Index_U

U

UFS (Unix File System), 9, 499, 717, 852

Undo command, Edit menu, 77

Uniform Resource Locator. See URL

UNiplexed Information and Computing System. See Unix

uniq command, Unix, 776

Universal Access preferences pane, 403–407

Unix

administration software for, 710

aliases, 775

Apple software for, 781–782

CinePaint (filmGimp), 794–795

command syntax, 762

command-line interface for, 758–759

comment character for, 836

definition of, 757, 780, 852

directories, commands for, 764–768

disk statistics, commands for, 768–769

documentation for, 778

environment variables, 773–775

file editors, 775–776

file system statistics, commands for, 768–769

files, commands for, 764–768, 769–773, 776

Fink project, 783–787

firewalls, 811

GIMP software, 789–794

GUI for, 758

history of, 757

influence on Mac OS X, 4

log in and log out, 762–763

Lynx Web browser, 787

NcFTP software, 787–788

Nmap software, 807–810

permissions, 771–773

pipes, 770

regular expressions, 765–767

root account, 763

security considerations, 797–804

shell scripts, 761, 771, 776–777

shell variables, 771, 773–775

shells for, 759, 760–761

standard input and output, 769–770

system logs, 817–820

third-party installation tools, 783

user accounts, 763

Wget software, 788–789

wildcards, 765–767

X11 application, 782

Unix console. See Console utility

Unix File System. See UFS

Unix For Dummies (Levine, Levine Young), 778

unmount, 852

unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable, 430–431, 852

Upgrade Mac OS X option, Select Destination screen, 13

uplink port, 433

upload, 852

URL (Uniform Resource Locator), 189, 852

USB Overdrive X software, 709

USB Printer Sharing control panel, 502

USB printers, 265, 266, 269

Usenet, 213–214, 852

user, 852

user account. See also NetInfo Manager utility

access limits for, 420–422

creating, 16, 416–417

creating administrator account from, 420

definition of, 411

deleting, 415, 417

fast switching for, 417

graphic for, 419

how many to have, 715

names for, 16, 416, 852

password for, 416, 417

privileges for, 413

reinstating after deleting, 416

specifying at login, 22–23

switching, in Unix, 763

types of, 412–413

user group, 852

User Pictures folder, 714

user preferences, 852

username, 16, 416, 852

Users folder, 47

using terms from statement, AppleScript, 754

Utilities folder

Activity Monitor utility, 144, 164, 616–619

AirPort Admin Utility, 144, 619

AirPort Setup Assistant, 144, 465–466, 620

Asia Text Extras folder, 620

AudioMIDI Setup utility, 144, 620

Bluetooth File Exchange utility, 144, 321, 621–622

Bluetooth Serial Utility, 144, 622–623

Bluetooth Setup Assistant, 144, 623

ColorSync Utility, 144, 623–624

Console utility, 144, 624

DigitalColor Meter utility, 144, 625

Directory Access utility, 144, 625–626

Disk Utility, 626–632

Grab utility, 144, 313–314, 632–633

Java folder, 633–634, 713

Keychain Access utility, 145, 634

NetInfo Manager utility, 145, 634–636

Network Utility, 145, 636, 806

ODBC Administrator utility, 145, 636–637

StuffIt Expander, 145, 638, 830

System Profiler utility, 145, 639–640

Terminal utility, 145, 640, 763, 820, 851

X11 utility, 640–641, 779, 782

utility software

finding, 693–694

list of, 697–710

precautions for, 696, 697

shareware and freeware, 694–696

UTP (unshielded twisted-pair) cable, 430–431, 852