- #Mac terminal commands for check disk manual#
- #Mac terminal commands for check disk password#
- #Mac terminal commands for check disk series#
which Searches the PATH variable for files.locate Finds files using a predefined database.info Displays/searches the info page database.
#Mac terminal commands for check disk manual#
apropos Searches the manual page database by keyword.man Displays/searches the manual page database.Although most options to these commands are identical between Linux and macOS, be sure to view the manual page for commands that you will use in the future. Bookmark this page so you can refer back to it often. Common macOS Commandsīelow are some common macOS commands, organized by general function.
#Mac terminal commands for check disk password#
Once you open this app, simply select Change Root Password from the Edit menu. NOTE: If you wish to perform system administration as the root user, you must first enable the root user using the Directory Utility app (in /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications). BASH control structures and functions may be used to create BASH shell scripts.Wildcard metacharacters may be used with commands, and regular expressions may be used within text utilities.Ctrl+C cancels a command by sending a SIGINT kill signal to the foreground process.The ~ metacharacter represents the user’s home directories.Single quotes protect all special shell characters, double quotes protect most shell characters (variables are one exception), backquotes perform command substitution ( echo The date is `date`) and backslash protects the next character ( echo You owe \$4.50).The Standard Output and Standard Error of a command may be redirected to a file ( ls –l /Users > usersfile 2> errorfile).The Standard Output of one command may be sent to the Standard Input of another command using a pipe ( | ) symbol ( ps aux | less).
#Mac terminal commands for check disk series#
This article is part two in a series about using Linux skills when working in a mac operating system.