--- product_id: 292575011 title: "Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide" price: "AED 118" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/292575011-macintosh-terminal-pocket-guide store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Schedule jobs with precision Remote Mac access simplified Master 24 command categories Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide **Price:** AED 118 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ⌨️ Unlock Terminal power and join the Mac elite! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide - **How much does it cost?** AED 118 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/292575011-macintosh-terminal-pocket-guide) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Simplify complex tasks:** Combine commands to automate and streamline workflows. - • **Boost productivity effortlessly:** Batch rename files and run background jobs while you work. - • **Fearless exploration guaranteed:** Learn Unix commands safely without risking your system. - • **Remote control, anytime, anywhere:** Securely log into your Mac from any location. - • **Command mastery at your fingertips:** Navigate Terminal like a pro with clear, concise commands. ## Overview The Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide by O'Reilly Media is a compact, user-friendly manual designed to help Mac users confidently harness the power of the Terminal. Covering over two dozen command categories, it enables efficient file management, remote access, job scheduling, and process control, making it an essential quick-reference for professionals eager to optimize their Mac workflows. ## Description Unlock the secrets of the Terminal and discover how this powerful tool solves problems the Finder can't handle. With this handy guide, you'll learn commands for a variety of tasks, such as killing programs that refuse to quit, renaming a large batch of files in seconds, or running jobs in the background while you do other work. Get started with an easy-to-understand overview of the Terminal and its partner, the shell. Then dive into commands neatly arranged into two dozen categories, including directory operations, file comparisons, and network connections. Each command includes a concise description of its purpose and features. Log into your Mac from remote locations Search and modify files in powerful ways Schedule jobs for particular days and times Let several people use one Mac at the same time Compress and uncompress files in a variety of formats View and manipulate Mac OS X processes Combine multiple commands to perform complex operations Download and install additional commands from the Internet Review: Getting started quickly - Excellent quick reference guide to immediately get started on the terminal. Found it very useful. This book gets to the point. It may not be comprehensive but that's not the goal of this book. Review: Good Read and Reference Material - This small guide gives Mac users a very basic introduction to Unix commands. This book is designed for the do it yourselfer that has always wanted to, but afraid to, open the terminal program and check out the shell. Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide 1st Edition The commands and options are given in a way of how you might use the commands. This book was well laid out making it clear on the commands, options, outputs and results of each section. Other books I've read on the subject tend to be a text overload but this book had a great use of typefaces, shading and style to make it a clear and straightforward read. Unix commands can be overwhelming and just downright scary if you don't understand them right and enter them in correctly. This book helps the reader to explore without putting their systems at risk or damage. ## Features - Item Trademark: O'REILLY MEDIA - manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA - Item Weight: pounds, pounds, 0.36, 0.36 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 115 Reviews | ## Images ![Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/811iuOZDaPL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Getting started quickly *by R***9 on 6 May 2014* Excellent quick reference guide to immediately get started on the terminal. Found it very useful. This book gets to the point. It may not be comprehensive but that's not the goal of this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Read and Reference Material *by D***C on 18 May 2016* This small guide gives Mac users a very basic introduction to Unix commands. This book is designed for the do it yourselfer that has always wanted to, but afraid to, open the terminal program and check out the shell. Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide 1st Edition The commands and options are given in a way of how you might use the commands. This book was well laid out making it clear on the commands, options, outputs and results of each section. Other books I've read on the subject tend to be a text overload but this book had a great use of typefaces, shading and style to make it a clear and straightforward read. Unix commands can be overwhelming and just downright scary if you don't understand them right and enter them in correctly. This book helps the reader to explore without putting their systems at risk or damage. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An essential purchase for anyone using the OS X Terminal, or who considers themselves a Mac power user... *by D***T on 12 April 2013* In a nutshell: If you frequently work with the Mac OS X Terminal then you need this book. Not only is it a great reference for all your day-to-day commands, but it is also a book you can dip into and almost always learn something new and insightful. As a software developer who has recently converted to using OS X as my main development box this book is proving an invaluable reference to working with the Mac Terminal/shell. I must confess that I only recently stumbled across this book after a recommendation by the author replying to a review I wrote for the Linux Pocket Guide (essentially the Linux-based version of this book). The aforementioned Linux reference has long since established itself within arms-reach on a shelf next to my desk, as I'm frequently referring to it when working with locally running Linux-based VMs or boxes running in the Cloud. Although it's still early days, I'm already thinking that this OS X pocket guide will earn a space on my desk right next to the Linux version, as it will not only save me mentally translating Linux commands into OS X parlance (where the syntax can sometimes be subtly different), but it's also a lot of fun to dip into during a brain-frazzle moment and learn a new command or switch. Much like it's sister volume, this book is A5 in size and only 200 pages long, but it crams in an amazing amount of commands that should cater to all but the most hardcore of power users. It also has several bonus chapters discussing such things as installing the excellent Homebrew package manager (which is bizarrely missing from the default installation of OS X?). I'm assuming that most advanced OS X users will be aware of this already, but if you're just starting out in the world of power-Mac usage then this stuff will blow your mind! No more downloading obscure DMGs from the 'net and manually fiddling with the configuration options to get things running. It could be argued that there are a few minor omissions in this book - I was a little disappointed not to see details on my beloved netstat and vm_stat commands, and I would have liked a bit more description on the output of some of the commands (e.g. top), but this really is nit-picking, and if you buy the Linux Pocket Guide at the same time as this book (which I would recommend if your serious about learning the shell) then you'll learn about these things anyway. In summary, this is a great book for navigating the OS X shell, and whether you're a Terminal-novice or a seasoned power-user you will learn plenty (and most likely have fun doing it :-) ). Another great piece of work by the author. ## Frequently Bought Together - Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide - Learning the bash Shell --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/292575011-macintosh-terminal-pocket-guide](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/292575011-macintosh-terminal-pocket-guide) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-11-05*