Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference

by Toporek, Chuck; Stone, Chris; McIntosh, Jason; Towns-vonstauber, Leon (CON); Lester, Andy (CON); Lee, Wei Meng (CON); Jepson, Brian (CON); Rothman, Ernest E. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780596006068
• ISBN10: 0596006063
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

An instant success among newcomers, longtime Apple® fans and serious Unix® users alike, the Mac OS® X operating system combines stability, simplicity and elegance, and a stunning user interface. What more could Mac users want or need? The answer, of course, is Mac OS X Panther--a sleek and powerful overhaul of Mac OS X that promises to revitalize your Mac with improved views of the system, significant improvements to favorite applications, and numerous added conveniences. As with its predecessor, Jaguar, Mac OS X Panther offers plenty of new territory to explore. To show the way, O'Reilly's latest Nutshell book, "Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition offers all audiences--both longtime Mac users and hardcore Unix users--the most complete guide to this remarkable operating system. The latest edition of this all-purpose reference leads power users through the newly changed landscape of Mac OS X. "Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition provides details about the user-interfaceelements, system and network administration, and scripting and development. If you want to probe more deeply into the BSD Unix side of Mac OS X, there's a section that delves "under the hood." The book also includes the most complete Unix command reference found in print--with each command and option painstakingly tested and checked against Panther. Even the manpages that ship with the system can't compete in accuracy! "Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition offers a thorough treatment of Mac OS X Panther, from its BSD Unix foundation to the finer points of its user interface. It familiarizes readers with the Finder and the Dock, file management, system configuration, networkadministration issues, and more, including a clear picture of what's new Other topics covered in the book include: Filesystem overviewRunning Java® applicationsSystem and Network AdministrationDirectory Services and NetInfoScrip

Author Biography

Chuck Toporek cut his teeth on a Mac II system when he got his first job in publishing in 1988, and has been using them ever since. Chuck is a senior editor in charge of the Mac OS X/Apple Developer Connection (ADC) series for O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. He is also the author/editor of the Mac OS X Panther Pocket Guide, co-author of Mac OS X in a Nutshell, and author of the upcoming title, Inside .Mac.

