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Index: M
- M- commands (emacs): 7.3.2. Meta-Key Sequences (Unix in a Nutshell)
- m command, marking place in vi editor: 17.29. Finding Your Place with Undo (Unix Power Tools)
- m (ending escape sequence): 8.6.1. Trying It (Unix Power Tools)
- m (map) option (tset command): 5.3. Setting the Terminal Type When You Log In (Unix Power Tools)
- m (mark place) command: 4.4. Marking Your Place (Learning the vi Editor)
- M (middle line) command: 3.1.4. Movement Within a Screen (Learning the vi Editor)
- :m (move) command (ex): 5.2. Editing with ex (Learning the vi Editor)
- -m option to ulimit command: 10.2.2. ulimit (Learning the Korn Shell)
- m4 processor: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- m1 script (example): 13.10. m1—Simple Macro Processor (sed & awk)
- M-x in Emacs (see ESC-x in Emacs)
- MAC (Ethernet) address: 46.10. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) (Unix Power Tools)
- Mac OS X: 1.1. What's Special About Unix? (Unix Power Tools)
- architectural issues and: 4.3. Architectural Issues (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- booting, nvram utility and: 8.3.2. nvram (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- Darwin: 1.3. The Core of Unix (Unix Power Tools)
- downloading and installing One-Step: 40.8. The curl Application and One-Step GNU-Darwin Auto-Installer for OS X (Unix Power Tools)
- enabling root access to: 49.12. Enabling Root in Darwin (Unix Power Tools)
- default startup items for: 2.1.4. SystemStarter (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- Developer Tools for: 0.3. Developer Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- development environment of: 4. Compiling Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- Directory Services architecture within: 3.1. Understanding Directory Services (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- filesystem for: A. The Mac OS X Filesystem (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- interacting with X11: 9.6.1. Aqua-X11 Interactions (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- libraries available with (list): 5.7. Interesting and Important Libraries (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- packaging tools shipped with: 6.4. Packaging Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- passwords, storing: 1.7. Which Shell Am I Running? (Unix Power Tools)
- predefined macros for: 4.2.2.1. Macros (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- source code distributions and: 4.2.2. Host Type (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- source tree for: 4.2.2. Host Type (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- SSH on: 51.1. Enabling Remote Access on Mac OS X (Unix Power Tools)
- startup sequence for: 2. Startup (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- swap space, checking contents of /var/vm with ls: 48.6.2. Checking Swap Space (Unix Power Tools)
- system management tools for: 8. System Management Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- Terminal application: 3.2. The Mac OS X Terminal Application (Unix Power Tools)
- color capabilities: 4.10. Highlighting and Color in Shell Prompts (Unix Power Tools)
- command-k to delete scrollback buffer: 4.17. Running Commands When You Log Out (Unix Power Tools)
- user and group management through Netinfo: 49.2. When Does a User Become a User (Unix Power Tools)
- Mac OS X shells: 1.1. Mac OS X Shells (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- _ _MACH_ _ macro: 4.2.2.1. Macros (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- Mach microkernel operating system: 2. Startup (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- Mach-O runtime architecture
- prebinding and: 5.6. Prebinding (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- shared libraries and: 5.3. Shared Libraries Versus Loadable Modules (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- machine faults
- tracing: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- Macintosh
- carriage returns in text files, translating to newlines: 21.11. Hacking on Characters with tr (Unix Power Tools)
- keyboards, CTRL and CAPS LOCK: 6.1. Defining Keys and Button Presses with xmodmap (Unix Power Tools)
- Microsoft Word file, converting for Unix: 1.8. Anyone Can Program the Shell (Unix Power Tools)
- Macintosh computers: 8.4. Using Unix on Non-Unix Systems (Learning Unix)
- Macintosh OS X (Apple): 8. Process Handling (Learning the Korn Shell)
- C.2. What You Can Download (Learning the Korn Shell)
- Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW): 1.6.2. Apple's Command-line Developer Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- Macintosh, tools for: 1.6.3. Macintosh Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- MacPerl, not used by Mac OS X: 4. Compiling Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- macro commands (emacs): 7.2.14. Macro Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- macro names, listing: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- macros: 4.2.2.1. Macros (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- Emacs: 19.2. Emacs Features: A Laundry List (Unix Power Tools)
- eqn preprocessor: 17.2.2. eqn Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
- in emacs-mode: 2.3.7. Macro Expansion with Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)
- in vi-mode: 2.4.8. Macro Expansion with Aliases (Learning the Korn Shell)
- for make utility: 20.4. Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
- man macros: 16.1. Alphabetical Summary of man Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
- me macros: 15. me Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
- mm macros: 13. mm Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
- ms macros: 14. ms Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
- pic preprocessors: 17.3.1. pic Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
- processing, nroff/troff requests for: 12.5.10. Macro and String Processing (Unix in a Nutshell)
- tbl preprocessor: 17.1.3. tbl Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
- troff -man: 3.21. Make Your Own Manpages Without Learning troff (Unix Power Tools)
- magic option: 7.1.4. Some Useful Options (Learning the vi Editor)
- magic-space tcsh editor function: 30.14.3. tcsh Editing (Unix Power Tools)
- mail: B.2. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- 46.8. Mail — SMTP, POP, and IMAP (Unix Power Tools)
- directory for: 7.7. Make More Directories! (Unix Power Tools)
- Emacs facility: 19.2. Emacs Features: A Laundry List (Unix Power Tools)
- headers, removing with behead script: 21.5. Remove Mail/News Headers with behead (Unix Power Tools)
- permissions for files: 50.2.1. User, Group, and World (Unix Power Tools)
- SMTP (Simple Message Transfer Protocol): 46.8. Mail — SMTP, POP, and IMAP (Unix Power Tools)
- mail command: 8.4.1. Traps and Functions (Learning the Korn Shell)
- 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- mail (electronic): 6.5. Electronic Mail (Learning Unix)
- MAIL environment variable: 5.3.5. Environment Variables (Unix in a Nutshell)
- mail exchanger (MX) records: 46.3. Status and Troubleshooting (Unix Power Tools)
- 46.8. Mail — SMTP, POP, and IMAP (Unix Power Tools)
- stored by DNS: 46.9. Domain Name Service (DNS) (Unix Power Tools)
- mail notification: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- mail program: 3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
- 3.5.1. Environment Variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
- 8.4.2. Process ID Variables and Temporary Files (Learning the Korn Shell)
- 8.4.4. Resetting Traps (Learning the Korn Shell)
- 6.5.2. Sending Mail from a Shell Prompt (Learning Unix)
- 1.21. Unix Networking and Communications (Unix Power Tools)
- \ (backslash) before history characters: 30.16. Instead of Changing History Characters (Unix Power Tools)
- redirecting input for: 43.1. Using Standard Input and Output (Unix Power Tools)
- redirecting standard error to: 43.3. Send (Only) Standard Error Down a Pipe (Unix Power Tools)
- sending messages from: 4.6. Command Substitution (Learning the Korn Shell)
- sending yourself email copy of fortune: 36.26. Outputting Text to an X Window (Unix Power Tools)
- shortcut for multiple addresses: 28.4. Build Strings with { } (Unix Power Tools)
- Mail service: 1.4. The Services Menu (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- mail shell variable: 5.3.3. Predefined Shell Variables (Unix in a Nutshell)
- Mail User Agents (MUAs or UAs): 46.8. Mail — SMTP, POP, and IMAP (Unix Power Tools)
- MAIL variable: 3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
- 3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
- mailalias command: B.2. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- mailavg script (example): 13.4. mailavg—Check Size of Mailboxes (sed & awk)
- mailboxes, disk space and: 15.3. Save Space with "Bit Bucket" Log Files and Mailboxes (Unix Power Tools)
- MAILCHECK shell variable: 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables (Unix in a Nutshell)
- MAILCHECK variable: 3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
- mailing lists: 0.4. Where to Go for More Information (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- MAILPATH shell variable: 4.3.3. Other Shell Variables (Unix in a Nutshell)
- MAILPATH variable: 3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
- 3.4.2.2. Mail variables (Learning the Korn Shell)
- 3.4.2.6. Command search path (Learning the Korn Shell)
- mailto utility: 21.12.2. MIME Encoding (Unix Power Tools)
- mailx command: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- main input loop: 7.3. Awk's Programming Model (sed & awk)
