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Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger

Name: Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger
Author: Dave Taylor
ISBN: 9780596009151

by Dave Taylor

June 2005

Beginner

280 pages

6h 48m

English

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Preface
Who This Book Is ForWho This Book Isn’t ForA Brief History of UnixVersions of UnixInterfaces to UnixHow This Book Is OrganizedConventions Used in This BookUsing Code ExamplesSafari® EnabledComments and QuestionsThe Evolution of This BookAcknowledgments
1. Why Use Unix?
1.1. The Power of Unix1.1.1. Batch Renames and Extracting File Lists1.1.2. Finding Hidden Files1.2. Thousands of Free Applications1.2.1. Commands Included with Unix1.2.2. Downloading Unix Software from the Web1.3. Power Internet Connections1.4. A Simple Guided (Unix) Tour1.5. The 10 Most Common Unix Commands
2. Using the Terminal
2.1. Launching the Terminal2.1.1. Syntax of a Unix Command2.1.2. Exercise: Entering a Few Commands2.1.3. Types of Commands2.1.4. Changing the Terminal’s Preferences2.1.4.1. Shell2.1.4.2. Processes2.1.4.3. Emulation2.1.4.4. Buffer2.1.4.5. Display2.1.4.6. Color2.1.4.7. Window2.1.4.8. Keyboard2.1.5. Features of the Terminal2.1.5.1. Secure Keyboard Entry2.2. Customizing Your Terminal Session2.2.1. Setting the Terminal’s Title2.2.2. Using AppleScript to Manipulate the Terminal2.2.3. Working with .term Files2.3. Working with the Terminal2.3.1. The Shell Prompt2.3.2. Entering a Command2.3.2.1. date2.3.2.2. who2.3.3. Recalling Previous Commands2.3.4. Completing File and Directory Names2.3.5. Running Multiple Commands on the Command Line2.3.6. Correcting a Command2.3.7. Ending Your Session2.3.8. Problem Checklist2.4. Customizing the Shell Environment2.4.1. Picking a Login Shell2.4.2. Changing the Command Prompt2.5. Advanced Shell Customization2.5.1. Shell Configuration Settings2.5.2. Creating Aliases2.6. The Unresponsive Terminal
3. Exploring the Filesystem
3.1. The Mac OS X Filesystem3.1.1. Your Home Directory3.1.2. Your Working Directory3.1.3. The Directory Tree3.1.4. Absolute Pathnames3.1.5. Relative Pathnames3.1.6. Relative pathnames up3.1.7. Changing Your Working Directory3.1.7.1. pwd3.1.7.2. cd3.1.8. Files in the Directory Tree3.2. Listing Files and Directories3.2.1. The All-Powerful ls Command3.2.2. Trying Out the ls Command3.2.3. Using the -l option3.2.4. File Permissions3.2.5. Calculating File Size and Disk Space3.2.6. Disk Space Available with df3.2.7. Exercise: Exploring the Filesystem3.3. Protecting and Sharing Files3.3.1. File Access Permissions3.3.2. Setting Permissions with chmod3.3.2.1. Problem checklist3.3.3. Changing Group and Owner3.4. Changing Your Password3.5. Superuser Privileges with sudo3.6. Exploring External Volumes
4. File Management
4.1. File and Directory Names4.2. File and Directory Wildcards4.3. Looking Inside Files4.3.1. cat4.3.2. less4.4. grep4.5. Creating and Editing Files4.5.1. Text Editors and Word Processors4.5.2. The vi Text Editor4.5.3. vi Basics4.5.3.1. Searching in vi4.5.3.2. Invoking external Unix commands4.5.3.3. More powerful capabilities4.5.4. A Simpler vi Alternative: Pico4.5.5. The More Complex Option: Emacs4.6. Managing Files4.6.1. Creating Directories with mkdir4.6.2. Copying Files4.6.2.1. Problem checklist4.6.2.2. Copying Mac files with resources4.6.3. Renaming and Moving Files with mv4.6.4. Removing Files and Directories4.6.4.1. rm4.6.4.2. rmdir4.6.5. Working with Links4.6.6. Compressing and Archiving Files4.6.6.1. gzip4.6.6.2. tar4.6.7. Files on Other Operating Systems
5. Finding Files and Information
5.1. The Oddly Named grep Command5.1.1. Useful grep Options5.1.1.1. Matching context5.1.1.2. Matches in color5.1.1.3. Counting matches rather than showing matching lines5.1.2. Working with Regular Expressions5.2. Finding Files with locate5.2.1. Building the locate Database5.2.2. Using locate5.3. Using Find to Explore Your Filesystem5.3.1. Matching by File Size5.3.2. Exploring find Permission Strings5.3.3. Using find to Identify Recently Changed Files5.3.4. find’s Faithful Sidekick: xarg5.3.5. Further Refinements to find5.4. Shining a Light on Spotlight5.4.1. Listing Spotlight Metadata with mdls5.4.2. Finding Files with mdfind5.4.3. Making Spotlight Useful
6. Redirecting I/O
6.1. Standard Input and Standard Output6.1.1. Putting Text in a File6.1.1.1. cat6.2. Pipes and Filters6.2.1. wc6.2.2. tr6.2.3. grep6.2.4. head and tail6.2.5. sort6.2.6. uniq6.2.7. Piping Output to a Pager6.3. Printing6.3.1. The Unix Way6.3.1.1. lpstat6.3.1.2. lp6.3.1.3. pr6.3.1.4. enscript6.3.2. The AppleTalk Way6.3.2.1. atlookup6.3.2.2. at_cho_prn6.3.2.3. atprint6.3.2.4. atstatus
7. Multitasking
7.1. Running a Command in the Background7.2. Checking on a Process7.2.1. ps7.2.2. top7.3. Canceling a Process7.3.1. kill7.3.2. killall7.4. Launching GUI Applications7.4.1. open7.4.2. Useful Starting Options for Use with open7.4.3. Making open More Useful
8. Taking Unix Online
8.1. Remote Logins8.1.1. Web and FTP Access8.1.2. Remote Access to Other Unix Systems8.2. Transferring Files8.2.1. scp and rcp8.2.2. FTP8.2.2.1. Command-line ftp8.2.2.2. SFTP: FTP to secure sites8.2.2.3. FTP with a web browser8.2.2.4. FTP with curl8.2.2.5. FTP from the Finder8.2.2.6. Other FTP solutions8.2.3. Transferring Files with Your iDisk8.2.4. Easy Shortcuts with Connect to Server8.3. Practice

