Download or read book Learning Unix for OS X Mountain Lion written by Dave Taylor and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Going deep with the terminal and shell"--Cover.
Download or read book Learning UNIX for OS X Mountain Lion written by Dave Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think your Mac is powerful now? Author Dave Taylor shows you how to get much more from your system by tapping into Unix, the robust operating system concealed beneath OS X’s beautiful user interface. Mountain Lion puts more than a thousand Unix commands at your fingertips - for finding and managing files, remotely accessing your Mac from other computers, and using a variety of freely downloadable open source applications. Take a friendly tour of the Unix command line and 50 of the most useful utilities, and quickly learn how to gain real control over your Mac. Get your Mac to do exactly what you want, when you want Make changes to your Mac’s filesystem and directories Use Unix’s find, locate, and grep commands to locate files containing specific information Create unique "super-commands" to perform tasks that you specify Run multiple Unix programs and processes at the same time Install the X Window system and get a quick tour of the best X11 applications Learn how to take even greater advantage of Unix on your Mac.
Download or read book Learning Unix for OS X written by Dave Taylor and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2016-01-20 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think your Mac is powerful now? Author Dave Taylor shows you how to get much more from your system by tapping into Unix, the robust operating system concealed beneath OS X's beautiful user interface. Apple's latest OS, El Capitan, puts more than a thousand Unix commands at your fingertips--for finding and managing files, remotely accessing your Mac from other computers, and using a variety of freely downloadable open source applications. Take a friendly tour of the Unix command line and 50 of the most useful utilities, and quickly learn how to gain real control over your Mac.
Download or read book Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger written by Dave Taylor and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2005 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beneath Mac OS X Tiger's easy-to-use Aqua interface lies a powerful Unix engine. Mac users know that Unix is at their fingertips, if only they knew how to access it. Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger provides Mac users with a user-friendly tour of the Unix world concealed beneath Mac OS X's hood and shows how to make the most use of the command-line tools. Thoroughly revised and updated for Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition introduces Mac users to the Terminal application and shows you how to navigate the command interface, explore hundreds of Unix applications that come with the Mac, and, most importantly, how to take advantage of both the Mac and Unix interfaces. Readers will learn how to: Launch and configure the Terminal application Customize the shell environment Manage files and directories Search with Spotlight from the command line Edit and create text files with vi and Pico Perform remote logins Access internet functions, and much more Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger is a clear, concise introduction to what you need to know to learn the basics of Unix on Tiger. If you want to master the command-line, this gentle guide to using Unix on Mac OS X Tiger is well worth its cover price.
Download or read book Learning Unix for OS X written by Dave Taylor and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think your Mac is powerful now? Author Dave Taylor shows you how to get much more from your system by tapping into Unix, the robust operating system concealed beneath OS X’s beautiful user interface. Mountain Lion puts more than a thousand Unix commands at your fingertips - for finding and managing files, remotely accessing your Mac from other computers, and using a variety of freely downloadable open source applications. Take a friendly tour of the Unix command line and 50 of the most useful utilities, and quickly learn how to gain real control over your Mac. Get your Mac to do exactly what you want, when you want Make changes to your Mac’s filesystem and directories Use Unix’s find, locate, and grep commands to locate files containing specific information Create unique "super-commands" to perform tasks that you specify Run multiple Unix programs and processes at the same time Install the X Window system and get a quick tour of the best X11 applications Learn how to take even greater advantage of Unix on your Mac
Download or read book Learning Unix for Mac OS X written by Dave Taylor and published by O'Reilly Media. This book was released on 2003 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that your favorite operating system, Mac OS X, has Unix under the hood, it's the perfect time for you to uncover its capabilities. This new edition of Learning Unix for Mac OS X is designed to teach Unix basics to traditional Macintosh users. This book tells you what to do when you're faced with that empty command line. Book jacket.
