• • • • • • Table of Contents Index Reviews Reader Reviews Errata Academic Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther By Brian Jepson, Dave Taylor Publisher : O'Reilly Pub Date : December 2003 ISBN : 0-596-00617-9 Pages : 184 This compact book provides a user-friendly tour for the uninitiated of the Mac Unix base You can safely explore Terminal and familiarize yourself with the command line, learning as you go about the hundreds of Unix programs that come with your Mac You'll 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 latest Mac incarnation Updated to cover Mac OS X Panther (Mac OS X 10.3), this book will keep you current with the latest features of your Mac • • • • • • Table of Contents Index Reviews Reader Reviews Errata Academic Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther By Brian Jepson, Dave Taylor Publisher : O'Reilly Pub Date : December 2003 ISBN : 0-596-00617-9 Pages : 184 Copyright Preface Audience Who This Book Is Not For A Brief History Interfaces to Unix Using Code Examples The Evolution of This Book Versions of Unix Conventions Used in This Book Comments and Questions Acknowledgments for Dave Taylor Acknowledgments for Brian Jepson Chapter 1 Getting Into Unix Section 1.1 Why Use Unix? Section 1.2 Launching Terminal Section 1.3 Customizing Your Shell Environment Section 1.4 Further Customization Chapter 2 Using the Terminal Section 2.1 Working with the Terminal Section 2.2 Syntax of a Unix Command Line Section 2.3 Types of Commands Section 2.4 The Unresponsive Terminal Chapter 3 Using Unix Section 3.1 The Mac OS X Filesystem Section 3.2 Protecting and Sharing Files Section 3.3 Superuser Privileges with sudo Section 3.4 Exploring External Volumes Chapter 4 File Management Section 4.1 File and Directory Names Section 4.2 File and Directory Wildcards Section 4.3 Creating and Editing Files Section 4.5 Managing Files Section 4.4 A Simpler vi Alternative: Pico Chapter 5 Printing Section 5.1 Formatting and Print Commands Section 5.2 Non-PostScript Printers Chapter 6 Redirecting I/O Section 6.1 Standard Input and Standard Output Section 6.2 Pipes and Filters Chapter 7 Multitasking Section 7.1 Running a Command in the Background Section 7.2 Checking on a Process Section 7.3 Canceling a Process Chapter 8 Accessing the Internet Section 8.1 Remote Logins Section 8.2 Transferring Files Chapter 9 Of Windows and Downloads Section 9.1 X11 Section 9.2 Fink Section 9.3 Some Picks Chapter 10 Where to Go from Here Section 10.1 Documentation Section 10.2 Shell Aliases and Functions Section 10.3 Programming Section 10.4 More Possibilities: Perl and Python Colophon Index [ Team LiB ] [SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z] [ Team LiB ] Preface Mac OS X (pronounced "Mac OS Ten"), the latest incarnation of the Macintosh operating system, is a radical departure from previous versions Not only is there a whole new look and feel on the surface, there are also huge differences under the hood All the old, familiar Macintosh system software has been replaced with another operating system, called Unix Unix is a multiuser, multitasking operating system Being multiuser means Mac OS X allows multiple users to share the same system, each having the ability to customize their desktop, create files that can be kept private from other users, and make settings that will automatically be restored whenever that person uses the computer Being multitasking means Mac OS X can easily run many different applications at the same time, and that if one application crashes or hangs, the entire system doesn't need to be rebooted The fact that Mac OS X is Unix under the hood doesn't matter to users who simply want to use its slick graphical interface to run their applications or manage their files But it opens up worlds of possibilities for users who want to dig a little deeper The Unix command-line interface, which is accessible through a Mac application in the Utilities folder called Terminal, provides an enormous amount of power for intermediate and advanced users What's more, once you've learned to use Unix in Mac OS X, you'll also be able to use the command line in other versions of Unix or the Unix-compatible Linux This book is designed to teach the basics of Unix to Macintosh users We tell you how to use the command line (which Unix users refer to as "the shell") and the filesystem, as well as some of the most useful commands Unix is a complex and powerful system, so we scratch only the surface, but we also tell you how to deepen your Unix knowledge once you're ready for more Copyright Copyright © 2004, 2003, 2002 O'Reilly & Associates, Inc Printed in the United States of America Published by O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 O'Reilly & Associates books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use Online editions are also available for most titles (http://safari.oreilly.com) For more information, contact our corporate/institutional sales department: (800) 998-9938 or corporate@oreilly.com Nutshell Handbook, the Nutshell Handbook logo, and the O'Reilly logo are registered trademarks of O'Reilly & Associates, Inc Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther, the image of an Alaskan malamute, and related trade dress are trademarks of O'Reilly & Associates, Inc Apple, the Apple logo, AppleScript, AppleTalk, AppleWorks, Cocoa, Finder, Mac, Macintosh, MPW, QuickDraw, QuickTime, and Sherlock are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries Aqua, Carbon, and Quartz are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks Where those designations appear in this book, and O'Reilly & Associates, Inc was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in caps or initial caps While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and authors assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein ... What's more, once you've learned to use Unix in Mac OS X, you'll also be able to use the command line in other versions of Unix or the Unix- compatible Linux This book is designed to teach the basics of Unix to Macintosh users...flexibility of Unix And if Unix isn't new to you, you'll discover how it translates into this latest Mac incarnation Updated to cover Mac OS X Panther (Mac OS X 10.3), this book will... your Mac • • • • • • Table of Contents Index Reviews Reader Reviews Errata Academic Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther By Brian Jepson, Dave Taylor Publisher : O'Reilly Pub Date : December 2003