9. Of Windows and X11
9.1. X119.1.1. Installing X119.1.2. Using X119.1.3. Customizing X119.1.3.1. Customizing X11’s Applications menu9.2. X11 and the Internet9.2.1. Remote X11 Access to Your Mac9.2.2. Opening a Private Network9.2.3. X11 Access to Other Computers
10. Open Source Software Via Fink
10.1. Installing Fink10.1.1. Listing Available Packages10.1.2. Installing Packages10.2. Using FinkCommander10.3. Some Picks10.3.1. Browsing the Web with Lynx10.3.1.1. Downloading a web page with Lynx10.3.2. Electronic Mail with Pine10.3.2.1. Configuring Pine10.3.2.2. Configuring Pine to send and receive email10.3.2.3. Reading email with Pine10.3.2.4. Sending email with Pine10.3.3. Editing Graphics with the GIMP
11. Where to Go from Here
11.1. Documentation11.1.1. The Terminal’s Help Menu11.1.2. The man Command11.1.3. Documentation on the Internet11.1.4. Books11.2. Customizing your Unix Experience11.2.1. Shell Aliases and Functions11.2.2. Programming11.2.2.1. Shell scripts11.2.2.2. Turning shell scripts into AppleScript droplets11.2.3. Perl, Python, and Ruby11.2.4. C and C++
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