Below are the terminal commands covered in Mike’s 10 Terminal Tips for Mac Users talk at Macstock 2015!
Reveal Hidden files in the Finder:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE; killall Finder
Select Text in Quick Look:
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool TRUE; killall Finder
Enable Key Repeat (Allison’s Twitter Question):
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
Basic Terminal Commands:
Remember to use “Man” to discover the details of each command!
ls
w/modifiers & arguments:
ls -l
ls -a
cd
e.g. Go “Home”:
cd ~ (the tilde (~) is a shortcut for your Home folder)
mv & cp
rm / rm -r
cat {filename}
(I often use TextEdit for this!)
man
The Fun Command! Let your Mac speak for you!:
say -v -o
e.g.
say -v Alex Welcome to Macstock -o welcome.aiff