Mac OS X Leopard Phrasebook

Brian Tiemann is a freelance technology columnist and software engineer who has operated his own business and leisure websites on servers running BSD–the technology underlying Mac OS X–since 1995. As an outspoken advocate for the Apple Macintosh platform as well as for FreeBSD, he values a synthesis between open-source and closed-source development and believes FreeBSD and Mac OS X both validate that synthesis for the benefit of all users. He resides in San Jose, is a graduate of Caltech, and is the author of Mac OS X Tiger in a Snap and FreeBSD Unleashed.

Introduction

 

1 The Structure of Mac OS X............7



Two Operating Systems in One............8

Uses for the Command Line............10

Navigating the Filesystem............12

Your Home Folder............15

Coexisting with Other Users............17

Conclusion............20

 

2 Configuring Your Terminal............21

Put Terminal in Your Dock............22

Set Dimensions, Colors, and Titles............23

Add Custom Key Mappings............26

Change Your Shell............28

Execute a Command Upon Opening a

    Terminal Window or Tab............31

Save and Restore a Terminal Session............32

View Your Command History............33

Run a Previous Command Again............34

Create a Command Alias............35

Conclusion............37

 

3 Using the Command Line............39

Everything Is a File............40

File Types and Extensions............41

Maximum Filename Lengths............44

Case Sensitivity and Case

    Preservation in Filenames............45

Special Characters to Avoid in Filenames............47

Wildcards and What They Mean............50

Conclusion............52

 

4 Basic Unix Commands............53

List Items in a Folder............53

List Items with Sizes and Type Symbols............55

List Items with Color-Coded Types............57

List Specific Items Matching a Pattern

    (Using Wildcards)............58

View Hidden Files and Folders............59

List Permissions, Ownership, and

    Other Details............60

Sort Contents by Date and Time............65

Sort Contents by Size............66

Express File Sizes in Terms of

    Kilo/Mega/Gigabytes............67

Find Out What Folder You’re In............68

Change to a Different Folder............69

Change to the Folder You’re Viewing

    in the Finder............70

Open a Folder in the Finder............71

Change to Your Home Folder............72

Create a New Folder............73

Create a New Series of Embedded Folders............74

Duplicate a File............75

Duplicate Files Extra Safely............76

Duplicate Multiple Files Using Wildcards............78

Duplicate a Folder............79

Duplicate Folders While Preserving

Important File Information............80

Move or Rename a File............80

Delete a File............83

Delete Multiple Files Using Wildcards............84

Delete Files Extra Safely............85

Delete a Folder............86

Delete Troublesome Files............88

Issue a Privileged Command Using sudo............91

Read About a Command with man............94

Search for More Commands Based

on Function............96

Conclusion............97

 

5 Using the Finder............99

Files, Folders, Aliases, and Bundles............99

Customize Icon View............104

Customize List View............105

Get Detailed File Info............107

Create an Alias to a File or Folder............110

Create a Symbolic Link............111

Find Files by Name or Contents............112

Find Files by Kind, Date, or Other

    Attributes............115

Save a File Search as a Smart Folder............117

Look Inside a Bundle............119

Take a Screenshot............120

Conclusion............122

 

6 Viewing and Editing Text Files............123

Edit a Text File in TextEdit............124

Edit a Text File in Nano............127

Display a Text File on the Command

    Line (Using cat)............129

Display a Text File Using a Pager (less)............130

Search for Text Within the Pager............132

View the First Few Lines of a File............133

View the Last Few Lines of a File............134

View the Tail of a File as It Is

    Continuously Updated............135

Seek for Patterns Within a Text File............136

Send Filtered Output from a Command

    into Another Command or Text File............138

Synthesize a Text File into Speech............140

Create a Compressed ZIP Archive of a

    File or Folder............142

Conclusion............144

 

7 Ownership and Permissions............145

Change the Owner of a File or Folder............146

Change the Group Owner of a File or Folder............147

Change an Item’s Permissions Symbolically............149

Change an Item’s Permissions Numerically............152

Change Ownership or Permissions

    Recursively............155

Change an Item’s Ownership and

    Permissions Graphically............156

Graphically Configure Access Control Lists............157

Conclusion............158

 

8 Printing............159

Set Up a Local (USB) Printer............159

Set Up a Network Printer............161

Print Files in Any Application............163

Print Files Using Drag-and-Drop............164

Print from the Command Line............166

List a Printer’s Pending Jobs............167

Cancel a Print Job............169

Troubleshoot a Problematic Print Job............170

Conclusion............172

 

9 Working with Applications............173

Install an Application............173

Deinstall an Application............176

Find Common Application Functions............177

Change a File’s Default Opener Application............179

Quit Applications to Conserve Memory............180

Force Quit Misbehaving Applications............182

Restore an Application to Its

    Default Settings............185

Find Application Windows with Exposé............186

Expand Desktop Real Estate with Spaces............188

Automate a Workflow............189

Schedule a Recurring Command............191

Monitor System Performance............193

Conclusion............195

 

10 Working with Disks............197

Monitor Disk Usage............198

Add a New Hard Disk to the System............203

Create a Disk Image............206

Create an Encrypted Disk Image............208

Lock and Encrypt an Existing Disk Image............210

Conclusion............211

 

11 Burning a CD or DVD............213

Put Files on a Blank Disc............214

Burn a Disc in the Finder............215

Save a Burn Folder............216

Make an ISO Image from a CD or DVD............217

Burn a CD or DVD from a Disk Image............219

Conclusion............220

 

12 Connecting to a Network............221

Connect to a Wireless Network............221

Connect to an Ethernet Network

    with DHCP............224

Connect to an Ethernet Network with

Manual TCP/IP Settings............226

Connect to a Dial-up Network............227

Check Network Connectivity............229

Protect Yourself with a Firewall............230

Conclusion............233

 

13 Using Locations............235

Create a New Location............236

Configure Network Settings for a Location............237

Place Network Services in Preference Order............238

Add and Remove Network Services............239

Switch Locations as You Move............241

Conclusion............241

 

14 Sharing Files and Resources............243

Allow Secure Remote Terminal Access............244

Allow File Sharing by Other Macs............246

Allow File Sharing by Windows Computers............247

Connect to a Shared Disk Resource

    on a Mac............249

Connect to a Shared Disk Resource on

    a Windows Computer............253

Connect to a Shared NFS Resource............255

Connect to a WebDAV Resource............256

Connect to an FTP Server............257

Disconnect from a Shared Resource............260

Conclusion............260

 

15 Command-Line Networking Tools............261

Check Network Connectivity with Ping............262

Trace the Route to Another Computer with

    Traceroute............263

Connect to a Remote Mac or Unix

    Computer Using SSH............264

Transfer Files Using FTP and SFTP............267

Transfer Files Securely Using SCP............269

Download Web Files Using curl............271

Conclusion............273

 

Index............275