Chapter 11. MAC OS X SCRIPTS
One of the most important changes in the world of Unix and Unix-like operating systems was the release of the completely rewritten Apple Mac OS X system. Jumping from the older Mac OS 9, Mac OS X is built atop a solid and reliable Unix core called Darwin. Darwin is an open source Unix based on BSD Unix, and if you know your Unix at all, the first time you open the Terminal application in Mac OS X you'll doubtless gasp and swoon with delight. Everything you'd want, from development tools to standard Unix utilities, is included with the latest generation of Macintosh computers, with a gorgeous GUI quite capable of hiding all that power for people who aren't ready for it.
There are some significant differences between ...
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