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A useful collection of tips for those learning Unix UNIX
I've been meaning to mention this for a while, but I've been somewhat overwhelmed with site-related activities of late (which is also why I'm again behind on the Pick of the Weeks)...if you're interested in learning Unix, we've actually got a pretty good teaching assistant over on the forum site.

Our moderator hayne has put together a Unix FAQ, which addresses many questions that newcomers will have, covering topics such as common commands, permissions, shell login scripts, and more. There's even stuff there that may be of interest to those with some Unix knowledge, including some information on scripting the shell directly and via AppleScript. There's also a collection of links to places where you can learn more about Unix.

While it's obviously not a comprehensive list of everything to know about Unix, it's a good starting point if you're wanting to learn more about this system that lurks beneath the aquafied covers of OS X.
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A useful collection of tips for those learning Unix
Authored by: donquichote on Jun 06, '06 09:29:48AM

Thank you hayne! Great collection, very useful. I put it into my bookmarks about a week ago.



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A useful collection of tips for those learning Unix
Authored by: brycesutherland on Jun 06, '06 12:01:16PM

Looks useful indeed, but why no intra-thread links? You should be able to link from the top post to the inner ones I'd imagine. Would save a lot of scrolling.

Thanks though.



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A useful collection of tips for those learning Unix
Authored by: BasavarajP on Jun 06, '06 10:21:20PM

Good collection of information about Unix

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FAQ has moved
Authored by: hayne on Mar 14, '09 11:00:47PM
The Unix FAQ referred to by this article has now moved to my personal web site:
http://hayne.net/MacDev/Notes/unixFAQ.html
It has been revised for Leopard and a few new sections added. And it now has inter-section links to make navigation easier.

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