispensable little reference covers… Read more.

Although Ruby is an easy language to learn, in the heat of action you may find that you can't remember the correct syntax for a conditional or the name of… Read more.

Windows Vista Pocket Reference is the ideal guide to setting up and navigating the basics of this new operating system, from the new user interface to networking, multimedia, security, and… Read more.

You're ready to make the move to much cleaner standards-compliant web design, but how do you keep all those HTML tags and CSS values straight? This handy pocket guide offers… Read more.

Now available in an updated second edition, our very popular SQL Pocket Guide is a major help to programmers, database administrators, and everyone who uses SQL in their day-to-day work.… Read more.

Globe-trotting travelers have long resorted to handy, pocket-size dictionaries as an aid to communicating across the language barrier. Dan Pilone's UML 2.0 Pocket Reference is just such an aid for… Read more.

Whether you're a listener or an aspiring podcaster, Podcasting Pocket Guide is a non-technical guide for the non-geek who wants in on this revolutionary new medium. This handy guide shows… Read more.

This handy guide answers all your PHPUnit questions, and then some. Written by the tool's creator, PHPUnit Pocket Guide delivers insight and sage advice not found anywhere else. It brings… Read more.

Using Linux doesn't have to be hard. The book introduces you to the five most popular desktop distributions and covers essential topics such as configuring video cards screen resolution, sound,… Read more.

Who can resist the instant gratification of the digital camera? For everyone who owns or will own a digital camera, Derrick Story delivers Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition--the perfect… Read more.

This handy pocket guide quickly gets you up to speed on XSLT so you can convert XML like a seasoned pro. It covers topics such as stylesheet structure, template rules,… Read more.

This practical pocket guide gets you up to speed quickly with Eclipse. It covers basic concepts, including Views and editors, as well as features that are not commonly understood, such… Read more.

A perennial bestseller, the handy XML Pocket Reference from O'Reilly has been revised once again to give you quick access to the latest goods. In addition to its comprehensive look… Read more.

This handy reference helps Oracle database administrators make more effective use of their time by presenting a compact summary of DBA tasks. You have instant access to the most important… Read more.

With this handy reference as your guide, you can reap all the benefits of SharePoint--Microsoft's amazing information-sharing tool. It shows you, in plain language, how to construct a web site… Read more.

Knoppix is a portable Linux distribution replete with hundreds of valuable programs and utilities --a veritable Swiss Army knife in bootable CD form. It includes Linux software and desktop environments,… Read more.

The Mac OS X Tiger Pocket Guide introduces you to the fundamental concepts of using Mac OS X Tiger, including over 250 tips and tricks for using and configuring your… Read more.

This edition, revised for Toad for Oracle V8.0 and V8.5, provides a quick reference to this very popular interactive environment tool. It covers new features (e.g., CodeXpert and Script Debugger),… Read more.

The GNU debugger is valuable for testing, fixing, and retesting software because it allows you to see exactly what's going on inside of a program as it's executing. This new… Read more.

Updated to cover Python 2.4, Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition is the perfect on-the-job reference. For experienced Python developers, this book is a compact toolbox that delivers need-to-know information at… Read more.

This handy guide is the ideal shopping companion for people who wish to build their own desktop computer. Loaded with valuable information, the PC Hardware Buyer's Guide helps you choose… Read more.

The Oracle Utilities Pocket Reference is a quick-reference guide to the multitude of Oracle utilities that database administrators (DBAs) use every day. Packed with information in an easy-to-read format, this… Read more.

This portable, quick-reference guide is a must-have for developers and DBAs looking to maximize use of SQL*Plus. The new third edition of the Oracle SQL*Plus Pocket Reference updates the SQL*Plus… Read more.

While there are lots of bits of documentation all over the place, there isn't a go-to-manual that serves as a quick reference for JUnit. This Pocket Guide meets the need,… Read more.

