Unix for Mac: your visual blueprint for maximizing the foundation of Mac OS X

356 Pages·2003·28.057 MB·English

by  Sandra Henry-Stocker, Kynn Bartlett

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Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual
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Unix for Mac
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• Navigating the file system the book
• Installing and using Internet
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• Customizing the shell
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
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1) GET STARTED WITH UNIX
Introduction to Unix ............................................................................................................2
Start the Terminal Application ............................................................................................4
Configure the Terminal Application ..................................................................................6
Enter Unix Shell Commands ..............................................................................................8
Shell Command Concepts ................................................................................................10
Read the Unix Manual ......................................................................................................12
Exit the Terminal Window ................................................................................................14
2) WORK WITH FILES
List Files ..............................................................................................................................16
Show Hidden Files ............................................................................................................17
Show File Attributes ..........................................................................................................18
Copy A File ........................................................................................................................20
Designate Files by Pathname ............................................................................................21
Rename a File ....................................................................................................................22
Delete a File ........................................................................................................................23
Change File Permissions ....................................................................................................24
Select Files Using Wildcards ............................................................................................26
Select Files Using Completion ..........................................................................................27
Find Files By Name ............................................................................................................28
3) WORK WITH DIRECTORIES
Change the Current Directory ........................................................................................30
Create a Directory ............................................................................................................32
Delete a Directory ............................................................................................................34
Move Files into a Directory ..............................................................................................36
Copy a Directory ................................................................................................................37
Determine Directory Size ................................................................................................38
4) WORK WITH TEXT
View Text Files ....................................................................................................................40
Create a Simple Text File ..................................................................................................41
View Text Files as Pages ....................................................................................................42
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View Portions of a Text File ..............................................................................................44
Extract Text from a File ......................................................................................................46
Redirect Text to a File ........................................................................................................48
Chain Text Commands Together ......................................................................................50
Compare Text Files ............................................................................................................52
Count Characters,Lines,and Words in Text ..................................................................54
Arrange Text in Columns ..................................................................................................55
Sorting Text ........................................................................................................................56
Print Text on a Printer ........................................................................................................58
5) WORK WITH TEXT EDITORS
Open a File with Pico ........................................................................................................60
Edit a File with Pico ..........................................................................................................62
Open a File with vi ............................................................................................................64
Movement Within vi ..........................................................................................................66
Enter Text in vi ....................................................................................................................68
Delete Text in vi ................................................................................................................70
Edit Text with vi ..................................................................................................................72
Save a File with vi ..............................................................................................................74
Open a File with emacs ....................................................................................................76
Edit a File with emacs ........................................................................................................78
6) CUSTOMIZE YOUR SHELL
Set Your Prompt ................................................................................................................80
Set Command Aliases ........................................................................................................82
Set Shell Variables ..............................................................................................................84
Set Environment Variables ................................................................................................86
Set Your Path ......................................................................................................................88
Edit Your .tcshrc File ..........................................................................................................89
Recall Your Command History ........................................................................................90
Start a New Shell ..............................................................................................................92
Change Your Shell ..............................................................................................................93
Work with the Bourne-Again Shell ..................................................................................94
Work with the Z Shell ......................................................................................................95
7) WORK WITH PROCESSES
Suspend the Current Process ..........................................................................................96
Restart a Process ................................................................................................................98
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Run a Process in the Background ..................................................................................100
Kill a Process ....................................................................................................................102
List Active Processes ........................................................................................................104
Monitor the Top Processes ............................................................................................106
8) AUTOMATE SHELL TASKS
Write a Simple Shell Script ............................................................................................108
Run a Simple Shell Script ................................................................................................110
Write Looping Shell Scripts ............................................................................................112
Write A Conditional Shell Script ....................................................................................114
Extract Information with awk ........................................................................................116
Extend Scripts with sed ..................................................................................................118
Schedule Scripts to Run Automatically ........................................................................120
9) COMBINE UNIX AND AQUA
Open Aqua Applications from the Shell ........................................................................122
Capture a Screenshot from Unix ....................................................................................124
Access the Aqua Clipboard ............................................................................................126
Copy Apple Resource Forks ............................................................................................128
Run Applescript from the Shell ......................................................................................130
Create Clickable Shell Scripts ........................................................................................132
Drag Pathnames to the Terminal Window ....................................................................133
10) WORK WITH INTERNET COMMANDS
Connect to the Internet ..................................................................................................134
Look Up an Internet Address ..........................................................................................136
Look Up Domain Information ........................................................................................138
Examine Your Network Connection ..............................................................................140
Check that Another Computer Is Reachable ................................................................142
Log on to Another Computer ........................................................................................144
Transfer Files ....................................................................................................................146
Access Another Computer Securely ..............................................................................148
Download Web Files ......................................................................................................150
Enable Remote Access to Your Computer ....................................................................152
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