29 November 2005
Mac OS X Hacking Tools
Posted by Mikhail Esteves under: OS X; Random Websites .
The Jargon File is a popular lexicographic resource amongst hackers (and non-hackers too). Although it might have some subjective definitions I may not agree with, I have conveniently quoted verbatim the definitions of the terms “hacker” and “tool” as a preface to the contents of this page.
It is eminently debatable whether one (that means me, you or whosoever else) is a “hacker”, but such a debate would probably be fruitless anyway, even meaningless. I do enjoy exploring the details of all sorts of things, including operating systems. This page is a compendium of some programs you might come across while tinkering with Mac OS X. Documentation for most of these tools exists, therefore my aim is not to reproduce documentation, but simply to maintain a cache of relevant information. I believe this would be useful to those who are new to Mac OS X, but are interested in exploring the system at a low(er) level. Note that many of the tools listed here are ones that are either new to Mac OS X (as compared to Unix style systems), or are different from their Unix counterparts. In other words, I have avoided listing “standard” Unix/BSD tools. Moreover, do realize that some (like dynamic_pager and various daemons) are not really tools.
os+x, mac, apple, hacking, tools 