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Mac OS X Leopard Phrasebook View Larger Image | Brian Tiemann
Addison-Wesley, Paperback, Published November 2007, 300 pages, ISBN 0672329549 | List Price: $19.99
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Chapter 3: Using the Command Line
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When Max OS X was introduced in 2001, it not only provided a visually attractive,
intuitive interface that was easy for first-time users to learn and become productive
on. It also provided a rock-solid Unix-based subsystem that opened up to power
users, programmers and administrators new capabilities and a wealth of open-source
technologies that could run on it. While most of the books published on Mac
OS X in the years since 2001 have focused on using the graphical interface,
only a handful of books have helped to understand how best to get the most productivity,
power, and capabilities out of the operating system by tapping into command
line and all the additional tools and techniques the BSD subsystem brought to
the table. A few books have tried to teach Unix to Macophiles, and then others
have tried to teach Mac to Unix geeks, but in the end no computer user really
wants to have to "learn" an entire new system or language in order
to be productive. What they want is a handy, portable quick cheat-sheet reference
that provides them with the precise phrases they will need to use to achieve
a desired effect or accomplish a desired goal.
About the Author
Brian Tiemann has been a constant user of FreeBSD since his student days at
Caltech, where he used it to build a movie fan Web site that has continued to
grow and sustain more and more load until the present day.
Born in Ukiah, California, Brian has remained in the state all his life; he
currently lives in San Jose and works in the networking appliance field. Aside
from FreeBSD, his other interests include Macintoshes, motorcycles, and animation.
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