If you're one of the many Unix developers drawn to Mac OS X for its BSD core, you'll find yourself in surprisingly unfamiliar territory. Even if you're an experienced Mac user, Mac OS X is unlike earlier Macs, and it's radically different from the Unix you've used before, too.Enter "Mac OS X for Unix Geeks" by Brian Jepson and Ernest E. Rothman, two Unix geeks who found themselves in the same place you are. Their new book is your guide to figuring out the BSD Unix system and Mac-specific components that are making your life difficult and to help ease you into the Unix inside Mac OS X. This concise book includes such topics as:
<ul>
<li>A quick overview of the Terminal application</li>
<li>Understanding Open Directory (LDAP) and NetInfo</li>
<li>Issues related to using the GNU C Compiler 9GCC</li>
<li>Library linking and porting Unix software</li>
<li>An overview of Mac OS X?s filesystem and startup processes</li>
<li>Creating and installing packages using Fink</li>
<li>Building the Darwin kernel</li>
<li>Running X Windows on top of Mac OS X</li>
</ul>The book wraps up with a quick manpage-style reference to the "Missing Manual Pages"--commands that come with Mac OS X although there are no manpages.If you find yourself disoriented by the new Mac environment, Mac OS X for Unix Geeks can help you acclimate yourself quickly to the familiar, yet foreign, Unix landscape.

Mac OS X for Unix Geeks

Computers & Technology

Jepson, Brian

Rothman, Ernest E.

Operating Systems

O'Reilly Media

With its rep for being the sort of machine that won't intimidate even the most inexperienced users, what's the appeal of the Mac® for hard-core geeks? The Mac has always been an efficient tool, pleasant to use and customize, and eminently hackable. But now with Mac OS® X's BSD core, many a Unix® developer has found it irresistible. The latest version of Mac OS X, called Panther, makes it even easier for users to delve into the underlying Unix operating system. In fact, you can port Linux® and Unix applications and run them side-by-side with your native Aqua® apps right on the Mac desktop.Still, even experienced Unix users may find themselves in surprisingly unfamiliar territory as they set out to explore Mac OS X. Even if you know Macs through and through, Mac OS X Panther is unlike earlier Macs, and it's radically different from the Unix you've used before.Enter Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks by Brian Jepson and Ernest E. Rothman, two Unix geeks who found themselves in the same place you are. The new edition of this book is your guide to figuring out the BSD Unix system and Panther-specific components that you may find challenging. This concise book will ease you into the Unix innards of Mac OS X Panther, covering such topics as:
<ul>
<li>A quick overview of the Terminal application, including Terminal alternatives like iTerm and GLterm</li>
<li>Understanding Open Directory (LDAP) and NetInfo</li>
<li>Issues related to using the GNU C Compiler (GCC)</li>
<li>Library linking and porting Unix software</li>
<li>An overview of Mac OS X Panther's filesystem and startup processes</li>
<li>Creating and installing packages using Fink and Darwin Ports</li>
<li>Building the Darwin kernel</li>
<li>Using the Apple® X11 distribution for running X Windows® applications on top of Mac OS X</li>
</ul>The book wraps up with a quick manpage-style reference to the "Missing Manual Pages" --commands that come with Mac OS X Panther, although there are no manpages.If you find yourself disoriented by the new Mac environment, Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks will get you acclimated quickly to the foreign new areas of a familiar Unix landscape.

Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks

O'Reilly & Associates

If you're one of the many Unix developers drawn to Mac OS X for its Unix core, you'll find yourself in surprisingly unfamiliar territory. Unix and Mac OS X are kissing cousins, but there are enough pitfalls and minefields in going from one to another that even a Unix guru can stumble, and most guides to Mac OS X are written for Mac aficionados. For a Unix developer, approaching Tiger from the Mac side is a bit like learning Russian by reading the Russian side of a Russian-English dictionary. Fortunately, O'Reilly has been the Unix authority for over 25 years, and in Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks, that depth of understanding shows.This is the book for Mac command-line fans. Completely revised and updated to cover Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition helps you quickly and painlessly get acclimated with Tiger's familiar-yet foreign-Unix environment. Topics include:
<ul>
<li>Using the Terminal and understanding how it differs from an xterm</li>
<li>Using Directory Services, Open Directory (LDAP), and NetInfo</li>
<li>Compiling code with GCC 3</li>
<li>Library linking and porting Unix software</li>
<li>Creating and installing packages with Fink</li>
<li>Using DarwinPorts</li>
<li>Search through metadata with Spotlight's command-line utilities</li>
<li>Building the Darwin kernel</li>
<li>Running X Windows on top of Mac OS X, or better yet, run Mac OS X on a Windows machine with PearPC!</li>
</ul>
Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks is the ideal survival guide for taming the Unix side of Tiger. If you're a Unix geek with an interest in Mac OS X, you'll find this clear, concise book invaluable.

Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks

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