Disk Utility in Terminal
We’re going to look at a nice tool built into OSX that we can invoke in the command line, diskutil. In this post, we are going to be looking specifically at partitioning, formatting, and erasing disks. There are quite a…
Filesystem Consistency Check
What is fsck? fsck is a command you can use to check your filesystem. The command will invoke one of the following: fsck_hfs, fsck_msdos, fsck_exfat, and fsck_udf, depending on your filesystem type. If the filesystem type is not one of…
Shortcuts in OSX
On a Mac, how do you make folder and file “shortcuts”? Say you have a folder somewhere, and you want a quick and easy way to access it from your desktop or another area. You probably want to make a…
Basic File Management
In terms of moving, deleting, and creating files, there are a bunch of basic commands you should know. But first, here is are some shortcuts you should remember: . denotes the current directory. We will use this below, say if we…
Remote Control Your Mac
You can control your computer remotely by using ssh, a nifty command that allows you to connect to other computers and servers over a network. One great use is to set up your Mac for it, then you can control your…
Some OSX Tips and Tricks
While typing in terminal, if there’s a particularly long command line that you’re typing you can open up a text editor and work in there by pressing the following while in terminal: ctrl+X, ctrl+E This allows you to edit and add…
The Basics
There are a few central commands that are integral to using terminal. cd cd will let you change the directory that you are located in. This is key in navigating though your computer. pwd will allow you to “print working directory,”…
Recent Comments