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    If you use Terminal, be sure to check out Homebrew.

    Most folks probably know this, but with another year's passage, it's worth a reminder: Apple hates having to maintain open source tools and libraries. The release schedules and security patches never align with Apple's own, and the old code becomes a greater liability each year. As a result...
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    Auto-Save and file Versions in High Sierra

    I recently upgraded from 10.7 Lion to 10.13 High Sierra. In Lion, I was using the following Terminal commands: (For Preview) defaults write -app 'preview' ApplePersistence -bool no (For TextEdit) defaults write -app 'textedit' ApplePersistence -bool no defaults write -app textedit...
  3. Zillion

    Finder open in terminal

    Hi, how can I from Finder open the current folder in Terminal?
  4. ipedro

    Display Background Terminal Commands?

    I've been delving into Terminal after my iMac failed and I was able to save it through Terminal commands in a way that GUI Disk Utility wasn't able to. It got me interested in what's happening behind the scenes. Is macOS not constantly executing commands in the background? Is there an app or a...
    • ipedro
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    • macos terminal
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  5. ipedro

    iMac Bricked: Endless boot loop

    Mojave installed well and worked for a day or two with no issue then suddenly, it rebooted and has been in that boot sequence forever. I looked at the boot sequence in Verbose mode and it looks like some boot files are missing. I tried reinstalling macOS but it just reboots at some point. I...
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    Removing file from trash

    I am trying to remove an item from the trash, I receive the message "The operation can’t be completed because the item “Resources” is in use." when I attempt the "Delete Immediately " option. It shows the item still in use but I can't seem to see how considering i have deleted the .app file. I...
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    Terminal Unhide Volumes... I'm lost

    Hi there folks, I am ashamed / embrassed :D - I managed to hide an external Volume yesterday using terminal - though it was'nt what I needed in the end... Now I need to unhide the volume but cannot find the correct Terminal Code to do this... I'm running mac os x 10.13.4 Is there anyone out...
  8. DrwMDvs

    Set global settings (mouse) across all users, permanently?

    Hello! I work in a computer lab with 11 new 2017 iMac 5ks, running High Sierra (10.13.6). We recently transitioned to wired apple mice and am having trouble setting the scrolling speed and mouse button functions, globally, across all users (new and old). One reason this might be is that after...
    • DrwMDvs
    • Thread
    • defaults mouse terminal
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
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    Text Before ~ in Terminal Incorrect

    I opened my Terminal today and just noticed that the text before my username "Justin" is "justinsnetwork" which I don't know how it got there. The name of my computer is Justin's iMac, so shouldn't that be before the ~ in Terminal? How do I change this and make Terminal go back to the way it was...
  10. Prplehz76

    Remote user that I can’t shake!

    I need some heavy duty help to shake a remote user! I’ve tried everything even had professional IT help but he’s sneaky and can disappear as quickly as he appears! I’ve got all the programs he/she is infiltrating and can see the workflow on my console. I have used sudo on my terminal and can...
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    (Process completed) message from Terminal

    macos Terminal running Bash hangs with message (Process complete) I have tried Fprce Quit, restart, Shutdown, and Terminal Preferences>profile>shell: close fi the shell exited cleanly, and Don't close the window. None of them unhang the Terminal. Upgrading to macOS 10.13.4 did not work...
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    macOS Creating an executable file for Terminal

    Right so I wanted to automate a process which I have to do quite often for a program that I run quite often and sometimes open up multiple of. Normally I open up Terminal and type in the following commands in order: cd ExoClient mono ExoClient.exe email@gmail.com password So I made an...
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    Volume on disk2s2 failed to mount

    A few days ago I left an external hard drive connected to my MacBook. MacBook's battery drained and therefore the drive was "not properly disconnected". Ever since I can't have access to my drive anymore. I've been trying to mount it or verify it with Terminal as well as Single User Mode fsck...
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    Indexing /Users/Shared with Spotlight

    Hi! Anyone know if there's a way to force Spotlight to index the contents of the /Users/Shared folder? I tried sudo mdutil -i on /Users/Shared but that didn't work. I also tried adding and removing the folder to the Spotlight Privacy exclusion list in System Settings. Didn't work either.
    • fdlbt
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    • index indexing mac macos search spotlight terminal
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  15. R

    Renaming Finder Items Using Find & Replace?

    Hi I need a quick solution to a problem. We have over 15000 images that need renaming. Is there a simple way to find text in a file name (from a cvs file) and replace text in a file name (again from a csv file)?? Eg. File Name - AA021 asphalt/fuchsia FRONT.jpg We have a CSV of full names...
    • Rich_Gr@y
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    • applescript finder rename script terminal
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
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    becoming a Terminal expert

    How can one become a Terminal expert? (i'd appreciate it in getting feedback from users that know the Terminal whereabouts)
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    Missing all my applications after terminal-command

    I have been frustrated by the sorting in Finder, and tried to default sort, but it did not work in all folders. I searched around on apple forums, and found that many wrote that you had to delete .DS_Store files, so I finally tried this (although I usually stay away from the terminal). Seemed...
  18. mmphosis

    bash — command line shell / Terminal

    I am running Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard), and this is the version of bash, the shell that is installed: /bin/bash --version GNU bash, version 3.2.17(1)-release (powerpc-apple-darwin9.0) Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. I just downloaded and built the latest version of bash. GNU...
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    macOS Parse a POSIX file path into variables

    Hi all, I'm a newbie to the world of AppleScript, but I'm trying to put together a pretty simple script to parse apart a file path and create a .txt file at the end. For example, the source file path would be: /Users/Matt/Desktop/3840x2160 I would want to create separate variables from Users...
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    memory rapidly reducing and copy paste problem since using ditto command in terminal

    hi, I used sudo ditto command in terminal to copy a folder. I saw that nothing was being copied in the paths I chose and I quit terminal while it was still doing the ditto... I didn't know how to terminate the command itself. ever since my memory is rapidly lowering. for example it is 15.46 gb...
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