- ISBN13: 9780470478363
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product 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
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To be fair I haven’t finished reading this book yet but after reading the first few chapters its pretty clear that this is indeed a book for people who have used command line on other Unix systems or have a solid understanding on how systems operate. Although there appears to be a tonne of wealth here about OS X Terminal commands, the author only briefly explains the ‘why’ and then dives straight into the ‘how’. For a newbie like me I was looking for a manual that would de-mystify the multitude of Terminal commands and throw in clear explanations on when and why. Having said that this book is still really easy to read even though it is assumed you know what is being talked about.
Amazon User Rating: 3 / 5
There aren’t 1000+ commands covered in the book. It’s only 288 pages so unless there are 4 or 5 commands on each page (which there aren’t) then it’s not going to add up to 1000. There are probably more like 100 commands that, with multiple usage examples, may equal close to 1000 EXAMPLES but there are definitely not 1000 DIFFERENT COMMANDS covered in this book or any of the other books in the * Toolbox series.
Outside of that, the book is a good introduction to the Mac OS X command line. I would give it 4 stars if the title wasn’t outright false advertising. A more accurate title would be “Introduction to the Mac OS X Command Line” which would better describe what this book really is.
Don’t buy if you expect to learn 1000 new and exotic Unix commands because this book does not cover them. Do buy if you are looking for a simple introduction to the Unix core of Mac OS X.
Amazon User Rating: 3 / 5
excellent book, lots of great commands to get you used to the command line. Only downfall is Amazon is not packaging their books well anymore, I ordered $100 worth of books that were all thrown in a box and arrived all banged up! This is the 2nd order in a row, I will think twice about ordering again as I dont care for my books being all banged up! They used to use a cellofane wrapper to hold them all together but guess it was a cost cutting measure, sad to see damaged books..
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
This booked is packed with well organized examples, but, the authors assume you already know a bit about about UNIX or Linux. However, the examples are so well done that even a complete newb to UNIX can figure it out (albeit with more effort and more slowly than someone who is already familiar with UNIX or Linux–difficult, but, not impossible). Great for a support tech, like me, who’s been supporting Windows for years, but, has been suddenly (and joyfully) tossed some Macs to support.
I’m giving it 4 stars as the publisher, Wiley Publishing Inc., decided to go cheap and print the book on paper thats usually used for mass market paperbacks. For a reference book I think that’s a bit unacceptable–especially for the price.
Amazon User Rating: 4 / 5