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4354indx.fm Page 427 Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:58 AM Index Note to the reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations. Symbols A Applications folder, 161 - (dash), in file names, 51 absolute mode for chmod command, 299 utilities subfolder, 1 !$ shortcut, for substituting arguments, 140 changing permissions, 300–301 apropos command, 41 !! command, 140 and sticky bit, 304 man page for, 44 ! (exclamation point) absolute paths, 53–55 overview, 42 for negating commands, 194 for cd command, 77 archives as shortcut for commands, 144 for symbolic links, 114 adding multiple files to, 264 # symbol for comments accented characters, in file names, 52 disk images for, 270–275 in /etc/sudoers file, 315 active memory, 363 finding text in compressed, 185 in crontab file, 418 Activity Monitor, 367 tar to create, 267–269 in .tcshrc file, 411 administrator accounts, 278–279 arguments for commands, 4, 35, 38–39 $ (prompt character), 2, 13 password for cloning Mac OS X command editing to change, 141 % prompt, 13 startup volume, 126 shortcut for substituting, 140 * (asterisk) as wildcard, 52, 192–193 and sudo command, 306 arrow key shortcuts, 150 cp (copy) command with, 100 –101 administrator processes, 361 asr (Apple Software Restore) command, 393 in find command, 172 Aladdin’s StuffIt, 261, 269 asterisk (*) as wildcard, 52, 192–193 in ls listing, 64 alerts, bell or flashing window as, 17 cp (copy) command with, 100 –101 in wc command, 212 aliases, 112–118 in find command, 172 . (dot) for combining commands, 420–421 in ls listing, 64 for current directory, 7 and command line, 114–115 in wc command, 212 as initial directory file, 79, 81 with open command, 156 attributes for files leading, in file names, 53, 64 properties and usage, 117 GetFileInfo command to return, .
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