- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (8 May 2002)
- Language French
- ISBN-10: 0596003420
- ISBN-13: 978-0596003425
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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1,271,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #21 in Books > Computers & Internet > Mac OS > Unix for Mac OS X
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Learning Unix for Mac OS X is targeted towards Mac users who have migrated to Mac OS X, have no Unix experience, and want to understand why Unix geeks rave about the command line. The book focuses on the terminal application to access the command line and "introduces the basic system commands". For example, there is a whole chapter on how to navigate and create files.
Well written and easy to follow, the chapters are well structured with clear sub-categories containing useful examples, highlights, exercises and problems you may face. Users new to Unix should read the preface since it explains how Mac OS X is related within the Unix family and explains some Unix concepts such as multiuser and multiprocessing.
Learning Unix for Mac OS X is a great book for those with little or no Unix experience. The book does not go into serious detail regarding the various Unix commands--only a few arguments of each command are discussed. This is not necessarily a bad thing since it keeps the book short and easy to read, however more advanced readers may be disappointed if they are expecting a book that turns them into Unix geeks. Those users are recommend to see other Unix books from O'Reilly such as UNIX Power Tools, UNIX in a Nutshell and Using Csh and Tcsh. --Parvesh Chhibber
Jonathan Gales, macmerc.com, May 30, 2002
"...This book is everything (and more) that I had to learn by trial and error and complex man pages...."
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an exceptionally useful book that does just what it says: it teaches Apple Macintosh OS X users how to use the Terminal application (which comes as part of the new operating system), and then how to use the version of UNIX that comes with it. It provides one of the best, most readable introductions to UNIX that I've come across, so if you want to learn UNIX from scratch, you might find this book useful even if you don't use a Mac. My only complaints are (a) I'd like the book to be longer - this is a measure of how good it is; (b) I'd have liked more on what you could do with UNIX on your Mac. But still, it's an excellent introduction. I read it like a novel, but now refer to it frequently.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book on a bit of a whim, but after reading most of it came to the conclusion that it didn't help at all. To use UNIX on OS X you need to know 2 things: UNIX and OS X. This books does not teach either to any real depth. There are some great UNIX books out there, and some excellent Mac OS X books too. This book (as cheap as it may be) is caught between a rock and a hard place. Don't bother.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Unfortunately this book is one of the many O'Reilly titles that trail in the wake of a few that excel themselves.
Whilst well written I can't seem to appreciate the point of this book. It claims to be an introduction to the UNIX command line for users who are new to the operating system. However, having worked through it I wouldn't say I really see the point of the command line.
The pages in this book, in my opinion, really belong at the beginning of a more detailed manual to the Terminal application. On their own they can't really justify themselves as a half decent book. Users are better off learning the basics off some of the very decent articles I found published on the web.
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