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Mac OS X in a Nutshell


Authors


Chris Stone
Chuck Toporek
Jason McIntosh

Publisher O Reilly
ISBN 0596003706


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Table Of Contents


Preface
I. Lay of the Land
1. Using Mac OS X
The Mac Desktop
The Menu Bar
The Dock
Windows
Opening and Saving Documents
Services
Logging Out and Shutting Down
Starting Up and Logging In
2. Using the Finder
Finder Overview
Finder Views
Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts
Files, Folders, and Disks
Moving, Copying, and Renaming Objects
The Get Info Window
Favorites
Searching for and Locating Files
Relaunching the Finder
3. Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, and Classic
Changes to Mac OS X from Mac OS 9
What Is Classic?
Starting Classic
Controlling Classic
Managing Classic Applications
Using Classic Applications
Printing from Classic
Dual-Booting with Mac OS 9
4. Task and Setting Index
II. System Configuration
5. System Preferences
Using System Preferences
The System Preference Panels
Speech Recognition and Speakable Commands
Adding Panes to System Preferences
6. Applications and Utilities
Applications
Installing Applications
7. Networking
Networking Basics
Mounting Network Disks
Web Browsing
Using FTP
Remote Logins
Virtual Network Computers
8. Printer Configuration and Printing
How Printing Works
The Print Dialog
Print Center
Page Setup
Alternative Printer Interfaces
Printer Sharing
Configuring CUPS
Printer Drivers
Saving as PDF
9. Filesystem Overview
Mac OS X Filesystems
Filesystem Organization
Hidden Files
The File Permissions System
10. Running Java Applications
How Java Works
Running Standalone Applications
Running Applets
Java on the Command Line
Building Applications with MRJAppBuilder
III. System and Network Administration
11. System Administration Overview
Acting as Root
Managing Users and Groups
Network Administration
NFS
Single-User Mode
Cron Tasks
12. Directory Services and NetInfo
Open Directory Overview
Directory Access
NetInfo Concepts
NetInfo User Interfaces
Exploring Common Directories
The Machines Directory
For More Information
13. Running Network Services
Network Services Overview
Running Services in Mac OS X
Mail Services
Web Services
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Remote Login Services
File Sharing Services
Configuring Startup Items
14. Web Publishing with a DAMP System
Elements of a DAMP System
Setting Up DAMP
Using Web Serving Frameworks
IV. Scripting and Development
15. Development Tools
Getting the Developer Tools
The Developer Folder
Development Applications
Project Builder
Programming Languages
Interface Builder
Libraries and Frameworks
The Info.plist File
16. AppleScript
The Script Menu Extra
Programming AppleScript
Scripting the Terminal
17. Text Editing on Mac OS X
Types of Text Files
Property Lists
Graphical Text Editors
Unix Text Editors
Text Encodings
18. Using CVS
Basic Concepts
CVS Administrator Reference
CVS User Reference
CVS in Project Builder
V. Under Mac OS X's Hood
19. Using the Terminal
Using the Terminal
Process Management
Terminal Alternatives
20. Pattern Matching
Filenames Versus Patterns
Metacharacters, Listed by Unix Program
Metacharacters
Examples of Searching
21. Shells and Shell Programming
Introduction to the Shell
Mac OS X Shells
tcsh in Detail
Variables
Expressions
Command History
Command-Line Manipulation
Job Control
Built-in tcsh Commands
22. The Defaults System
Property Lists
Viewing and Editing Property Lists
23. Running the X Windows System
Installing the X Windows System
Running XDarwin
Desktops and Window Managers
X11-Based Applications and Libraries
Aqua-Like X Windows with OroborOSX
Aqua-X11 Interactions
Connecting to Other X Window Systems
24. Installing Unix Software
Package Managers
Installing from Source
25. Unix Command Reference
Alphabetical Summary of Commands
Resources
Index

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