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.

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