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Explore a ton of powerful Mac OS X UNIX commands
This handy, compact guide teaches you to use Mac OS X UNIX systems as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Apply the skills you learn from this book to troubleshoot networks, lock down security, and uncover almost anything you care to know about your Mac OS X system.
Expand your Mac OS X UNIX expertise in these and other areas:
Using the shell
Finding online software
Working with files
Playing with music and images
Administering file systems
Backing up data
Checking and managing running processes
Accessing network resources
Handling remote system administration
Locking down security
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Explore a ton of powerful Mac OS X UNIX commands
This handy, compact guide teaches you to use Mac OS X UNIX systems as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Apply the skills you learn from this book to troubleshoot networks, lock down security, and uncover almost anything you care to know about your Mac OS X system.
Expand your Mac OS X UNIX expertise in these and other areas:
Using the shell
Finding online software
Working with files
Playing with music and images
Administering file systems
Backing up data
Checking and managing running processes
Accessing network resources
Handling remote system administration
Locking down security
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Are you an old hand at the Mac? Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Are you an old hand at the Mac? Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can't figure out who this book is aimed at. It says in the book that it is for people with experience of unix systems who want to learn how to use those skills on a mac, but this is completely stupid because 99% of unix commands are the same for Bash on osx as they are for Bash on other unix based OSs. As i read through the book I found that NOTHING is explained at all, it's like reading the author's notes on the subject.
Commands like 'ls' might be obvious (list), but other commands like 'ifconfig' mean nothing at all unless explained. But you are supposed to know already what all the shortcut codes mean, in which case you already know everything in this book, are already a unix admin and do not need this book.
Also in this book for intermediate/experienced users are useful tips like how to turn your computer off using the mouse and the shutdown menu item, seriously?! You know what all the commands mean but you don't know this? Have you ever seen a computer before? What bizarre parallel universe do the authors live in?
All the information that can be obtained from bash commands IS NEVER EXPLAINED thus rendering it useless. Again, if you already know what all the info is, you won't need this book to get it.
Appendixes are useless and irrelevant, a huge section about Fink Commander, but nothing much useful at all.
On top of which the proofreading was done by a poorly trained chimp and the book is full of mistakes.
Avoid at all costs, just a buy a good unix / BASh book until a seriously revised version of this comes out (hopefully never).
Commands like 'ls' might be obvious (list), but other commands like 'ifconfig' mean nothing at all unless explained. But you are supposed to know already what all the shortcut codes mean, in which case you already know everything in this book, are already a unix admin and do not need this book.
Also in this book for intermediate/experienced users are useful tips like how to turn your computer off using the mouse and the shutdown menu item, seriously?! You know what all the commands mean but you don't know this? Have you ever seen a computer before? What bizarre parallel universe do the authors live in?
All the information that can be obtained from bash commands IS NEVER EXPLAINED thus rendering it useless. Again, if you already know what all the info is, you won't need this book to get it.
Appendixes are useless and irrelevant, a huge section about Fink Commander, but nothing much useful at all.
On top of which the proofreading was done by a poorly trained chimp and the book is full of mistakes.
Avoid at all costs, just a buy a good unix / BASh book until a seriously revised version of this comes out (hopefully never).
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am impressed with the detail in this book. It does require some basic knowledge of the command structure but even if you do not have that the reader might benefit from this (although I would not recommend it if you are utterly novice to an Apple Mac).
Good buy with plenty of tips and commands
Good buy with plenty of tips and commands
Format:Paperback
This book is very useful as it includes the vast majority of commands in Mac. Th structure of this book is quite reasonable that it introduces from very basic principle to the more advanced applications.
Also the delievery was fast and the quality of the book is nice.
Also the delievery was fast and the quality of the book is nice.
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