Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: android Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Terminal instructions Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 09:18:45 +0100 Organization: thecenter Lines: 42 Message-ID: References: <1936776914407271227.467156ax64-mailinator.com@news.tin.it> X-Trace: individual.net K/oqWRVygXDFBlMoN563zARy/ca04L04VVoST0p796zKdOXfjz X-Orig-Path: here Cancel-Lock: sha1:h0tg1ie+2YSmNkbdWyyZQTYfV2g= User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.5.2 (Intel Mac OS X) X-No-Archive: Yes Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:19688 In article , Michael Vilain wrote: > In article <1936776914407271227.467156ax64-mailinator.com@news.tin.it>, > Butkus wrote: > > > Is there a book or something where you can learn how to use the Terminal > > and its instructions? > > Just so you understand all the very brief responses that have already > started, the Terminal is the application that gives you access to the > Unix underpinnings of MacOS. If you already know about the UNIX bash > shell or have books on it, that would be a good place to start. There > are MacOS specific things that you have to learn, much as if you change > from one flavor of UNIX to another (e.g. Solaris to AIX or Ubuntu to > RedHat). > > You've essentially asked "Is there a place I can learn what's going on > under the hood of my car?" There's lots going on under the hood and > many many books explaining the various parts and subsystems of the > mechanics of the internal combustion engine to the Haines Guide for your > particular make and model of car. > > The question is "Are you sure you want to do that?" > > If you have little or no computing background, it is probably a Bad > Idea(tm). If you are already know about computers and operating > systems, then go to the O'Reilley site and wander through their MacOS > books. Or find another vendor who's books you like. I prefer > O'Reilley. Your mileage may vary. > > While you won't break much by messing with the command-line in the > Terminal, you may inadvertently break something by deleting stuff you > didn't intend to. If you decide to futz around with Terminal, make sure > you have a Time Capsule setup and taking hourly backups. Otherwise, > expect to loose stuff as you shoot yourself in the foot. Oki... I can be nice too! https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html -- teleportation kills