OiReily has updated their book, Mac OS X For Unix Geeks. The fourth edition covers OS X 10.5 Leopard and has been expanded with deeper content.
"If youire a developer or system administrator lured to Mac OS X because of its Unix roots, youill quickly discover that performing Unix tasks on a Mac is different than what youire accustomed to. Mac OS X for Unix Geeks serves as a bridge between Appleis Darwin OS and the more traditional Unix systems. This clear, concise guide gives you a tour of Mac OS Xis Unix shell in both Leopard and Tiger, and helps you find the facilities that replace or correspond to standard Unix utilities," OiReilly said.
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Not only has the book been updated for Leopard, but additional depth has been added, including a discussion of Ruby and using Mac OS X as a server.
The book teaches the reader how to:
- Navigate the Terminal and understand how it differs from an xterm
- Use Open Directory (LDAP) and NetInfo as well as Directory Services
- Compile your code with GCC 3
- Port Unix programs to Mac OS X with Fink
- Use MacPorts to install free/open source software
- Search through metadata with Spotlightis command-line utilities
- Build the Darwin kernel
OReillyis Mac OS X For Unix Geeks is priced at US$34.99.