- Main Options menu (xterm): 5.17. The xterm Menus (Unix Power Tools)
- main.c application: 5.1.1.1. PFE precompilation (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- major modes, vile: 12.10.2. Major Modes (Learning the vi Editor)
- Make button (elvis): 10.6.3. The Toolbar (Learning the vi Editor)
- make command: 4.2. Compiling Unix Source Code (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- missing header files and: 5.1.2. malloc.h (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- :make command (elvis): 10.6.3. The Toolbar (Learning the vi Editor)
- 10.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
- :make (:mak) command (vim): 11.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
- 11.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
- Make New Sticky Note service: 1.4. The Services Menu (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- make tool: 1.6.1. Standard Unix Development Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- make utility: 7.3.4. eval (Learning the Korn Shell)
- 20. The make Utility (Unix in a Nutshell)
- 11.10. make Isn't Just for Programmers! (Unix Power Tools)
- command-line syntax: 20.2. Command-Line Syntax (Unix in a Nutshell)
- configuring source code: 41.3. Compiling Perl from Scratch (Unix Power Tools)
- description file lines: 20.3. Description File Lines (Unix in a Nutshell)
- installing Samba: 47.2. Installing and Configuring Samba (Unix Power Tools)
- macros: 20.4. Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
- make clean command: 40.4. Simplifying the make Process (Unix Power Tools)
- make distclean command: 40.4. Simplifying the make Process (Unix Power Tools)
- software installation problems with differing versions: 40.3. Which make? (Unix Power Tools)
- special target names: 20.5. Special Target Names (Unix in a Nutshell)
- writing Makefile files: 20.6. Writing Command Lines (Unix in a Nutshell)
- makealias command: 29.10. Fix Quoting in csh Aliases with makealias and quote (Unix Power Tools)
- makeef option (vim): 11.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
- Makefile files, writing: 20.6. Writing Command Lines (Unix in a Nutshell)
- Makefile.in (configure file): 40.4. Simplifying the make Process (Unix Power Tools)
- makefiles,
overriding: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- Makefiles (or makefiles): 11.10. make Isn't Just for Programmers! (Unix Power Tools)
- for NIS: 11.11. Even More Uses for make (Unix Power Tools)
- for Perl: 41.3. Compiling Perl from Scratch (Unix Power Tools)
- MAKEFLAGS macro: 20.4.4. Macros with Special Handling (Unix in a Nutshell)
- makeprg option (elvis): 10.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
- makeprg option (vim): 11.9.1. Edit-Compile Speedup (Learning the vi Editor)
- makewhatis utility: 2.2. whatis: One-Line Command Summaries (Unix Power Tools)
- man command: 4.1. Shell Scripts and Functions (Learning the Korn Shell)
- 8.3.3.2. BSD (Learning the Korn Shell)
- 1.6.10. Miscellaneous Tools (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- 2.1. The man Command (Unix Power Tools)
- command-line options: 2.1. The man Command (Unix Power Tools)
- man display mode (elvis): 10.10.1. Display Modes (Learning the vi Editor)
- man macros: 16.1. Alphabetical Summary of man Macros (Unix in a Nutshell)
- internal names: 16.3. Internal Names (Unix in a Nutshell)
- predefined strings: 16.2. Predefined Strings (Unix in a Nutshell)
- -man macros (troff): 3.21. Make Your Own Manpages Without Learning troff (Unix Power Tools)
- --man option for printing help articles: 1.5.2. Built-in Help (Learning the Korn Shell)
- man pages: 1.5.2. Built-in Help (Learning the Korn Shell)
- man program: 8.1.1. The man Command (Learning Unix)
- manpages
- displaying: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- displaying command descriptions in: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- flat file formats and: 3.11. Flat Files and Their NetInfo Counterparts (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- hosts and: 3.9.1. Creating a Host with niload (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- keyword lookup: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- NetInfo utilities and: 3.6. NetInfo Command Reference (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- "missing," for command-line utilities: B. Command-Line Tools: The Missing Manpages (Mac OS X for Unix Geeks)
- MANPATH environment variable: 2.1. Alphabetical Summary of Commands (Unix in a Nutshell)
- 2.1. The man Command (Unix Power Tools)
- 35.5. Predefined Environment Variables (Unix Power Tools)
- adding: 3.21. Make Your Own Manpages Without Learning troff (Unix Power Tools)
- manual pages
- formatted with nroff commands: 45.12. Typesetting Manpages: nroff (Unix Power Tools)
- locating for a program: 2.3. whereis: Finding Where a Command Is Located (Unix Power Tools)
- MANP