Download or read book Learning Unix for OS X 2nd Edition written by Dave Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Learning UNIX for Mac OS X Panther written by Dave Taylor and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2004 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides a user-friendly tour for the uninitiated of the Mac's UNIX base. You can safely explore Terminal and familiarize yourself with the command line, learning as you go about the hundreds of UNIX programs that come with your Mac
Download or read book OS X Mountain Lion Pocket Guide written by Chris Seibold and published by O'Reilly Media, Incorporated. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the concise information you need to start using OS X Mountain Lion, the latest version of the Mac operating system. This handy guide goes right to the heart of the OS, with details on system preferences, built-in applications, utilities, and other features. Once you’re familiar with the fundamentals, use this book as a resource for problem-solving on the fly. You get configuration tips, lots of step-by-step instructions, guides for troubleshooting, and other advice—all in an easy-to-read format. Learn what’s new, including improved iCloud integration and other iPad-inspired features Discover how working with multiple devices is easier and more streamlined with Mountain Lion Get a guide to the Finder, Dock, user accounts, and other essentials Use Mountain Lion’s system preferences to customize your Mac Take advantage of OS X applications, such as FaceTime and Time Machine Manage passwords and secure your data Work more efficiently with a complete list of keyboard shortcuts
Download or read book Master Your Mac written by Matthew Cone and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information to quickly improve and customize a Mac computer, enable undocumented Mac OS X features, automate tedious tasks, handle media, and troubleshoot disk issues.
Download or read book Mac Hacks written by Chris Seibold and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OS X Mountain Lion is an incredibly powerful, but if you’re a serious Mac user who really wants to take control of this operating system, this book helps you dig below the surface. Many of the hacks in this impressive collection show you how to tweak system preferences, mount drives and devices, and generally do things with your system that Apple doesn’t expect you to do. You’ll learn how to deal with Mountain Lion’s quirks, get the most out of its related applications, and perform a few tricks with Unix. Customize Mountain Lion to suit your needs Work with OS X’s new features Boost productivity and improve security Hack the hardware OS X runs on and connects to Apply networking and multimedia hacks Learn how to run Windows on your Mac
Download or read book OS X Mountain Lion written by Chris Kennedy and published by Questing Vole Press. This book was released on 2012-06-18 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for new and longtime Mac users, this no-fluff guide to OS X Mountain Lion is packed with details on system preferences, the desktop, built-in applications, and utilities. You'll also find step-by-step instructions for printing, scanning, networking, sharing, troubleshooting, and going online. A Windows glossary makes switching to Mac (mostly) painless, and keyboard mavens will find a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. New features covered include Notification Center, Dictation, Gatekeeper, Game Center, Messages, Notes, Reminders, Share sheets, Twitter integration, Facebook integration, AirPlay Mirroring, Power Nap, screen-saver slideshows, deeper iCloud integration, and App Store updates. - See live previews of documents, pictures, and folders. - Use Mission Control to juggle all your open windows and desktops. - Dock programs, documents, and folders for one-click access. - See all your notifications in one place. - Use iCloud to store and access the latest versions of your files and settings online. - Sync your documents, mail, contacts, appointments, reminders, notes, and messages wirelessly across your Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. - Get instant search results for documents, pictures, music, mail, programs, and more. - Dictate anywhere that you can type. - Play games on Game Center, Apple's online multiplayer social gaming network. - Post to Facebook and Twitter right from the app you're using. - Mirror your Mac's screen to your TV wirelessly via AirPlay. - Share files and printers on your home network. - Connect to wireless networks with a couple of clicks. - Set up and manage printers, scanners, and other devices. - Download and install OS X, apps, and updates from the Mac App Store. - Secure your data from thieves and snoops. - Plenty of tips, tricks, and workarounds. - Fully cross-referenced, linked, and searchable. Contents 1. OS X Basics 2. The Desktop 3. System Preferences 4. Files, Folders, and Drives 5. Programs and Documents 6. Printing, Faxing, and Fonts 7. Networks and Sharing 8. Online Connections 9. Security and Privacy 10. Maintenance and Backups 11. Switching from Windows 12. Keyboard Shortcuts About the Author Chris Kennedy is a technical writer based in Boulder, Colorado. When he's not planting power-user tips on blogs, Chris climbs rocks, revises his screenplays, and reads the journals of polar explorers.
