An instant success among newcomers, longtime Apple fans, and serious Unix users alike, the Mac OS X operating system combines stability, simplicity and elegance, and a stunning user interface. What more could Mac users want or need? The answer, of course, is Mac OS X Panther--a sleek and powerful overhaul of Mac OS X that promises to revitalize your Mac with improved views of the system, significant improvements to favorite applications, and numerous added conveniences. As with its predecessor, Jaguar, Mac OS X Panther offers plenty of new territory to explore. To show the way, O'Reilly's latest in a Nutshell book, Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, offers all audiences--both longtime Mac users and hardcore Unix users--the most complete guide to this remarkable operating system.

    The latest edition of this all-purpose reference leads power users through the newly changed landscape of Mac OS X. Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell provides details about the user-interface elements, system and network administration, and scripting and development. If you want to probe more deeply into the BSD Unix side of Mac OS X, there's a section that delves "under the hood." The book also includes the most complete Unix command reference found in print--with each command and option painstakingly tested and checked against Panther. Even the manpages that ship with the system can't compete in accuracy!

Part 1 Lay of the Land
Part 2 System and Network Administration
Part 3 Scripting and Development
Part 4 Under Mac OS X’s Hood
Part 5 Appendixes
Index