Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell ANNOTATION
Complete overview of Mac OS Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2) including basic system and network administration features, hundreds of tips and tricks, with an overview of Mac OS X's Unix text editors and CVS.
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An instant success among newcomers, longtime Apple fans, and serious Unix users alike, the Mac OS X operating system combines stability, simplicity and elegance, and a stunning user interface. What more could Mac users want or need? The answer, of course, is Mac OS X Panther--a sleek and powerful overhaul of Mac OS X that promises to revitalize your Mac with improved views of the system, significant improvements to favorite applications, and numerous added conveniences. As with its predecessor, Jaguar, Mac OS X Panther offers plenty of new territory to explore. To show the way, O'Reilly's latest in a Nutshell book, Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, offers all audiences--both longtime Mac users and hardcore Unix users--the most complete guide to this remarkable operating system.
The latest edition of this all-purpose reference leads power users through the newly changed landscape of Mac OS X. Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell provides details about the user-interface elements, system and network administration, and scripting and development. If you want to probe more deeply into the BSD Unix side of Mac OS X, there's a section that delves "under the hood." The book also includes the most complete Unix command reference found in print--with each command and option painstakingly tested and checked against Panther. Even the manpages that ship with the system can't compete in accuracy!
Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell offers a thorough treatment of Mac OS X Panther, from its BSD Unix foundation to the finer points of its user interface. It familiarizes readers with the Finder and the Dock, file management, system configuration, network administration issues, and more, including a clear picture of what's new
Other topics covered in the book include:
Filesystem overview
Running Java applications
System and Network Administration
Directory Services and NetInfo
Scripting on Mac OS X Panther
Using CVS
Unix Command Reference
An overview of Apple's X11 distribution
Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell is the indispensable guide for anyone who wants to know Mac OS X Panther inside and out.
SYNOPSIS
For those who cannot sit still without tinkering, the authors provide a complete set of tools to use to customize and manage this operating system. They include information on configuring an ideal system, managing files, scripting, running script applications, distribution, security and encryption, network administration, Unix command-line interface and text editors, the concurrent version system, and syntax for the bash and tesh shells. They also include a complete Unix command reference, which they have tested against the operating system. The authors expect that while most business and technical users will use this as a reference, the truly obsessed will probably consume every page. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR