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Need a jump start on Unix networking? Whether you're working on your home network or setting up systems at work, here are some basic Unix networking commands and insights that might prove helpful.

The O'Reilly book (Learning Unix for OS X) is decent, but it doesn't really get into OS X-specific things. It doesn't even cover Homebrew. IIRC the only exception is a section on the md* commands ...

If you're not yet comfortable with writing scripts on Unix and Linux systems, this post might get you off to a healthy start.

First, to create a sample directory to be copied, we’re going to use a smattering of common Unix commands, taking care to include a variety of file types.

Unix is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs. Unix operating systems are widely used in both servers and workstations ...

While it might not be obvious, most basic Unix commands are incomplete in themselves. To function, they make use of a number of shared library files.

Apparently, the internet has more deep-seated security bugs to worry about than Heartbleed. Researchers have discovered a longstanding flaw in a common Unix command shell (bash) for Linux and Macs ...