Learning Unix for Mac OS X

Dave Taylor is a popular writer, teacher and speaker of business and technology issues. The founder of The Internet Mall and iTrack.com, he's 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 it was released. Once a Research Scientist at HP Laboratories and Senior Reviews Editor of SunWorld magazine, Taylor has contributed software to the official 4.4 release of Berkeley Unix (BSD). His programs are found in all versions of Linux and other popular Unix variants. Brian Jepson maintains a keen focus on the sparks that fly where two cutting edges meet. He has published print and online articles that examine the intersection of Open Source and Windows (particularly .NET). Mac OS X is one such intersection, combining a solid Unix core with the pioneering Apple user interface. Brian's prior experience developing applications in Unix and Linux give him an appreciation of the target audience's point of view. His thorough explorations of NeXTSTEP and Mac OS X -- conducted over the last few years -- kept him oriented as he developed this book. Brian is also an O'Reilly editor and co-author of Mac OS X for Unix Geeks.

Preface 1. Getting Started Working in the Unix Environment Syntax of Unix Command Lines Types of Commands The Unresponsive Terminal 2. Using Unix The Mac OS X Filesystem Protecting and Sharing Files Superuser Privileges with sudo Graphical Filesystem Browsers 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 Non-PostScript Printers 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 Fink Lynx, a Text-Based Web Browser Electronic Mail with Pine 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 Glossary Index