Book description
Explore a ton of powerful Mac OS X UNIX commands
This handy, compact guide teaches you to use Mac OS X UNIX systems as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Apply the skills you learn from this book to troubleshoot networks, lock down security, and uncover almost anything you care to know about your Mac OS X system.
Expand your Mac OS X UNIX expertise in these and other areas:
Using the shell
Finding online software
Working with files
Playing with music and images
Administering file systems
Backing up data
Checking and managing running processes
Accessing network resources
Handling remote system administration
Locking down security
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Starting with UNIX on Mac OS X
- 2. New to Mac OS X?
- 3. Using the Shell
- 4. Working with Files
-
5. Manipulating Text
- 5.1. Matching Text with Regular Expressions
- 5.2. Editing Text Files
-
5.3. Listing, Sorting, and Changing Text
- 5.3.1. Listing Text Files
- 5.3.2. Paging Through Text
- 5.3.3. Paginating Text Files with pr
- 5.3.4. Searching for Text with grep
- 5.3.5. Replacing Text with sed
- 5.3.6. Translating or Removing Characters with tr
- 5.3.7. Checking Differences Between Two Files with diff
- 5.3.8. Using awk and cut to Process Columns
- 5.4. Summary
- 6. Advanced Scripting
- 7. Administering File Systems
- 8. Backups and Removable Media
- 9. Checking and Running Processes
- 10. Managing the System
- 11. Managing Network Connections
- 12. Accessing Network Resources
-
13. Remote System Administration
- 13.1. Remote Login and Tunneling with SSH
- 13.2. Using screen: A Rich Remote Shell
- 13.3. Using a Remote Windows Desktop
- 13.4. Using Remote Desktop and Applications
- 13.5. Sharing Your Desktop Using VNC
- 13.6. Summary
- 14. Locking Down Security
- A. Using vi or Vim Editors
- B. Special Shell Characters and Variables
- C. Personal Configuration Files
- D. AppleScript Command Summary
- E. Fink Package Summary
- F. Perl Primer
Product information
- Title: MAC OS® X UNIX® Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for the Mac OS® X
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2009
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470478363
You might also like
book
Apple® Automator with AppleScript® Bible
One-stop reference helps you get the most out of AppleScript and Automator One of the handiest …
video
Unleashing Twitter Data for Fun and Insight
This talk demonstrates how an eclectic blend of storage, analysis, and visualization techniques can be used …
book
Take Control of Maintaining Your Mac, 3rd Edition
Macs, like all machines, are prone to break down eventually—in either a physical sense (a component …
book
Mac Kung Fu, 2nd Edition
Squeeze every drop of juice from OS X with over 400 quick and easy tips, tricks, …