Mac OS X for Unix Geeks (Leopard) - Demystifying the Geekier Side of Mac OS X - E-book - Multi-format

If you're one of the many Unix developers drawn to Mac OS X for its Unix core, you'll find yourself in surprisingly unfamiliar territory. Unix and Mac OS X are kissing cousins, but there are enough pitfalls and minefields in going from one to another that even a Unix guru can stumble, and most guides to Mac OS X are written for Mac aficionados. For a Unix developer, approaching Tiger from the Mac side is a bit like learning Russian by reading the Russian side of a Russian-English dictionary.
Fortunately, O'Reilly has been the Unix authority for over 25 years, and in Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks, that depth of understanding shows. This is the book for Mac command-line fans. Completely revised and updated to cover Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition helps you quickly and painlessly get acclimated with Tiger's familiar-yet foreign-Unix environment. Topics include: - Using the Terminal and understanding how it differs from an xterm - Using Directory Services, Open Directory (LDAP), and NetInfo - Compiling code with GCC 3 - Library linking and porting Unix software - Creating and installing packages with Fink - Using DarwinPorts - Search through metadata with Spotlight's command-line utilities - Building the Darwin kernel - Running X Windows on top of Mac OS X, or better yet, run Mac OS X on a Windows machine with PearPC! Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks is the ideal survival guide for taming the Unix side of Tiger.
If you're a Unix geek with an interest in Mac OS X, you'll find this clear, concise book invaluable.