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Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks, Third Edition

By
Brian Jepson, Ernest E. Rothman
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Released:
June 2005
Pages:
416

Product Editions

Please consider the latest edition.

  1. Mac OS X for Unix Geeks (Leopard), Fourth Edition - September 2008
  2. Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks, Third Edition - June 2005
  3. Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks, Second Edition - February 2004 (out of print)
  4. Mac OS X for Unix Geeks - September 2002 (out of print)
Description
This is the book for Mac command-line fans. Completely revised and updated to cover Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition helps you quickly and painlessly get acclimated with Tiger's familiar-yet foreign-Unix environment. If you're a Unix geek with an interest in Mac OS X, you'll find this clear, concise book invaluable.
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Table of Contents

  1. Getting Around

    1. Chapter 1 Inside the Terminal

      1. Mac OS X Shells
      2. The Terminal and xterm Compared
      3. Using the Terminal
      4. Customizing the Terminal
      5. The Services Menu
      6. Bonjour
      7. Alternative Terminal Applications
      8. The open Command

    2. Chapter 2 Searching and Metadata

      1. Spotlight
      2. Resource Forks and HFS+ Metadata

    3. Chapter 3 The Mac OS X Filesystem

      1. Working with Foreign Filesystems
      2. Files and Directories

    4. Chapter 4 Startup

      1. Booting Mac OS X
      2. Adding Startup Items
      3. Scheduling Tasks

    5. Chapter 5 Directory Services

      1. Understanding Directory Services
      2. Programming with Directory Services
      3. Configuring Directory Services
      4. NetInfo Manager
      5. Directory Services Utilities
      6. Managing Groups
      7. Managing Users and Passwords
      8. Managing Hostnames and IP Addresses
      9. Exporting Directories with NFS
      10. Flat Files and Their Directory Services Counterparts
      11. Restoring the Directory Services Database

    6. Chapter 6 Printing

      1. Printer Setup Utility
      2. Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)
      3. Gimp-Print

    7. Chapter 7 The X Window System

      1. Installing X11
      2. Running X11
      3. Customizing X11
      4. X11-based Applications and Libraries
      5. Connecting to Other X Window Systems
      6. Virtual Network Computing

    8. Chapter 8 Multimedia

      1. Burning CDs
      2. Video
      3. Image Editing
      4. 3D Modeling

    9. Chapter 9 Third-Party Tools and Applications

      1. Virtual Desktops and Screens
      2. The Application Menu
      3. Exposé
      4. Virtual Desktops
      5. SSH GUIs
      6. R with an Aqua GUI
      7. NeoOffice/J and OpenOffice

    10. Chapter 10 Dual-Boot and Beyond

      1. Why Bother?
      2. Linux on Mac Hardware
      3. Emulators on Mac OS X
      4. Emulating the Mac

  2. Building Applications

    1. Chapter 11 Compiling Source Code

      1. Compiler Differences
      2. Compiling Unix Source Code
      3. Architectural Issues
      4. X11-based Applications and Libraries
      5. Xgrid

    2. Chapter 12 Libraries, Headers, and Frameworks

      1. Header Files
      2. The System Library: libSystem
      3. libstdc++
      4. Shared Libraries Versus Loadable Modules
      5. Library Versions
      6. Creating and Linking Static Libraries
      7. Creating Frameworks
      8. The Dynamic Linker dyld: Prebinding, the Pre-Tiger Way
      9. Performance Tools and Debugging Tools
      10. CHUD Tools
      11. Interesting and Important Libraries
      12. Numerical Libraries

  3. Working with Packages

    1. Chapter 13 Fink

      1. Installing Fink
      2. Using Fink
      3. FinkCommander
      4. Installing Binaries

    2. Chapter 14 DarwinPorts

      1. Installing DarwinPorts
      2. Using DarwinPorts
      3. DarwinPorts Maintenance
      4. Installing Binaries
      5. DPGUI

    3. Chapter 15 Creating and Installing Packages

      1. Using PackageMaker
      2. Using GNU tar
      3. Disk Images
      4. Creating Fink Packages
      5. Creating DarwinPorts Packages

  4. Serving and System Management

    1. Chapter 16 Using Mac OS X as a Server

      1. Getting Connected
      2. Built-in Services: The Sharing Panel
      3. Email
      4. The Mac OS X Firewall

    2. Chapter 17 System Management Tools

      1. Diagnostic Utilities
      2. Kernel Utilities
      3. System Configuration
      4. Third-Party Applications

    3. Chapter 18 Free Databases

      1. SQLite
      2. MySQL
      3. PostgreSQL
      4. PHP and Perl

    4. Chapter 19 Perl and Python

      1. Perl for Mac OS X Geeks
      2. Python for Mac OS X Geeks

  5. Appendixes

    1. Appendix A Mac OS X GUI Primer

    2. Appendix B Mac OS X's Unix Development Tools

      1. Standard Unix Development Tools
      2. Apple's Command-Line Developer Tools
      3. Macintosh Tools
      4. Java Development Tools
      5. Text Editing and Processing
      6. Scripting and Shell Programming
      7. Working with Files and Directories
      8. File Compression and Storage
      9. Searching and Sorting
      10. Miscellaneous Tools

  1. About the Authors

  2. Colophon

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Product Details
Title:
Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks, Third Edition
By:
Brian Jepson, Ernest E. Rothman
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Formats:
  • Print
  • Ebook
  • Safari Books Online
Print Release:
June 2005
Ebook Release:
February 2009
Pages:
416
Print ISBN:
978-0-596-00912-0
| ISBN 10:
0-596-00912-7
Ebook ISBN:
978-0-596-10472-6
| ISBN 10:
0-596-10472-3
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About the Authors

  1. Brian Jepson

    Brian Jepson is an O'Reilly editor, programmer, co-author of all editions of Mac OS X for Unix Geeks, and co-author with Dave Taylor on the Jaguar and Panther editions of Learning Unix for Mac OS X. He's also a volunteer system administrator and all-around geek for AS220, a non-profit arts center in Providence, Rhode Island. AS220 gives Rhode Island artists uncensored and unjuried forums for their work. These forums include galleries, performance space, and publications. Brian sees to it that technology, especially free software, supports that mission.

    View Brian Jepson's full profile page.

  2. Ernest E. Rothman

    Ernest Rothman is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the Mathematical Sciences Department at Salve Regina University (SRU). Like Brian, Ernie has co-authored every edition of Mac OS X for Unix Geeks. Ernie holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Brown University and held positions at the Cornell Theory Center in Ithaca, New York, before coming to SRU. His academic interests are in scientific computing, computational science, and applied mathematics education. As a long-time Unix aficionado, Ernie has enjoyed tinkering with Mac OS X since the day it was first released. You can keep abreast of his latest activities at http://homepage.mac.com/samchops.

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