Learning Unix For Mac Os X - Brossura

Taylor, Dave; Peek, Jerry

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0596003420 ISBN 13: 9780596003425

Casa editrice: O'Reilly, 2002

Riassunto

The success of Apple's operating system, Mac OS X, and its Unix roots has brought many new potential Unix users searching for information. The terminal application and that empty command line can be daunting at first, but users understand it can bring them power and flexibility. This text X is a concise introduction to just what a reader needs to know to get a started with Unix on Mac OSX. Many Mac users are familiar and comfortable with the easy-to-use aspect of the GUI. With Mac OS X, they have the ability to not only continue to use their preferred platform, but to explore the capabilities of Unix. The book offers the reader information on how to use the Terminal application, become functional with the command interface, explore many Unix applications, and learn how to take advantage of the strengths of both interfaces. The reader should find all the common commands simply explained with accompanying examples, exercises, and opportunities for experimentation. The book includes problem checklists along the way to help the reader if they get stuck and begins with a introduction to the Unix environment to encourage the reader to get comfortable with the command line. The coverage then expands to launching and configuring the Terminal application - the heart of the Unix interface for the Mac OS X user. The text also introduces how to manage, create, edit, and transfer files and offers instruction on how to use function such as mail, chat, and Web browsing from the command line. A challenge for Mac OS X users is printing from the command line. The book also contains a chapter on how to configure and utilize the various print functions.

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L'autore

is a long time user of the Unix operating system. He has acted as a Unix consultant, courseware developer, and instructor. He is one of the originating authors of Unix Power Tools and the author of Learning the Unix Operating System by O'Reilly.

Contenuti

Preface; Mac OS X and the Unix Family of Operating Systems; Versions of Unix; Interfaces to Unix; What This Handbook Covers; Format; The Evolution of This Book; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Getting Started; 1.1 Working in the Unix Environment; 1.2 Syntax of Unix Command Lines; 1.3 Types of Commands; 1.4 The Unresponsive Terminal; Chapter 2: Using Unix; 2.1 The Unix Filesystem; 2.2 Looking Inside Files with less; 2.3 Protecting and Sharing Files; 2.4 Graphical Filesystem Browsers; 2.5 Completing File and Directory Names; Chapter 3: File Management; 3.1 File and Directory Names; 3.2 File and Directory Wildcards; 3.3 Creating and Editing Files; 3.4 Managing Your Files; Chapter 4: Customizing Your Session; 4.1 Launching Terminal; 4.2 Customizing Your Shell Environment; 4.3 Further Customization; Chapter 5: Printing; 5.1 Formatting and Print Commands; 5.2 Configuring Your LPR Printer; Chapter 6: Redirecting I/O; 6.1 Standard Input and Standard Output; 6.2 Pipes and Filters; Chapter 7: Accessing the Internet; 7.1 Remote Logins; 7.2 Transferring Files; Chapter 8: Unix-Based Internet Tools; 8.1 Lynx, a Text-Based Web Browser; 8.2 Electronic Mail; 8.3 Usenet News; 8.4 Interactive Chat; Chapter 9: Multitasking; 9.1 Running a Command in the Background; 9.2 Checking on a Process; 9.3 Canceling a Process; Chapter 10: Where to Go from Here; 10.1 Documentation; 10.2 Shell Aliases and Functions; 10.3 Programming; Configuring Sendmail; Quick Reference; Glossary; Colophon;

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: O'Reilly
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0596003420
• ISBN 13: 9780596003425
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 140
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile