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This guide provides a starting point for administering
Mac OS X Server using command-line tools.
Introduction to Command-Line Administration supplements the information in the other
advanced administration guides. It provides information useful to building workows
and remote administration practices beyond the use of Server Admin and Workgroup
Manager. The information in this guide isn’t specic to any particular technology, but
is relevant to many server technologies.
What’s in This Guide
This guide includes the following sections:
Chapter  1, “Introduction to the Command-Line Environment,” provides an overview
of the command-line environment in Mac OS X Server—for administrators who
are new to the command line or who are coming from the command line on other
platforms.
Chapter  2, “Using the Command-Line Shell Interactively,” explains how shells work
and provides information about the shells in Mac OS X Server.
Chapter  3, “Scripting the Command Line,” explains what shell scripts are and why
you would use them in Mac OS X Server.
Chapter  4, “Connecting to Remote Computers,” provides information about various
ways to access remote computers.
Chapter  5, “Common Command-Line Tasks,” provides examples of frequently used
command-line tasks.
P7-8Chapter  6, “Accessing Apple Hardware from the Command Line,” provides
information about accessing hardware-specic Mac attributes from the command line.
Appendix  , “Command-Line Tools Specic to Mac OS X,” provides a list of the
command-line tools that are unique to Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server.
Note: Because Apple periodically releases new versions and updates to its software,
images shown in this book may be dierent from what you see on your screen.
Preface
About This Guide