Learning Unix for OS X eBook

Think your Mac is powerful now? Author Dave Taylor shows you how to get much more from your system by tapping into Unix, the robust operating system concealed beneath OS X’s beautiful user interface. Mountain Lion puts more than a thousand Unix commands at your fingertips – for finding and managing files, remotely accessing your Mac from other computers, and using a variety of freely downloadable open source applications. Take a friendly tour of the Unix command line and 50 of the most useful utilities, and quickly learn how to gain real control over your Mac.Get your Mac to do exactly what you want, when you wantMake changes to your Mac’s filesystem and directoriesUse Unix’s find, locate, and grep commands to locate files containing specific informationCreate unique ‘super-commands’ to perform tasks that you specifyRun multiple Unix programs and processes at the same timeInstall the X Window system and get a quick tour of the best X11 applicationsLearn how to take even greater advantage of Unix on your Mac