Full Description
Beneath Mac OS X Tiger's easy-to-use Aqua interface lies a powerful Unix engine. Mac users know that Unix is at their fingertips, if only they knew how to access it. Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger provides Mac users with a user-friendly tour of the Unix world concealed beneath Mac OS X's hood and shows how to make the most use of the command-line tools. Thoroughly revised and updated for Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition introduces Mac users to the Terminal application and shows you how to navigate the command interface, explore hundreds of Unix applications that come with the Mac, and, most importantly, how to take advantage of both the Mac and Unix interfaces. Readers will learn how to:
Launch and configure the Terminal application
Customize the shell environment
Manage files and directories
Search with Spotlight from the command line
Edit and create text files with vi and Pico
Perform remote logins
Access internet functions, and much more
Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger is a clear, concise introduction to what you need to know to learn the basics of Unix on Tiger. If you want to master the command-line, this gentle guide to using Unix on Mac OS X Tiger is well worth its cover price.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Why Use Unix?
The Power of Unix
Thousands of Free Applications
Power Internet Connections
A Simple Guided (Unix) Tour
The 10 Most Common Unix Commands
2. Using the Terminal
Launching the Terminal
Customizing Your Terminal Session
Working with the Terminal
Customizing the Shell Environment
Advanced Shell Customization
The Unresponsive Terminal
3. Exploring the Filesystem
The Mac OS X Filesystem
Listing Files and Directories
Protecting and Sharing Files
Changing Your Password
Superuser Privileges with sudo
Exploring External Volumes
4. File Management
File and Directory Names
File and Directory Wildcards
Looking Inside Files
grep
Creating and Editing Files
Managing Files
5. Finding Files and Information
The Oddly Named grep Command
Finding Files with locate
Using Find to Explore Your Filesystem
Shining a Light on Spotlight
6. Redirecting I/O
Standard Input and Standard Output
Pipes and Filters
Printing
7. Multitasking
Running a Command in the Background
Checking on a Process
Canceling a Process
Launching GUI Applications
8. Taking Unix Online
Remote Logins
Transferring Files
Practice
9. Of Windows and X11
X11
X11 and the Internet
10. Open Source Software Via Fink
Installing Fink
Using FinkCommander
Some Picks
11. Where to Go from Here
Documentation
Customizing your Unix Experience
Index
