Book description
Explore a ton of powerful Mac OS X UNIX commands
This handy, compact guide teaches you to use Mac OS X UNIX systems as
the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000
commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security,
and access network resources. Apply the skills you learn from this
book to troubleshoot networks, lock down security, and uncover almost
anything you care to know about your Mac OS X system.
Expand your Mac OS X UNIX expertise in these and other areas:
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Using the shell
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Finding online software
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Working with files
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Playing with music and images
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Administering file systems
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Backing up data
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Checking and managing running processes
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Accessing network resources
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Handling remote system administration
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Locking down security
Christopher Negus served for eight years on
development teams for the UNIX operating system at the AT&T labs,
where UNIX was created and developed. He also worked with Novell on
UNIX and UnixWare development. Chris is the author of the bestselling
Fedora and Red Hat Linux Bible series, Linux Toys II, Linux
Troubleshooting Bible, and Linux Bible 2008 Edition. He now works as a
trainer for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and is RHEL certified.
Francois Caen hosts and manages business application
infrastructures through his company Turbosphere LLC. As an open-source
advocate, he has lectured on OSS network management and Internet
services, and served as president of the Tacoma Linux User Group. He
is a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
Thomas Myer is a consultant, speaker, and writer. He has become
closely involved with various aspects of Mac OS X and iPhone
programming. He has switched his entire web development business to
Mac-based systems.