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Mac OS X in a Nutshell


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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.

Table of Contents:
Preface I. Lay of the Land 1. Using Mac OS X The Mac Desktop The Menu Bar The Dock Windows Opening and Saving Documents Services Logging Out and Shutting Down Starting Up and Logging In 2. Using the Finder Finder Overview Finder Views Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts Files, Folders, and Disks Moving, Copying, and Renaming Objects The Get Info Window Favorites Searching for and Locating Files Relaunching the Finder 3. Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, and Classic Changes to Mac OS X from Mac OS 9 What Is Classic? Starting Classic Controlling Classic Managing Classic Applications Using Classic Applications Printing from Classic Dual-Booting with Mac OS 9 4. Task and Setting Index II. System Configuration 5. System Preferences Using System Preferences The System Preference Panels Speech Recognition and Speakable Commands Adding Panes to System references 6. Applications and Utilities Applications Installing Applications 7. Networking Networking Basics Mounting Network Disks Web Browsing Using FTP Remote Logins Virtual Network Computers 8. Printer Configuration and Printing How Printing Works The Print Dialog Print Center Page Setup Alternative Printer Interfaces Printer Sharing Configuring CUPS Printer Drivers Saving as PDF 9. Filesystem Overview Mac OS X Filesystems Filesystem Organization Hidden Files The File Permissions System 10. Running Java Applications How Java Works Running Standalone Applications Running Applets Java on the Command Line Building Applications with MRJAppBuilder III. System and Network Administration 11. System Administration Overview Acting as Root Managing Users and Groups Network Administration NFS Single-User Mode Cron Tasks 12. Directory Services and NetInfo Open Directory Overview Directory Access NetInfo Concepts NetInfo User Interfaces Exploring Common Directories The Machines Directory For More Information 13. Running Network Services Network Services Overview Running Services in Mac OS X Mail Services Web Services File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Remote Login Services File Sharing Services Configuring Startup Items 14. Web Publishing with a DAMP System Elements of a DAMP System Setting Up DAMP Using Web Serving Frameworks IV. Scripting and Development 15. Development Tools Getting the Developer Tools The Developer Folder Development Applications Project Builder Programming Languages Interface Builder Libraries and Frameworks The Info.plist File 16. AppleScript The Script Menu Extra Programming AppleScript Scripting the Terminal 17. Text Editing on Mac OS X Types of Text Files Property Lists Graphical Text Editors Unix Text Editors Text Encodings 18. Using CVS Basic Concepts CVS Administrator Reference CVS User Reference CVS in Project Builder V. Under Mac OS X's Hood 19. Using the Terminal Using the Terminal Process Management Terminal Alternatives 20. Pattern Matching Filenames Versus Patterns Metacharacters, Listed by Unix Program Metacharacters Examples of Searching 21. Shells and Shell Programming Introduction to the Shell Mac OS X Shells tcsh in Detail Variables Expressions Command History Command-Line Manipulation Job Control Built-in tcsh Commands 22. The Defaults System Property Lists Viewing and Editing Property Lists 23. Running the X Windows System Installing the X Windows System Running XDarwin Desktops and Window Managers X11-Based Applications and Libraries Aqua-Like X Windows with OroborOSX Aqua-X11 Interactions Connecting to Other X Window Systems 24. Installing Unix Software Package Managers Installing from Source 25. Unix Command Reference Alphabetical Summary of Commands Resources Index

About the Author :
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.

Review :
"This is a handy guide to turning the Mac into a web server platform. Computer Shopper, July (5 stars)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780596003708
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media
  • Publisher Imprint: O'Reilly Media
  • Height: 227 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 153 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0596003706
  • Publisher Date: 04 Mar 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 968 gr


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