TidBITS readers likely know that macOS is based on Unix and that opening the Terminal enables them to interact with files, folders, and apps at the command line. For the majority of Mac users, the ...

These are the basic macOS Terminal commands to know for updating a Mac, forcing an unresponsive Mac to shut down, finding the differences between files easily and much more. Under the hood, macOS X ...

Mac commands can speed up everyday tasks, whether opening files instantly, hiding desktop clutter, keeping your Mac awake, testing internet speed, or renaming files in bulk. These fourteen commands ...

A terminal is an application on Unix-based operating systems that provides a command-line interface (or CLI), so you can interact with the operating system’s shell and access/control its different ...

Your Mac computer comes with an app called Terminal. It can be found under Applications, then select Utilities. This is how you can execute commands on your computer using the command line. Launch ...

Just curious, for those of you who use ntp servers on your network, how do you instruct your Mac OS X clients to sync their time/date with the ntp server? <BR><BR>Example: You know you have a time ...

There are two kinds of Mac users. The sad, harried folks who don’t know how to use this easy, essential, life-changing Command key trick. And the happy, efficient, relaxed people who learned it years ...

Your Mac can become sluggish due to various reasons such as insufficient RAM, disk space issues, and resource-hungry processes. However, there are several steps you can take to optimize your Mac's ...

Command-Tab is one of my Mac's most-used keyboard shortcuts. It lets me switch between open apps quickly, which is a crucial part of my workflow. But I am guilty of using way too many apps at once, ...