OS X is the desktop operating system from Apple Inc. It was the successor to Mac OS 9 and here the 'X' means 10. OS X is based upon the NeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP OSes developed in the 1980s and 1990s by NeXT Inc., which Apple purchased in 1996.

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Best Subversion client for Mac OS [closed]

On Windows, TortoiseSVN is the daddy, no question. On the Mac there is nothing as simple and integrated, but there is a fair choice of tools. Which GUI clients for Subversion (SVN) are worth checking ...
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Git ignore file for Xcode projects

Which files should I include in .gitignore when using Git in conjunction with Xcode?
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Open terminal here in Mac OS finder [closed]

Is there something similar to the "Open Command Window Here" Windows Powertoy for Mac OS? I've found a couple plugins through a google search but wanted to see what works best for developers out ...
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Setting environment variables in OS X?

What is the proper way to modify environment variables like PATH in OS X? I've looked on google a little bit and found 3 different files to edit: /etc/paths ~/.profile ~/.tcshrc I don't even have ...
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Is there any way in the OS X Terminal to move the cursor word by word? [closed]

I know the combination Ctrl+A to jump to the beginning of the current command, and Ctrl+E to jump to the end. But is there any way to jump word by word, like Alt+←/→ in Cocoa applications ...
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How Can I Remove .DS_Store Files From A Git Repository?

How can I remove those annoying Mac OS X .DS_Store files from a Git repository?
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How to use/install gcc on Mac OS X 10.8 / Xcode 4.4

I have install Mountain Lion (Mac OS X 10.8) and now gcc doesn't seem to be available anymore. I've also installed Xcode 4.4 so there is no more /Developer directory. I need gcc both for mac ports ...
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Where can I find “make” program for Mac OS X Lion?

Just upgraded my computer to Mac OS X Lion and went to terminal and typed "make" but it says: -bash: make: command not found Where did the "make" command go?
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Core Data vs SQLite 3 [closed]

I am already quite familiar with relational databases and have used SQLite (and other databases) in the past. However, Core Data has a certain allure, so I am considering spending some time to learn ...
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Repairing Postgresql after upgrading to OSX 10.7 Lion

I recently upgraded to OSX 10.7, at which point my rails installation completely borked when trying to connect to the psql server. When I do it from the command line using psql -U postgres it ...
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What kind of leaks does automatic reference counting in Objective-C not prevent or minimize?

In the Mac and iOS platforms, memory leaks are often caused by unreleased pointers. Traditionally, it has always been of utmost importance to check your allocs, copies and retains to make sure each ...
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Mac SQLite editor

I am aware of CocoaMySQL but I have not seen a Mac GUI for SQLite, is there one? My Google search didn't turn up any Mac related GUI's which is why I'm asking here rather than Google.
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Mac OS X Terminal Colors [closed]

I'm new to Mac having just got one after working with Ubuntu Linux for some time. Among the many things I'm trying to figure out is absence of colors in my the terminal window - like the ones that are ...
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How to run mvim (MacVim) from Terminal?

I have MacVim installed and I am trying to set it up as the editor for Git (version control), but I can't run 'mvim' from the command line as it isn't recognised. How do I setup mvim so I can run it ...
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How install a specific jdk on Mac OS X?

I want to install a specific jdk (the latest for example). For this, I went to jdk download homepage: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp I look for a mac version but i'm a bit surprise to ...

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