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Unix for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickPro Guide
By Matisse  Enzer
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
Pub Date: September 22, 2005
ISBN: 0-321-24668-3
Pages: 552

Table of Contents    Index

		Copyright
		Acknowledgments for the first edition
		Acknowledgments for the second edition
		Chapter i.   Introduction
			Who Is This Book For?
			What's in This Book?
			How to Use This Book
			Requirements
		Chapter 1.   What Is Unix, and Why Is It Good?
			The Advantages of a Unix-Based Mac OS
			But First, a Little History
			How Mac OS X's Unix Differs from Mac OS 9
			What You Can Do with Mac OS X and Unix
			How You Will Be Working with Unix
			Where to Find More
		Chapter 2.   Using the Command Line
			Getting to the Command Line
			Understanding the Shell Prompt
			Using a Command
			Using Common Commands
			About Commands, Processes, and Jobs
			About Spaces in the Command Line
			Wildcards
			About Standard Input and Output
			Creating Pipelines of Commands
			Running a Command in the Background
			Opening Files from the Command Line
			Creating a Simple Unix Shell Script
		Chapter 3.   Getting Help and Using the Unix Manual
			Using the Unix Manual
			Printing man Pages
			Using Commands' Built-in Help
			Using the Web to Get Help
			Getting Help from Other People
		Chapter 4.   Useful Unix Utilities
			Mac OS XSpecific Utilities
			File Compression and Archiving
			File and Text Processing
			Searching for Text Inside Files
			Searching for Files
			Viewing and Editing Files
			Sending E-mail
			Network Analysis
			Using the Internet
		Chapter 5.   Using Files and Directories
			Seeing the Whole File System
			Seeing Where You Are in the File System
			Understanding and Using Unix Filenames
			Moving Around in the File System
			Seeing the Contents of Directories
			Viewing the Contents of Text Files
			Creating Files and Directories
			Copying Files and Directories
			Renaming or Moving Files
			Deleting Files and Directories
			Getting Information About Files and Directories
			About Links (the Unix Version of Aliases)
		Chapter 6.   Editing and Printing Files
			Editing Files with vi
			About vi's Two Modes
			Navigating Using vi
			Saving a File in vi
			Quitting vi
			Changing and Deleting Text
			emacsan Editor Without Modes
			Printing Files
		Chapter 7.   Configuring Your Unix Environment
			Finding Configuration Files
			Configuring Your Shell
			Environment Variables
			Shell Aliases
			Shell Settings
			Configuring vi
			Configuring Mac OS X Defaults from the Command Line
		Chapter 8.   Working with Permissions and Ownership
			About Users and Groups
			The Root UserPermission to Do Anything
			Understanding Permissions and Ownership
			Setting and Changing Permissions
			Changing Ownership
			Default Permissions for File Creation
			Recognizing Permission Problems
		Chapter 9.   Creating and Using Scripts
			Common Uses of Shell Scripts
			Creating a Shell Script
			Using Variables
			Using Arguments
			Using Commands Within Commands
			Doing Arithmetic and Using Expressions
			Using Control Structures
			Getting User Input
			Creating and Using Functions
		Chapter 10.   Connecting over the Internet
			About Hostnames
			Logging In to Another Unix Machine
			Copying Files Across the Internet
			Advanced Interactions
		Chapter 11.   Introduction to System Administration
			About root
			Becoming Another User
			Keeping Backups
			Managing User Accounts and Groups
			Monitoring System Usage
			Running Regularly Scheduled Commands
			System Log Files
			The Boot Sequence
			Creating New LaunchDaemons and StartupItems
			Troubleshooting Tips
		Chapter 12.   Security
			Security Checklist
			Physical Security
			Choosing Good Passwords
			Protecting Yourself from Internet Attacks
			Searching for Files That Make You root
			Keeping Up-to-Date
			Monitoring Files for Changes
		Chapter 13.   Installing Software from Source Code
			Installing from Source Codethe Basics
			Using Fink to Install Software
			Manually Installing from Source Code
			Installing Perl Modules
		Chapter 14.   Installing and Configuring Servers
			Setting Your Machine's Hostname
			Controlling the AppleShare Server
			Activating the SSH Server
			Configuring an Internet E-mail Server
			Activating the FTP Server
			Apache: A Web Server
			The MySQL Database Server
			Even More Servers
		Appendix A.   Darwin-only Unix Commands
		Index