Learning Unix for Mac OS X

Dave Taylor is a popular writer, teacher and speaker focused on business and technology issues. The founder of The Internet Mall and iTrack.com, he has been involved with UNIX and the Internet since 1980, having created the popular Elm Mail System. He's also been a Mac fan since the year they were released, when he started out with a dirty beige Mac Plus. Previous positions include being a Research Scientist at HP Laboratories and Senior Reviews Editor of SunWorld magazine. He has contributed software to the official 4.4 release of Berkeley UNIX (BSD), and his programs are found in all versions of Linux and other popular UNIX variants. Jerry Peek is a long time user of the Unix operating system. He also acted as a Unix consultant, courseware developer, and instructor. Coupling his knowledge of Unix with his technical writing skills makes Jerry the perfect author to provide the beginning Unix user with a solid introduction to the operating system.

Preface 1. Getting Started Working in the Unix Environment Syntax of Unix Command Lines Types of Commands The Unresponsive Terminal 2. Using Unix The Unix Filesystem Looking Inside Files with less Protecting and Sharing Files Graphical Filesystem Browsers Completing File and Directory Names 3. File Management File and Directory Names File and Directory Wildcards Creating and Editing Files Managing Your Files 4. Customizing Your Session Launching Terminal Customizing Your Shell Environment Further Customization 5. Printing Formatting and Print Commands Configuring Your LPR Printer 6. Redirecting I/O Standard Input and Standard Output Pipes and Filters 7. Accessing the Internet Remote Logins Transferring Files 8. Unix-Based Internet Tools Lynx, a Text-Based Web Browser Electronic Mail Usenet News Interactive Chat 9. Multitasking Running a Command in the Background Checking on a Process Canceling a Process 10. Where to Go from Here Documentation Shell Aliases and Functions Programming Appendix: Configuring Sendmail Glossary Index