Download or read book A Practical Guide to UNIX for Mac OS X Users written by Mark G. Sobell and published by Prentice Hall Professional. This book was released on 2005-12-21 with total page 1057 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Most Useful UNIX Guide for Mac OS X Users Ever, with Hundreds of High-Quality Examples! Beneath Mac OS® X's stunning graphical user interface (GUI) is the most powerful operating system ever created: UNIX®. With unmatched clarity and insight, this book explains UNIX for the Mac OS X user–giving you total control over your system, so you can get more done, faster. Building on Mark Sobell's highly praised A Practical Guide to the UNIX System, it delivers comprehensive guidance on the UNIX command line tools every user, administrator, and developer needs to master—together with the world's best day-to-day UNIX reference. This book is packed with hundreds of high-quality examples. From networking and system utilities to shells and programming, this is UNIX from the ground up–both the "whys" and the "hows"–for every Mac user. You'll understand the relationships between GUI tools and their command line counterparts. Need instant answers? Don't bother with confusing online "manual pages": rely on this book's example-rich, quick-access, 236-page command reference! Don't settle for just any UNIX guidebook. Get one focused on your specific needs as a Mac user! A Practical Guide to UNIX® for Mac OS® X Users is the most useful, comprehensive UNIX tutorial and reference for Mac OS X and is the only book that delivers Better, more realistic examples covering tasks you'll actually need to perform Deeper insight, based on the authors' immense knowledge of every UNIX and OS X nook and cranny Practical guidance for experienced UNIX users moving to Mac OS X Exclusive discussions of Mac-only utilities, including plutil, ditto, nidump, otool, launchctl, diskutil, GetFileInfo, and SetFile Techniques for implementing secure communications with ssh and scp–plus dozens of tips for making your OS X system more secure Expert guidance on basic and advanced shell programming with bash and tcsh Tips and tricks for using the shell interactively from the command line Thorough guides to vi and emacs designed to help you get productive fast, and maximize your editing efficiency In-depth coverage of the Mac OS X filesystem and access permissions, including extended attributes and Access Control Lists (ACLs) A comprehensive UNIX glossary Dozens of exercises to help you practice and gain confidence And much more, including a superior introduction to UNIX programming tools such as awk, sed, otool, make, gcc, gdb, and CVS
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Mac OS X written by Kate Binder and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to Mac computing essentials showcases the updated features of OS X, covering installationg, integration, applications, networking, and troubleshooting.
Download or read book Learning the Unix Operating System written by Jerry Peek and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2002 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy book for someone just starting with Unix or Linux, and an ideal primer for Mac and PC users of the Internet who need to know a little about Unix on the systems they visit. The most effective introduction to Unix in print, covering Internet usage for email, file transfers, web browsing, and many major and minor updates to help the reader navigate the ever-expanding capabilities of the operating system.
Download or read book OS X Mountain Lion Pocket Guide written by Chris Seibold and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the concise information you need to start using OS X Mountain Lion, the latest version of the Mac operating system. This handy guide goes right to the heart of the OS, with details on system preferences, built-in applications, utilities, and other features. Once you’re familiar with the fundamentals, use this book as a resource for problem-solving on the fly. You get configuration tips, lots of step-by-step instructions, guides for troubleshooting, and other advice—all in an easy-to-read format. Learn what’s new, including improved iCloud integration and other iPad-inspired features Discover how working with multiple devices is easier and more streamlined with Mountain Lion Get a guide to the Finder, Dock, user accounts, and other essentials Use Mountain Lion’s system preferences to customize your Mac Take advantage of OS X applications, such as FaceTime and Time Machine Manage passwords and secure your data Work more efficiently with a complete list of keyboard shortcuts
Download or read book Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks written by Brian Jepson and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're one of the many Unix developers drawn to Mac OS X for its Unix core, you'll find yourself in surprisingly unfamiliar territory. Unix and Mac OS X are kissing cousins, but there are enough pitfalls and minefields in going from one to another that even a Unix guru can stumble, and most guides to Mac OS X are written for Mac aficionados. For a Unix developer, approaching Tiger from the Mac side is a bit like learning Russian by reading the Russian side of a Russian-English dictionary. Fortunately, O'Reilly has been the Unix authority for over 25 years, and in Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks, that depth of understanding shows.This is the book for Mac command-line fans. Completely revised and updated to cover Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition helps you quickly and painlessly get acclimated with Tiger's familiar-yet foreign-Unix environment. Topics include: Using the Terminal and understanding how it differs from an xterm Using Directory Services, Open Directory (LDAP), and NetInfo Compiling code with GCC 3 Library linking and porting Unix software Creating and installing packages with Fink Using DarwinPorts Search through metadata with Spotlight's command-line utilities Building the Darwin kernel Running X Windows on top of Mac OS X, or better yet, run Mac OS X on a Windows machine with PearPC! Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks is the ideal survival guide for taming the Unix side of Tiger. If you're a Unix geek with an interest in Mac OS X, you'll find this clear, concise book invaluable.
