Learning Unix for Mac OS X, Second Edition

Index

Symbols

& (ampersand) and background processes, Running a Command in the Background

>> (append redirection operator), cat

* (asterisk), File and Directory Wildcards

\ (back slash), File and Directory Names

for multiline commands, Using AppleScript to Manipulate the Terminal

: (colon), File and Directory Names

, (comma), Pine, multiple email addresses, Sending Email with Pine

. (dot) and newsgroups, Usenet News

= (equals) operator, filename permissions, Setting Permissions with chmod

/ (forward slash), Absolute Pathnames

in filenames, File and Directory Names

IRC, using in, Introducing IRC

vi, searching with, vi tour

# (hash mark) and IRC, Introducing IRC

> (output redirection operator), Standard Input and Standard Output, cat

accidental overwrites, preventing, cat

.. (parent directory notation), Relative pathnames up

| (pipe operator), Standard Input and Standard Output, Pipes and Filters

? (question mark), File and Directory Wildcards

Pine, help command in, Configuring Pine

" " (quotes) and Lynx, entering URLs, Lynx, a Text-Based Web Browser

; (semicolon) and background commands, running, Running a Command in the Background

$$ (shortcut for ps), ps

[ ] (square brackets), File and Directory Wildcards

A

A (Add Newsgroup) command, Usenet News

absolute pathnames, Absolute Pathnames

vs. relative pathnames, Pathname puzzle

access permissions, Protecting and Sharing Files, Changing Group and Owner

directories, Directory Access Permissions

accounts, Getting Started, Using Unix

address book (Pine), Pine address ...