Work More Quickly and Easily--and Learn Some New Tricks
The Mac command line offers a faster, easier way to accomplish many tasks. It's also the medium for many commands that aren't accessible using the GUI. The Mac OS X Command Line is a clear, concise, tutorial-style introduction to all the major functionality provided by the command line. It's also packed with information the experienced users need, including little-known shortcuts and several chapters devoted to advanced topics. This is a book to get you started, but also a book you won't soon outgrow.
Coverage includes:
* Using Terminal, the gateway to the command line
* Making Terminal easier to use with shortcuts
* Configuring your shell: bash and tcsh
* Navigating your file system in Terminal
* Moving and copying files from the command line
* Accessing hidden files with Terminal
* Editing configuration files with command-line text editor
* Finding any kind of file or content using simple commands
* Printing from the command line
* Archiving, compressing, and decompressing files
* Managing users, groups, and permissions
* Accessing network volumes and the Internet using simple commands
* Managing programs and processes
* Using system maintenance commands
The Mac command line offers a faster, easier way to accomplish many tasks. It's also the medium for many commands that aren't accessible using the GUI. The Mac OS X Command Line is a clear, concise, tutorial-style introduction to all the major functionality provided by the command line. It's also packed with information the experienced users need, including little-known shortcuts and several chapters devoted to advanced topics. This is a book to get you started, but also a book you won't soon outgrow.
Kirk McElhearn
Betriebssysteme / Macintosh u. iOS Computer-Ratgeber End-User Computing Mac OS X Operating Systems / Macintosh & iOS