Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger

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Related Items: Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks Mac OS X Tiger: Missing Manual Hacking Mac OS X Tiger : Serious Hacks, Mods and Customizations Running Mac OS X Tiger: A No-Compromise Power User's Guide to the Mac (Animal Guide) Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Beneath Mac OS X Tiger's easy-to-use Aqua interface lies a powerful Unix engine. Mac users know that Unix is at their fingertips, if only they knew how to access it. Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger provides Mac users with a user-friendly tour of the Unix world concealed beneath Mac OS X's hood and shows how to make the most use of the command-line tools. Thoroughly revised and updated for Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition introduces Mac users to the Terminal application and shows you how to navigate the command interface, explore hundreds of Unix applications that come with the Mac, and, most importantly, how to take advantage of both the Mac and Unix interfaces. Readers will learn how to: Launch and configure the Terminal application Customize the shell environment Manage files and directories Search with Spotlight from the command line Edit and create text files with vi and Pico Perform remote logins Access internet functions, and much more Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger is a clear, concise introduction to what you need to know to learn the basics of Unix on Tiger. If you want to master the command-line, this gentle guide to using Unix on Mac OS X Tiger is well worth its cover price. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - A clear explanation that isn't just for dummies Learning not only one but two new operating systems can be a challenge (I have used computers since they filled rooms and ate punch cards, but this is my first foray into Mac ownership). As with all O'Reilly books, this one is well written, explains things clearly, and doesn't assume the reader is a dope. I know the Mac OS world has moved on to Leopard now, but this book is all I need to give me a solid understanding of the underpinnings of the operating system before I move on as well. Rating: - Very good introduction to Unix A small amount of background. I started out using Dos 3.0 - and have always used Microsoft products. Up until about the year 2000 when I got a job as a computer tech as a high school that used alot of Macs. I learned to love the Mac almost overnight and haven't purchased a PC since. When OS X came out I was apprehensive about the shell. I knew DOS like the back of my hand, but I didn't know ANY unix commands and really wanted to learn. The unix books I ordered all seemed to be more advanced ... Read More Rating: - An excellent book to know Unix basics The book seems to me an excellent reference in order to introduce the reader in the language which supports Mac OS X. I think the interested user of Mac has, with this book, the opportunity to know something more than doing click on a series of windows. The author points out in his preface the existence of such projects as the Fink and DarwinPorts ones whose purpose is to develop free software for Mac. In my opinion, that's useful and valuable since not only the standard user of Mac does not know ... Read More Rating: - Good Overall Introduction This book is easy to read and a good intro. to using Unix on the Mac, and the Terminal. It has enough information for most command line work, and will overwhelm you with some stuff that you are unlikely to use in other areas. Rating: - Just a taste of Unix on Mac Get the Sobell Unix for Mac OC X Users...it's by far a superior value, and provides in-depth coverage...Dave Taylor's book just scratches the surface...I'm glad I took out from the Library first...read it in an hour and decided to get the Sobell text, you'll thank me later...Unix for Tiger is like the Cliffs notes edition for the Complete Works of William Shakespeare see more Browse for similar items by category: Operating Systems - Computers & Internet - Subjects - Books - MacOS Unix Administration Shell Computers & Internet - Subjects - Books - Operating Systems

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