Learning Unix for Mac OS X - Brossura

Taylor, Dave; Jepson, Brian

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0596004702 ISBN 13: 9780596004705

Casa editrice: Oreilly & Associates Inc, 2003

Riassunto

Elegant, sleek, powerful, and stable, Mac OS X has delighted many a loyal Mac user, and gone one step further--it's turned them into Unix users, too. Perhaps you're already familiar with Unix, just not on the Mac. Or perhaps you opened your Utilities folder, spotted the Terminal icon and double-clicked on it just to see what it does. Suddenly faced with a command line interface, you probably asked what does it mean, and the more pressing question, why on earth would you ever want to venture into this seemingly user-unfriendly territory?The new edition of Learning Unix for Mac OS X answers these questions and more. This compact book provides a user-friendly tour of your Mac's Unix base. As you explore Terminal and familiarize yourself with the command line, you'll also learn about the hundreds of Unix programs that come with your Mac and begin to understand the power and flexibility of Unix. And if Unix isn't new to you, you'll discover how it translates into this new Mac incarnation. Updated to cover Jaguar (Mac OS X, 10.2), this book will keep you current with the latest features of your Mac.The book begins with a quick but in-depth introduction to Terminal and the command line interface. After learning about launching and configuring the Terminal application, you'll find out how to manage, create, edit, and transfer files. You'll find all the common commands simply explained with accompanying examples, exercises, and opportunities for experimentation. There are even problem checklists to help you along the way if you get stuck. You'll learn how to:

• Customize your shell environment
• Manage files and directories
• Successfully print from the Unix command line
• Edit and create files with the vi editor
• Perform remote logins
• Access Internet functions
• Understand pipes and filters
• Use background processing
• Use Fink, an easy way to install open source Unix software on Mac OS X

With Terminal, you'll access areas of your Mac that you just can't get to from the desktop. You may find yourself turning to Terminal for greater efficiency on a particular task or to use one of the thousands of open source programs that are now available to you. Unix continues to thrive as an operating system because of its power, flexibility, and simplicity, and the vast community that supports it. Learning Unix for Mac OS X, Second Edition can be your key to understanding all of it.The book has been reviewed by Apple for technological accuracy and brandishes the Apple Development Connection (ADC) logo.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Brian Jepson is an O'Reilly editor, programmer, and co-author of Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks and Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther. He's also a volunteer system administrator and all-around geek for AS220, a non-profit arts center in Providence, Rhode Island. AS220 gives Rhode Island artists uncensored and unjuried forums for their work. These forums include galleries, performance space, and publications. Brian sees to it that technology, especially free software, supports that mission.

Contenuti:

Preface; Mac OS X and the Unix Family of Operating Systems; Versions of Unix; Interfaces to Unix; What This Handbook Covers; Format; Comments and Questions; The Evolution of This Book; Acknowledgments for Dave Taylor; Acknowledgments for Brian Jepson; 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 Mac OS X Filesystem; 2.2 Protecting and Sharing Files; 2.3 Superuser Privileges with sudo; 2.4 Graphical Filesystem Browsers; 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 Non-PostScript Printers; 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 Fink; 8.2 Lynx, a Text-Based Web Browser; 8.3 Electronic Mail with Pine; 8.4 Usenet News; 8.5 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; Glossary; Colophon;

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Oreilly & Associates Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0596004702
• ISBN 13: 9780596004705
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 141