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Mac OS X for Unix Geeks
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Mac OS X for Unix Geeks

by Ernest E. Rothman, Brian Jepson
September 2002
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
216 pages
7h 43m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Macintosh Tools

You can use the following tools to work with Macintosh files and disks, Macintosh applications, and the Macintosh clipboard.

bless

Makes a system folder bootable.

diskutil

Manipulates disks and volumes.

ditto

Copies directories, and optionally includes resource forks for copied files.

hdiutil

Manipulates disk images.

installer

Installs packages; command-line tool.

lsbom

Lists the contents of a Bill of Materials (bom) file, such as the .bom files deposited under /Library/Receipts.

open

Opens a file or directory. See “open” under Section 1.5.4, earlier in this chapter.

pbcopy

Copies standard input to the clipboard.

pbpaste

Sends the contents of the clipboard to standard output.

screencapture

Takes a screenshot of a window or the screen.

serversetup

Configures network adapter properties. (Mac OS X Server only.)

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