Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the masses who helped make the book possible, and also would like to thank the authors of other O’Reilly books, from which some portions of this book were derived; including:

• AppleScript in a Nutshell (Bruce M. Perry)

• CVS Pocket Reference (Gregor N. Purdy)

• Essential System Administration (Æleen Frisch)

• Linux in a Nutshell (Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour, Stephen Figgins, and Jessica P. Hekman)

• Mac OS X Pocket Guide (Chuck Toporek)

• Mac OS X for Unix Geeks (Brian Jepson and Ernest E. Rothman)

• DNS & BIND (Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu)

• SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide (Daniel J. Barrett and Richard E. Silverman)

• Unix in a Nutshell (Arnold Robbins)

Acknowledgments for Jason McIntosh

Chuck Toporek provided great guidance and insight as an editor, and knew when to step in and help write once my life changed in unexpected ways (i.e., I suddenly stopped being unemployed); this book is much better for his active efforts. Chris Stone took on the command reference chapter before any of us realized the magnitude of that task, and yet he and his cohorts did a smashing job. I mean, just look at that thing.

John Keimel and Andrew “Zarf” Plotkin tech reviewed this book. Jim Troutman and Andy Turner at Arcus Digital in Waterville, Maine hosted my email, web, and CVS server, which was crucial to this project (and my life). They also tossed me some freelance programming jobs to gnaw on, and pitched in with tech reviewing. Karl von Laudermann ...