Unix for Mac OS X Users

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Genre: Video Training

Unix for Mac OS X Users unlocks the powerful capabilities of Unix that underlie Mac OS X, teaching how to use command-line syntax to perform common tasks such as file management, data entry, and text manipulation. The course teaches Unix from the ground up, starting with the basics of the command line and graduating to powerful, advanced tools like grep, sed, and xargs. The course shows how to enter commands in Terminal to create, move, copy, and delete files and folders; change file ownership and permissions; view and stop command and application processes; find and edit data within files; and use command-line shortcuts to speed up workflow. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Moving around the file system

Creating and reading files

Copying, moving, renaming, and deleting files and directories

Creating hard links and symbolic links

Understanding user identity, file ownership, and sudo

Setting file permissions with alpha and octal notation

Changing the PATH variable

Using the command history

Directing input and output

Configuring the Unix working environment

Searching and replacing using grep and regular expressions

Manipulating text with tr, sed, and cut

Integrating with the Finder, Spotlight, and AppleScript