Mac OS X in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

Mac OS X in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

by JasonMcIntosh (Author), Chuck Toporek (Author), Chris Stone (Author)

Synopsis

Mac OS X has the ability to run the 18,000 existing Mac programs and an unlimited supply of Unix and Open Source software. This text offers all audiences - both long time Mac users and converts - a complete guide to operating system from its BSD Unix foundation to Aqua, the new user interface. The book's "Unix Command Reference" is a complete and thorough coverage of Mac OS X Unix commands. Each command and option in this section has been painstakingly tested and checked against Jaguar - even the manpages that ship with the system can't compete in accuracy. The reference incorporates the new command-line tools that come with Apple's Developer tools. It familiarizes readers with the Finder and the Dock, file management, system configuration, network administration issues, and more. Later chapters include bonus material for the Unix user, including advanced use of the Terminal and how to configure a DAMP (Darwin, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP) Web publishing system. Other topics covered in the book include: filesystem overview; running Java applications; system and Network Administration; directory services and netinfo; scripting on Mac OS X; using CVS; Unix Command Reference; and installing and running X Windows and BSD Unix applications. The book follows the common-sense O'Reilly approach, aiming to cut through the hype and give readers practical details they can use every day. Serious users who want more from their system should find everything they need to know systematically documented in the book.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 832
Edition: 1
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 27 Jan 2003

ISBN 10: 0596003706
ISBN 13: 9780596003708

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This is a handy guide to turning the Mac into a web server platform. Computer Shopper, July (5 stars)
Author Bio
Jason McIntosh is a freelance writer and programmer living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the coauthor of Perl & XML. Chuck Toporek cut his teeth on a Mac II system when he got his first job in publishing in 1988, and has been using them ever since. Chuck is the editor in charge of the Mac OS X/Apple Developer Connection (ADC) series for O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. He is also the editor of the first edition of Mac OS X Pocket Reference and co-author of O'Reilly's Mac OS X in a Nutshell. Chris Stone is a Senior Systems Administrator (the Mac guy) at O'Reilly & Associates. He's written several Mac OS X related articles for the O'Reilly MacDevCenter (www.macdevcenter.com), and contributed to Mac OS X: The Missing Manual from Pogue Press. Chris lives in Petaluma, California with his wife, Miho, and two sons, Andrew and Jonathan.