Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell: The Most Comprehensive ...

Sebastopol, CA--The Mac isn´t just for ˝fluffy-bunny designers˝ anymore, says seasoned programmer Andy Lester--it´s now ˝the must-have hardware and operating system of geeks and designers everywhere.˝ And for everything users need to know about the Unix side of Mac OS X, there´s the all-new, dependable, and must-have Tiger guide, Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell (Lester, Stone, Toporek, and McIntosh, O´Reilly, US $39.95).

˝Mac OS X initially may seem a little alien to long-time Mac users; it is, quite literally, an entirely different operating system from Mac OS 9 and earlier versions,˝ says Lester. But there´s a reason the Mac is now winning more converts than ever--not just from Windows, but from other Unix systems such as Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD: ˝Mac OS X brings all the great things from earlier versions of the Mac OS and melds them with a BSD core, bringing Unix to the masses. Apple has created a rock-solid operating system to compete both on the user and enterprise level.˝

For Unix users and Unix programmers everywhere, as well as anyone, who might offer direct support to users and programmers, Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell is the perfect overview of Mac OS X Tiger and the ideal resource for all the nitty-gritty hints and how-tos for using Tiger more efficiently and smartly.

The most popular and most complete desktop reference book on Mac OS X now systematically documents Tiger (Version 10.4), focusing on the BSD Unix layer. It familiarizes readers with more than 300 of Tiger´s Unix commands, the Terminal application, file management, system and network administration issues, and more.

This indispensable book delivers:

The most complete and thorough coverage of Mac OS X´s Unix commands anywhere (even in the system)
An overview of basic system and network administration features, including coverage of NetInfo and Directory Services
An introduction to using Mac OS X´s Unix command-line interface, the Terminal application
An overview of Mac OS X´s Unix text editors, including vi and Emacs
Information on shell syntax variables for Tiger´s default Unix shell, bash

Each command and option in this book´s Unix Command References section has been painstakingly tested and checked against Tiger; even the manpages that ship with Mac OS X can´t compete in accuracy! Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell is the most comprehensive quick reference on the market and is a must for any serious Mac user.

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Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell
Andy Lester, Chris Stone, Chuck Toporek, and Jason McIntosh
ISBN: 0-596-009437, 528 pages, $39.95 US
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2005-12-03 15:42

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