Lynda.COM Unix for Mac OS X Users

Author:
Kevin Skoglund

Duration:
06h 35m

Released on:
4/29/2011

Exercise files:
Yes

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




Introduction
Introduction           01m 14s
Using the exercise files           02m 43s

1. Introduction to Unix
What is Unix?           07m 27s
The terminal application           04m 23s
Logging in and using the command prompt           05m 19s
Command structure           05m 22s
Kernel and shells           05m 25s
Unix manual pages           04m 06s

2. Filesystem Basics
The working directory           02m 49s
Listing files and directories           03m 59s
Moving around the filesystem           04m 58s
Filesystem organization           04m 12s

3. Working with Files and Directories
Naming files           05m 41s
Creating files           02m 19s
Unix text editors           06m 39s
Reading files           05m 35s
Reading portions of files           03m 27s
Creating directories           02m 40s
Moving and renaming files and directories           08m 32s
Copying files and directories           03m 07s
Deleting files and directories           03m 38s
Finder aliases in Unix           04m 10s
Hard links           05m 30s
Symbolic links           06m 36s
Searching for files and directories           06m 32s

4. Ownership and Permissions
Who am I?           04m 03s
Unix groups           01m 52s
File and directory ownership           06m 41s
File and directory permissions           04m 27s
Setting permissions using alpha notation           06m 49s
Setting permissions using octal notation           03m 49s
The root user           01m 57s
sudo and sudoers           05m 20s

5. Commands and Programs
Command basics           04m 04s
The PATH variable           04m 13s
System information commands           03m 40s
Disk information commands           06m 08s
Viewing processes           05m 00s
Monitoring processes           03m 36s
Stopping processes           03m 19s
Text file helpers           06m 50s
Utility programs           07m 28s
Using the command history           08m 16s

6. Directing Input and Output
Standard input and standard output           01m 24s
Directing output to a file           04m 13s
Appending to a file           02m 44s
Directing input from a file           05m 28s
Piping output to input           04m 40s
Suppressing output           02m 10s

7. Configuring Your Working Environment
Profile, login, and resource files           09m 11s
Setting command aliases           06m 59s
Setting and exporting environment variables           04m 54s
Setting the PATH variable           06m 10s
Configuring history with variables           06m 17s
Customizing the command prompt           06m 05s
Logout file           01m 52s

8. Unix Power Tools
grep: Searching for matching expressions           05m 21s
grep: Multiple files, other input           04m 28s
grep: Coloring matched text           02m 57s
Introduction to regular expressions           03m 22s
Regular expressions: Basic syntax           03m 19s
Using regular expressions with grep           05m 20s
tr: Translating characters           08m 17s
tr: Deleting and squeezing characters           05m 30s
sed: Stream editor           07m 45s
sed: Regular expressions and back-references           07m 08s
cut: Cutting select text portions           07m 42s
diff: Comparing files           04m 35s
diff: Alternative formats           04m 30s
xargs: Passing argument lists to commands           07m 25s
xargs: Usage examples           07m 59s

9. Useful Mac-Only Commands and Techniques
Finder integration           04m 45s
Clipboard integration           05m 05s
Screen capture           03m 42s
Shut down, reboot, and sleep           03m 34s
Text to speech           02m 36s
Spotlight integration: Searching metadata           03m 41s
Spotlight integration: Metadata attributes           04m 40s
Using AppleScript           05m 23s
System configurations: Viewing and setting           05m 51s
System configurations: Examples           03m 24s

Conclusion
Conclusion           01m 26s