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Preface
1. Getting Into Unix
Why Use Unix?
Launching Terminal
Customizing Your Shell Environment
Further Customization
2. Using the Terminal
Working with the Terminal
Syntax of a Unix Command Line
Types of Commands
The Unresponsive Terminal
3. Using Unix
The Mac OS X Filesystem
Protecting and Sharing Files
Superuser Privileges with sudo
Exploring External Volumes
4. File Management
File and Directory Names
File and Directory Wildcards
Creating and Editing Files
A Simpler vi Alternative: Pico
Managing Files
5. Printing
Formatting and Print Commands
Non-PostScript Printers
6. Redirecting I/O
Standard Input and Standard Output
Pipes and Filters
Running a Command in the Background
Checking on a Process
Canceling a Process
8. Accessing the Internet
Remote Logins
Transferring Files
9. Of Windows and Downloads
X11
Fink
Some Picks
10. Where to Go from Here
Documentation
Shell Aliases and Functions
Programming
More Possibilities: Perl and Python
Index