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Unix for Mac : Your visual blueprint to maximizing the foundation of Mac OS X.Guide to using Unix for Mac OS X. Includes step-by-step screen shots demonstrating more than 160 key Unix tasks, including: using the terminal application; navigating the file system; working with pico, vi, and emacs text editors; customizing the shell; writing shell scripts; and sharing files between computers.
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Productivity tools and much more on CD-ROM!
Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual
• OpenOffice.org, a free office
approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you’ll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 160 key Unix tasks you can do on Mac OS X, including:
productivity software suite
• Gimp, a GNU image manipulation program System applications
• Using system administration commands
• Navigating the file system • Working with pico, vi, and emacs text editors
• Plus a searchable e-version of the book
• Installing and using Internet applications
• Customizing the shell
• Running the X Window System
• Writing shell scripts
• Developing new Unix applications
• Sharing files between computers
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• Using the terminal application
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• XFree86 to run X Window
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“Apply It” and “Extra” sidebars highlight useful tips
High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
Henry-Stocker Bartlett