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Mac OS X for Unix Geeks

By?Brian Jepson, Ernest E. Rothman
First Edition September 2002
Pages: 216
ISBN 10: 0-596-00356-0 | ISBN 13: 9780596003562

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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.
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A quick overview of the Terminal application
Understanding Open Directory (LDAP) and NetInfo
Issues related to using the GNU C Compiler 9GCC
Library linking and porting Unix software
An overview of Mac OS X?s filesystem and startup processes
Creating and installing packages using Fink
Building the Darwin kernel
Running X Windows on top of Mac OS X

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.

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"Two books from O'Reilly, 'Learning Unix for Mac OS X'...and 'Mac OS X for Unix Geeks'...should certainly be on your shelf. Both are recommended by the Apple Developer Connection (ADC). 'Learning Unix for Mac OS X' is aimed at Mac OS users who are interested in learning about Unix; 'Mac OS X for Unix Geeks' is amied at long-time Unix users who are 'switching' to Mac OS X. Whivhever group you see yourself in, I'd recommend adding both books to your shelf--if one doesn't address your questions, the other probably will."
--Vicki Brown, "MacTech," September 2003

"For the Unix developer this title presents a concise, but comprehensive, guide to working in the OS X environmnet. There are many traps and tricks, and this is undoubtedly the best (if not the only) reference that covers them in specific detail."
--Major Keary, "AUSOM News," May 2003

"Mac Guild Grade B+ Great... I found that the book would be useful by any experience level of Unix developer or system administrator...I did find the book useful and practical and would recommend it as the place to start."
-- Steve Nickerson, Mac Guild, Feb 4, 2003

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