- Paperback: 284 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (9 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0596009151
- ISBN-13: 978-0596009151
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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- #5 in Books > Computers & Internet > Mac OS > Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
- #7 in Books > Computers & Internet > Mac OS > Unix for Mac OS X
- #93 in Books > Computers & Internet > Mac OS > All Mac OS X Titles
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Unlock the Power of Unix
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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
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very good intro into UNIX. The fact that it deals with OS X UNIX is almost incidental. Recommended for just the audience the intro suggests: folks who are AOK with the GUI and want more power.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
OS X UNIX is amazingly friendly and accessible. Some people who had never used it before type commands and work with the operating system directly as a "cool guys" in movies! This book is very helpful and well written and it is serves as a very nice reference. I paired this book with that "UNIX Essentials" DVD(it sells on Amazon.com but they do not ship UK so I ordered it from Customflix directly) and it is complete UNIX course recorded and this book and a video they contribute one another greatly. The book is very particular about the subjects that related to OS X and because there are some differences between OS X and other UNIXes it is nice to have a book that deals with it. Overall it was very enjoyble and rewarding reading. I also enjoyed "OSX for UNIX geeks" book that sells here on Amazon as well, it is like a second part of a novell. Have a fun with OS X !
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Before reading this book, I had very little knowledge regarding the Unix side of my Mac but now I know how to wield the Terminal application with ease and confidence. It teaches you how to use the command line in a way that not only allows you to read through it like a step-by-step tutorial, but also in a way that allows you to jump about the book if you ever need to learn specific topics immediately. It's extremely detailed and informative, considering it is a book for total Unix beginners, and it also gives you information on how to continue learning about Unix as well as how to begin learning things such as shell scripts and programming languages, such as Perl, Python, Ruby, C and C++.
All in all, this is an amazing book that you will not regret purchasing. If you need somewhere to start learning about Mac OS X's Unix underpinnings, and how it can help you, look no further; you have found the perfect book.
All in all, this is an amazing book that you will not regret purchasing. If you need somewhere to start learning about Mac OS X's Unix underpinnings, and how it can help you, look no further; you have found the perfect book.
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Gives you a good foundation
This book is one of the easiest to read computer books ive read. It gives you a good foundation on using UNIX which can be extended using online resources. Read more
Published on 5 April 2007 by J. S. Robson
very mediocre book
This book is far from perfect. Best way to describe it is "How To?" sort of guide. It is not consistent, not really logical and examples are sort of 'cool', i.e. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2006 by Igor Ralets
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