The Mac OS X Command Line: Unix Under the Hood

by Kirk McElhearn

Learn how to work under the hood of Mac OS X without breaking a sweat using this all-new addition to Sybex's reputable suite of Mac titles. Employing a skill-level approach to the command line, this unique book works for all Mac users from beginner to experienced. First get familiar with the fundamental commands then tackle complex tasks, such as modifying users, groups, and permissions. Finish up with advanced system maintenance and management techniques. A logical next step to Sybex's best-selling Mastering Mac OS X, 3rd Edition, this book offers timesaving ways to work more efficiently. Includes a Foreword from Adam Engst, the publisher of TidBITS.

Genres: Nonfiction, Apple

800 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 10, 2004

About the author

Kirk McElhearn is a writer, podcaster, and photographer, who has written about Apple products and software for more than twenty years. Kirk has written more than two dozen books, including Take Control books about Apple's Media Apps for Mac, Scrivener, and Audio Hijack. A lapsed New Yorker, he lives near Stratford-Upon-Avon, England.