Take Control of the Mac Command Line with Terminal, 2nd Edition

Mac OS X Command Line Quick Start

This book is mostly linear—the later sections tend to build on the earlier sections. For that reason, I strongly recommend starting from the beginning and working through the book in order (perhaps skimming lightly over any sections that explain already familiar concepts). You can use the items in the final chapter, Command-Line Recipes, at any time, but they’ll make more sense if you understand all the basics presented earlier in the book.

Find your bearings:

• Learn about the command line and its terminology; see Understand Basic Command-Line Concepts.
• Become familiar with the most common tool for accessing the command line; see Get to Know (and Customize) Terminal.
• Navigate using the command line; see Look ...