Chris Stone ([e-mail]) is a Senior Systems Administrator (the Mac guy) at O'Reilly & Associates and coauthor of Mac OS X in a Nutshell. He's written several Mac OS X related articles for the O'Reilly MacDevCenter (www.macdevcenter.com), and contributed to Mac OS X: The Missing Manual from Pogue Press. Chris lives in Petaluma, California with his wife, Miho, and two sons, Andrew and Jonathan.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Part I. Lay of the Land
1. Using Mac OS X	3	(46)
Starting Up and Logging In	3	(1)
Startup and Shutdown Keys	4	(1)
The Mac Desktop	5	(1)
The Menu Bar	5	(18)
The Application Switcher	23	(1)
Exposé	23	(1)
The Dock	24	(10)
Windows	34	(9)
Opening and Saving Documents	43	(3)
Services	46	(1)
Logging Out and Shutting Down	47	(2)
2. Using the Finder	49	(47)
Finder Overview	49	(7)
Finder Views	56	(11)
Relaunching the Finder	67	(1)
Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts	68	(6)
Searching for and Locating Files	74	(8)
File Types	82	(3)
Folders	85	(1)
Bundles	86	(1)
Aliases	87	(1)
Moving and Copying Files and Folders	88	(4)
The Get Info Window	92	(4)
3. Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, and Classic	96	(19)
Changes to Mac OS X from Mac OS 9	96	(4)
What Is Classic?	100	(1)
Starting Classic	101	(2)
Controlling Classic	103	(3)
Managing Classic Applications	106	(2)
Using Classic Applications	108	(4)
Printing from Classic	112	(1)
Dual-Booting with Mac OS 9	113	(2)
4. System Preferences	115	(67)
Using System Preferences	115	(3)
The System Preference Panels	118	(59)
Speech Recognition and Speakable Commands	177	(4)
Adding Panes to System Preferences	181	(1)
5. Applications and Utilities	182	(18)
Applications	183	(8)
Installing Applications	191	(9)
6. Task and Setting Index	200	(45)
Part II. System and Network Administration
7. Filesystem Overview	245	(20)
Mac OS X Filesystems	245	(3)
Filesystem Organization	248	(7)
Hidden Files	255	(6)
The File Permissions System	261	(4)
8. Networking	265	(30)
Networking Basics	265	(15)
Accessing Network Disks	280	(5)
Web Browsing	285	(3)
Using FTP	288	(2)
Remote Logins	290	(1)
Virtual Private Networking	291	(2)
Rendezvous	293	(2)
9. Printer Configuration and Printing	295	(29)
How Printing Works	295	(1)
The Print Dialog	296	(7)
Printer Setup Utility	303	(6)
Page Setup	309	(1)
Print & Fax Preferences	310	(2)
ColorSync	312	(5)
PostScript Converter	317	(1)
Alternative Printer Interfaces	318	(2)
Printer Sharing	320	(1)
Configuring CUPS	321	(1)
Printer Drivers	322	(2)
10. System Administration Overview	324	(27)
Acting as Root	324	(2)
Managing Users and Groups	326	(8)
Network Administration	334	(3)
NFS	337	(10)
Single-User Mode	347	(2)
cron Tasks	349	(2)
11. Directory Services	351	(18)
Understanding Directory Services	351	(1)
Programming with Directory Services	352	(3)
Configuring Directory Services	355	(3)
Netlnfo Manager	358	(1)
Directory Services Utilities	358	(2)
Managing Groups	360	(2)
Managing Users and Passwords	362	(3)
Managing Hostnames and IP Addresses	365	(1)
Exporting Directories with NFS	365	(1)
Flat Files and Their Directory Services Counterparts	366	(1)
Restoring the Directory Services Database	367	(2)
12. Running Network Services	369	(16)
Network Services Overview	369	(1)
Running Services in Mac OS X	369	(2)
Mail Services	371	(4)
Web Services	375	(1)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)	376	(1)
Remote Login Services	377	(1)
File Sharing Services	378	(2)
Daemon Management	380	(5)
13. Security Basics	385	(12)
General Security	385	(2)
Authentication	387	(5)
Filesystem Security	392	(2)
Physical Security	394	(3)
Part III. Scripting and Development
14. AppleScript	397	(14)
The Script Menu Extra	397	(1)
Programming AppleScript	398	(5)
Script Editor	403	(3)
Folder Actions	406	(2)
AppleScript Studio	408	(1)
Scripting the Terminal	409	(1)
AppleScript Resources	410	(1)
15. Xcode Tools	411	(20)
Getting the Xcode Tools	411	(1)
The Developer Folder	412	(1)
Developer Applications	413	(3)
Xcode	416	(9)
Programming Languages	425	(3)
Interface Builder	428	(1)
Libraries and Frameworks	429	(1)
The Info.plist File	430	(1)
16. Java on Mac OS X	431	(13)
Java Tools and Applications	431	(2)
Running Mac-Friendly Java Programs	433	(5)
Running Generic Java Applications	438	(2)
Java on the Command Line	440	(2)
Customizing Java Applications	442	(2)
17. CVS	444	(49)
Basic Concepts	444	(2)
CVS Command Format	446	(1)
Common Global Options	447	(1)
Gotchas	447	(1)
CVS Administrator Reference	447	(18)
CVS User Reference	465	(28)
Part IV. Under Mac OS X's Hood
18. Using the Terminal	493	(14)
Using the Terminal	493	(9)
Process Management	502	(5)
19. Shell Overview	507	(4)
Introduction to the Shell	507	(1)
Shell Flavors	508	(1)
Common Features	509	(1)
Differing Features	510	(1)
20. bash: The Bourne-Again Shell	511	(48)
Invoking the Shell	512	(2)
Syntax	514	(7)
Variables	521	(4)
Arithmetic Expressions	525	(1)
Command History	526	(3)
Job Control	529	(1)
Built-in Commands	530	(29)
21. tcsh: An Extended C Shell	559	(48)
Overview of Features	559	(1)
Invoking the Shell	560	(1)
Syntax	561	(3)
Variables	564	(10)
Expressions	574	(3)
Command History	577	(4)
Command-Line Manipulation	581	(3)
Job Control	584	(1)
Built-in Commands	585	(22)
22. Pattern Matching	607	(6)
Filenames Versus Patterns	607	(1)
Metacharacters, Listed by Unix Program	608	(1)
Metacharacters	609	(1)
Examples of Searching	610	(3)
23. The vi Editor	613	(38)
Review of vi Operations	614	(2)
vi Command-Line Options	616	(2)
ex Command-Line Options	618	(1)
Movement Commands	619	(3)
Edit Commands	622	(2)
Saving and Exiting	624	(1)
Accessing Multiple Files	625	(1)
Window Commands	625	(1)
Interacting with the Shell	626	(1)
Macros	626	(1)
Miscellaneous Commands	627	(1)
Alphabetical List of Keys in Command Mode	627	(2)
Syntax of ex Commands	629	(2)
Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands	631	(16)
vi Configuration	647	(4)
24. The Emacs Editor	651	(19)
Emacs Concepts	651	(1)
Typical Problems	652	(1)
Notes on the Tables	653	(1)
Summary of Commands by Group	653	(6)
Summary of Commands by Key	659	(4)
Summary of Commands by Name	663	(7)
25. The Defaults System	670	(10)
Property Lists	670	(3)
Viewing and Editing Property Lists	673	(7)
26. The X Window System	680	(18)
About Apple's X11	681	(1)
Installing X11	681	(1)
Running X11	681	(2)
Customizing X11	683	(5)
X11-Based Applications and Libraries	688	(1)
Connecting to Other X Window Systems	689	(2)
Virtual Network Computer	691	(7)
27. Installing Unix Software	698	(5)
Package Managers	698	(3)
Installing from Source	701	(2)
28. Unix Command Reference	703	(266)
Alphabetical Summary of Commands	704
Part V. Appendixes
A. Special Characters	969	(3)
B. Resources	972	(7)
Index	979