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Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
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Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

by Chuck Toporek, Chris Stone, Jason McIntosh
June 2004
Intermediate to advanced
1056 pages
39h 58m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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System Status

Synopsis

Find out how long my system has been running?

Use the uptime command:

MacChuck:~ chuck$ uptime
3:34PM  up  10:09, 2 users, load averages: 0.09, 0.12, 0. 09

The uptime command displays, in the following order: the current time, how long the system has been running (up 10:09, or 10 hours 9 minutes), the number of users logged in to the system, and the load averages on the processor.

Display the battery status for my PowerBook in the menu bar?

System PreferencesEnergy Saverselect the checkbox next to “Show battery status in menu bar”

Display a volume control in the menu bar?

System PreferencesSoundselect the checkbox next to “Show volume in menu bar”

Change the name of my computer?

System PreferencesSharingenter the new name for your computer in the Computer Name text field

Automatically check for updates to the system?

System PreferencesSoftware UpdateUpdate Softwareselect the checkbox next to “Check for updates” and then select the frequency (Daily, Weekly, Monthly) from the pop-up menu

Automatically download important updates, such as system and security updates?

System PreferencesSoftware UpdateUpdate Softwareselect the checkbox next to “Download important updates in the background”

View a list of the updates I’ve installed on my Mac?

System PreferencesSoftware UpdateInstalled Updates

Have an application start up automatically after I log in?

System PreferencesAccountsselect your username in the left columnStartup Itemsthe Add button (the one with a plus ...

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