Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide: Take Command of Your Mac

Unlock the secrets of the Terminal and discover how this powerful tool solves problems the Finder can't...
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SKU: 9781449328344
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Author: Daniel Barrett
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide: Take Command of Your Mac by Barrett, Daniel

Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide: Take Command of Your Mac

€33,85

Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide: Take Command of Your Mac

€33,85
Author: Daniel Barrett
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Unlock the secrets of the Terminal and discover how this powerful tool solves problems the Finder can't handle. With this handy guide, you'll learn commands for a variety of tasks, such as killing programs that refuse to quit, renaming a large batch of files in seconds, or running jobs in the background while you do other work.

Get started with an easy-to-understand overview of the Terminal and its partner, the shell. Then dive into commands neatly arranged into two dozen categories, including directory operations, file comparisons, and network connections. Each command includes a concise description of its purpose and features.

  • Log into your Mac from remote locations
  • Search and modify files in powerful ways
  • Schedule jobs for particular days and times
  • Let several people use one Mac at the same time
  • Compress and uncompress files in a variety of formats
  • View and manipulate Mac OS X processes
  • Combine multiple commands to perform complex operations
  • Download and install additional commands from the Internet


Author: Daniel Barrett
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 07/31/2012
Pages: 227
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.20w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9781449328344

About the Author

Daniel J. Barrett has been immersed in Internet technology since 1985. Currently working as a software engineer, Dan has also been a heavy metal singer, Unix system administrator, university lecturer, web designer, and humorist. He is the author of O'Reilly's Linux Pocket Guide, and he is the coauthor of Linux Security Cookbook, and SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide.


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