The Oracle Initialization Parameters Pocket Reference provides the information Oracle DBAs need to keep databases operating at peak performance. The book describes each initialization parameter, including category--from auditing to multi-threaded… Read more.

Linux iptables Pocket Reference organizes the subtle netfilter syntax for quick and easy lookup, and helps administrators remember all the values they need to enter to assure strict security. The… Read more.

The open source NUnit framework is an excellent way to test .NET code as it is written, saving hundreds of QA hours and headaches. Unfortunately, some of those hours saved… Read more.

Looking to create applications for Pocket PC and Windows based Smartphones? The new .NET Compact Framework Pocket Guide will teach you what you need to know. This handy reference provides… Read more.

Updated for Word 2003, Word Pocket Guide, Second Edition covers Microsoft Word's keyboard shortcuts, user interface, commands, and tasks. Following an overview of fundamental Word concepts, the book explains how… Read more.

Linux Pocket Guide gets you up to speed quickly on day-to-day Linux use. The book begins with general concepts like files and directories, the shell, and X windows, and then… Read more.

This little book provides a quick and convenient path to mastery of the Perl debugger and its commands. Written by a core member of the Perl debugger development team, it's… Read more.

Programmers familiar with the Standard Template Library need a small, lightweight memory-aid. That's what the STL Pocket Reference is. It's small, lightweight, and chock-full of information that you can take… Read more.

Oracle Regular Expressions Pocket Reference is part tutorial and part quick-reference. It's suitable for those who have never used regular expressions before, as well as those who have experience with… Read more.

Much more than a quick list of commands and options, the CVS Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition, is packed with a surprising amount of detail-- including an overview of background concepts,… Read more.

The Extreme Programming Pocket Guide covers XP assumptions, principles, events, artifacts, roles, and resources, and more. It concisely explains the relationships between the XP practices. If you want to adopt… Read more.

Any programmer working with text files today needs a way to deal with Microsoft® Word documents and their underlying Rich Text Format. RTF is notoriously difficult to work with, and… Read more.

The Digital Video Pocket Guide is organized into three chapters: "What Is It?", "How Does It Work?", and "How Do I...Tips, Tricks, and Techniques". Its compact size, organization, and detailed… Read more.

Crafted from our bestselling Google Hacks title, the Google Pocket Guide provides exactly the information you need to make your searches faster and more effective, right from the start. The… Read more.

The Jakarta Struts Pocket Reference gives you an inside track on getting Struts installed, configured, and running smoothly in your enterprise. This book, an essential companion to O'Reilly's Programming Jakarta… Read more.

The C++ Pocket Reference is a memory aid for C++ programmers, enabling them to quickly look up usage and syntax for unfamiliar and infrequently used aspects of the language. The… Read more.

Oracle Data Dictionary Pocket Reference gives DBAs and developers at any level quick and easy access to the data dictionary in Oracle's latest database, Oracle9i. This pocket-sized book provides a… Read more.

The current edition of Samba Pocket Reference covers Samba 2.x and the most important features of 3.0, which was under development as this book went to print. New options pertain… Read more.

Any Microsoft Outlook ® user knows that the program is about more than just email: it's a suite of organizational tools that can help you manage your schedule, contacts, and… Read more.

The ActionScript for Flash MX Pocket Reference summarizes ActionScript's core objects, classes, properties, and methods, as well as its syntax (operators, statements, keywords, etc.). The compact reference covers best practices,… Read more.

The JDBC Pocket Reference offers quick look-ups for all methods of the standard JDBC classes. These include concise reviews of the procedures for common JDBC tasks such as connecting to… Read more.

Windows XP Pocket Reference is a handy book for power users and system administrators who need a solid reference with quick answers, but not a lot of explanation. This book… Read more.

Objective-C Pocket Reference provides a quick and concise introduction to Objective-C for programmers already familiar with either C or C++, and will continue to serve as a handy reference even… Read more.

