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command line (TERMINAL) The tcsh command shell of Darwin (the open source core of OSX)alias Create an aliasalloc List used and free memoryawk Find and Replace text within file(s)basename Convert a full pathname to just a folder pathbash Bourne-Again SHell (Linux)bless Set volume bootability and startup disk options.break Exit from a loopcal Display a calendarcase Conditionally perform a commandcat Display the contents of a filecd Change Directorychflags Change a file or folder's flags.chgrp Change group ownershipchmod Change access permissionschown Change file owner and groupchroot Run a command with a different root directorycksum Print CRC checksum and byte countsclear Clear terminal screencmp Compare two filescomm Compare two sorted files line by linecomplete Edit a command completion [word/pattern/list]continue Resume the next iteration of a loopcp Copy one or more files to another locationcron Daemon to execute scheduled commandscrontab Schedule a command to run at a later date/timecut Divide a file into several partsdate Display or change the date & timedc Desk Calculatordd Data Dump - Convert and copy a filedf Display free disk spacediff Display the differences between two filesdiff3 Show differences among three filesdig DNS lookupdirname Convert a full pathname to just a pathdirs Display list of remembered directories

diskutil Disk utilities - Format, Verify, Repairditto Copy files and foldersdscl Directory Service command line utilitydu Estimate file space usageecho Display message on screened A line-oriented text editor (edlin)enable Stop or start printers and classes.env Set environment and run a utilityeval Evaluate several commands/argumentsexec Execute a commandexit Exit the shellexpect Programmed dialogue with interactive programsAlso see AppleScriptexpand Convert tabs to spacesexpr Evaluate expressionsfalse Do nothing, unsuccessfullyfdisk Partition table manipulator for Darwin UFS/HFS/DOSfind Search for files that meet a desired criteriafmt Reformat paragraph textfold Wrap text to fit a specified widthfor Expand words, and execute commandsforeach Loop, expand words, and execute commandsfsck Filesystem consistency check and repairfsaclctl Filesystem enable/disable ACL supportfs_usage Filesystem usage (process/pathname)ftp Internet file transfer programGetFileInfo Get attributes of HFS+ filesgetopt Parse positional parametersgoto Jump to label and continue executiongrep Search file(s) for lines that match a given patterngroups Print group names a user is ingzip Compress or decompress fileshead Display the first lines of a filehdiutil Manipulate iso disk imageshistory Command Historyhostname Print or set system nameid Print user and group names/id's

if Conditionally perform a commandinfo Help infoinstall Copy files and set attributes jobs List active jobs join Join lines on a common fieldkill Stop a process from runningl List files in long format (ls -l)ll List files in long format, showing invisible files (ls -la)less Display output one screen at a timeln Make links between files (hard links, symbolic links)locate Find fileslogname Print current login namelogin log into the computerlogout Exit a login shell (bye)lpr Print fileslprm Remove jobs from the print queuelpstat Printer status informationls List information about file(s)lsbom List a bill of materials filelsof List open filesman Help manualmkdir Create new folder(s)mkfifo Make FIFOs (named pipes)more Display output one screen at a timemount Mount a file systemmv Move or rename files or directoriesnet Manage network resourcesnice Set the priority of a commandnohup Run a command immune to hangupsonintr Control the action of a shell interruptopen Open a file/folder/URL/Applicationosascript Execute AppleScriptpasswd Modify a user passwordpaste Merge lines of filespbcopy Copy data to the clipboard

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some of the lists are not recognized in my computer. some body help please.. what's the function for 'prncncf'?

reply10 / 05 / 2011

whatever is my never ever!!

reply10 / 05 / 2011

nice

reply01 / 10 / 2011

Can someone give me a full command on how to enable spaces or system preferences please

reply03 / 16 / 2010

Thanks! Tidy up a bit!

reply02 / 03 / 2010

Thanks!

reply01 / 14 / 2010

Thanks for the info

reply06 / 26 / 2009

needed to copy a 35Gb folder from an external hdd to a networked westernDigital terabyte. os x kept failing to copy at about the 14Gb mark. i used the 'ditto' command, verbose mode, so i can see the progress in the terminal. started it last night and this morning it's still copying my files over. so far so good. thanks for the doc. peace.

reply11 / 26 / 2008