Using programs and commands that do not have a graphical user interface (GUI) but are rather controlled by typing text commands into a terminal program, or shell.
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How can I install the Command Line Tools completely from the command line?
I'd like to script the installation of the the Xcode Command Line Tools.
On Mavericks,
xcode-select --install
will open a dialog prompting the user to install, but I'd like to trigger the install ...
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Why does OS X Mavericks block the purge command in Terminal?
When I try the purge command on my terminal, OS X Mavericks gives me the following message:
Unable to purge disk buffers: Operation not permitted
This hasn't been the default behavior until now. I ...
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Tool to Consolidate Data on Multiple Hard Drives and List Differences Between Filesets
I have several hard drives I've used throughout the years to backup my data. Each one has a different folder structure and fileset. I now have a massive NAS that I want to consolidate all my data ...
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Mac OS X UNIX-oriented Tutorial
Is there any Mac OS X tutorial/book that covers the UNIX part of this operating system? Topics like:
Managing daemons from the command-line
Package management
Install/Remove dmg's from the ...
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curl command can't be found, OSX utilities have been replaced by GNU coreutils… how to start from scratch?
I recently installed homebrew and I was having a hard time because I could not install it as curl command couldn't be found, someone pointed me to use wget and that worked to install homebrew but now ...
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Is there something like synclient for OS/X, to tweak touchpad settings?
I want to tweak the Macbook Pro's touchpad settings. On Linux this is done by using a program called synclient, which dumps all of the Synaptics touchpad settings and lets you change any of them.
What ...
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“open -t” vs. “open -ef”
the Command:
syslog | tail | open -ef
works perfectly on my osx 10.8.5 and opens the required lines from syslog in textEdit, however when I run
syslog | tail | open -t
which should open the same ...
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How to manage users access to shared folders from the command line?
Using the sharing or dscl commands I can not figure out how to add users associated to shares. The current local-admin account has access to all shares, but I'd like to add a different user account ...
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Cannot kill the “sleep” process
I started a oneliner in bash:
while true; do sleep 1; ping example.org; done
Then killed it with ctrl-c. But I'm still seeing the sleep process in the Activity Monitor and executing ps aux | grep ...
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How can I process/read checkmarks on a paper form?
I would like to process a large number of scanned paper forms (GUI or command line). I am only interested in reading (custom) checkboxes. The form looks like this:
every line has 6 circle-shaped ...
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Error Opening Image File in Terminal
Much like: How do I cat a deleted file which is still open by its inode?.
I am using 'Sleuth Kit' command line tool, to gather relevant data from the disk. But I keep on getting:
Error opening image ...
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Terminal command to bring up shutdown dialog?
I know how to shutdown a Mac from Terminal, but is there a way to actually bring up the shutdown dialog you get from Apple → Shut Down…?
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Setup a scanner from command line or ARD
I know how to add a networked printer via the command line or ARD (Apple Remote Desktop); and, I know how to install the TWAIN scanner drivers for a particular vendor (again, using ARD).
But, what ...
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No GDB in the new Command Line Tools (OS X Mountain Lion) for Xcode - September 2013?
I've recently formatted my Mac and when I reinstalled the command line tools, I installed the new Command Line Tools (OS X Mountain Lion) for Xcode - September 2013. I've just typed gdb in my ...
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Check Camera Path through command line
is that a command to type in terminal that lists all the webcams connected to my computer? Maybe using ffmpeg package?