The VB.NET Language Pocket Reference offers the convenience of a quick reference in a convenient size. With VB.NET, you're working with a very different framework and language than VB6; you'll… Read more.

This pocket reference brings together all the important Unix and Linux system administration information in a single compact volume. Not only are all of the important administrative commands covered, but… Read more.

The Macintosh Troubleshooting Pocket Guide covers the most common user hardware and software trouble. It's not just a book for Mac OS X (although it includes tips for OS X… Read more.

Ideal as an introduction for beginners and a quick reference for advanced programmers, the C Pocket Reference consists of two parts: a compact description of the C language and a… Read more.

Simple, to the point, and compact, the second edition of PHP Pocket Reference is thoroughly updated to include the specifics of PHP 4. It is both a handy introduction to… Read more.

The JavaScript Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition, provides a complete overview of the core JavaScript language and client-side scripting environment, as well as quick-reference material on core and client-side objects, methods,… Read more.

The Perl Pocket Reference, 4th Edition provides a complete overview of the Perl programming language, all packed into a convenient, carry-around booklet. It is updated for Perl 5.8, and covers… Read more.

The sed & awk Pocket Reference is a handy, quick reference guide to frequently used functions, commands, and regular expressions used for day-to-day text processing needs. This book is a… Read more.

The C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference helps you easily make the switch from C# to Visual Basic .NET and vice versa. Differences between the two languages occur in three… Read more.

One of the most important challenges faced by Oracle database administrators and Oracle developers is the need to tune SQL statements so that they execute efficiently. In this book, Mark… Read more.

Oracle RMAN Pocket Reference is ideal for DBAs who require a concise reference to common RMAN tasks. The first portion of the book presents commands for such tasks as taking… Read more.

JavaServer Pages (JSP) is harmonizing how web designers and programmers create dynamic web pages. JavaServer Pages Pocket Reference is the perfect companion volume to O'Reilly's best-selling JavaServer Pages. This book… Read more.

In a series of easy-to-use checklists, the Oracle DBA Checklists Pocket Reference summarizes the enormous number of tasks an Oracle DBA must perform. Each section takes the stress out of… Read more.

The Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference complements Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell by conveying the kind of no-nonsense, boiled-down information typical of O'Reilly's highly successful companion Pocket Reference series.… Read more.

Based on the bestselling VBScript in a Nutshell, this small book details every VBScript language element--every statement, function, and object--both in VBScript itself and in the Microsoft Scripting Runtime Library.… Read more.

If you are an Oracle DBA moving to Unix from another environment such as Windows NT or IBM Mainframe, you know that the commands you need to learn are far… Read more.

The GIMP Pocket Reference explains the numerous features of the GNU Image Manipulation Program--and is the essential guide for designers working in a Linux/Unix environment. This handy reference covers GIMP… Read more.

The Apache Pocket Reference, a companion volume to Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C and Apache: The Definitive Guide, covers Apache 1.3.12. It provides a summary of command-line options,… Read more.

All web programmers, administrators, and application developers need to be familiar with HTTP in order to work effectively. The HTTP Pocket Reference provides a solid conceptual foundation of HTTP, and… Read more.

The vi Editor Pocket Reference is a companion volume to O'Reilly's updated sixth edition of Learning the vi Editor, presenting movement and editing commands, the command-line options, and other elements… Read more.

O'Reilly's Learning GNU Emacs covers the most popular and widespread of the Emacs family of editors. The GNU Emacs Pocket Reference is a companion volume to Learning GNU Emacs. This… Read more.

The Perl/Tk Pocket Reference is a companion volume to Learning Perl/Tk. This handy reference book describes every Perl/Tk graphical element, including general widget and variable information, callbacks, geometry management, bindings,… Read more.

A companion volume to Tcl/Tk in a Nutshell, the Tcl/Tk Pocket Reference is a handy reference guide to the basic Tcl language elements, Tcl and Tk commands, and Tk widgets.… Read more.