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Sebastopol, CA--Mac OS X is a stunning technical achievement--a
virtually crash-proof Unix core paired with the sleek Aqua interface,
bringing style, usability, and stability to a new level. It has almost
everything that Macintosh fans have craved: protected memory, crash
resistance, and the ability to run the 18,000 existing Mac programs and
an unlimited supply of Unix and open source software. An instant
success among longtime Apple users and developers, the new Mac
operating system is becoming the system of choice among serious Unix
users as well. There is plenty of territory to explore in Mac OS X, and
O'Reilly's latest "In a Nutshell" book, Mac OS X in a Nutshell by
Jason McIntosh, Chuck Toporek, and Chris Stone (O'Reilly, US $34.95),
offers all audiences--longtime Mac users and converts--the most
complete guide to this remarkable operating system.
In the tradition of O'Reilly's In a Nutshell series, this new title
offers a thorough treatment of Mac OS X version 10.2, from its BSD Unix
foundation to Aqua, the new user interface. The book's "Unix Command
Reference" is the most complete and thorough coverage of Mac OS X Unix
commands you can find anywhere. 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. The book 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/Python) web
publishing system. Other topics covered in the book include:
Detailed information on virtually every command and utility available
on Mac OS X Jaguar Advice and documentation on system configuration, with extensive
coverage of the System Preferences and use of the Finder and the Dock An overview of basic system and network administration features,
including coverage of NetInfo and Directory Services Hundreds of tips, tricks, and clever ways to do familiar and
not-so-familiar tasks Instructions on installing the X Window System and how to build and
run BDS Unix applications An overview of Mac OS X's Unix text editors, including vi and Emacs An overview of CVS, the concurrent version system Information on shell syntax and variables for Mac OS X's default user
shell, tcsh
"Mac OS X in a Nutshell" follows the common-sense O'Reilly approach,
cutting through the hype and giving readers practical details they can
use every day. Serious users who want more from their system will find
everything they need to know systematically documented in this book. It
provides a wealth of knowledge for anyone who wants to make the most of
Mac OS X.
Additional Resources:
Mac OS X in a Nutshell
Jason McIntosh, Chuck Toporek, and Chris Stone
ISBN 0-596-00370-6, 801 pages, $34.95 (US), $54.95 (CAN), 24.95 (UK)
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