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Using UNIX in Mac OS X

Beneath the easy-to-use interface of Mac OS X is a robust and complete UNIX operating system called Darwin. Darwin is based on open technologies such as FreeBSD, Mach, Apache, and GCC. It comes with hundreds of powerful UNIX applications already installed.

You can access the UNIX operating system in Mac OS X by using the Terminal utility. The Terminal utility is in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.

For more information on using Terminal, see Terminal Help. For more information on UNIX in Mac OS X, visit the Apple UNIX website.

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