Mac OS X Unix Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for the Mac OS X
- 3h 56m
- Christopher Negus, François Caen, Thomas Myer
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2009
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
About the Authors
Thomas Myer currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he runs Triple Dog Dare Media, a consulting group that builds CodeIgniter applications, writes technical documentation and copy, and works as a systems analyst for hire. He is the author of Lead Generation on the Web, No Nonsense XML Web Development with PHP, Professional CodeIgniter, and From Geek to Peak: Your First 365 Days as a Technical Consultant, as well as dozens of articles on technology and business.
Christopher Negus is the author of the Fedora and Red Hat Linux Bibles, as well as BSD UNIX Toolbox. Chris served for eight years on development teams for the UNIX operating system at AT&T, where UNIX was created and developed.
François Caen, through his company Turbosphere LLC, hosts and manages business application infrastructures, 95 percent of which run on Linux systems.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Starting with UNIX on Mac OS X
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New to Mac OS X?
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Using the Shell
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Working with Files
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Manipulating Text
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Advanced Scripting
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Administering File Systems
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Backups and Removable Media
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Checking and Running Processes
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Managing the System
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Managing Network Connections
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Accessing Network Resources
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Remote System Administration
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Locking Down Security
