If you’re a command line enthusiast and you’re the type of Mac user who likes to keep an eye on your system resources and ...

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 ...

Homebrew is a free, open-source package manager for Linux and MacOS that simplifies the installation and management of software. Think of Homebrew as a command-line version of the App Store that ...

installer (.pkg) and get a very detailed view of what is about to be placed into your Mac's precious filesystem. To use lsbom, open up the Terminal.app and navigate to the place in your filesystem ...

A package manager or package management system is a set of utilities that facilitate the process of installing, updating, and removing computer programs on an operating system. It is very prevalent ...

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IT admins can save time and energy when changing Mac permissions by doing it via the command line or remotely via SSH. Learn how it’s done and what the notation means for command-line permissions.

If you get fed up watching the progress bar crawl along when updating your Mac to a new version of macOS, a Reddit thread has a useful hint to speed things up: using a Terminal command instead … ...

Remove a specific file from the Mac Trash via the command line Here’s how you can use the command line to forcibly remove a specific file stuck in your Mac’s Trash. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type ...

Autodesk has announced the release of AutoCAD for Mac 2015 with a feature-set that for the first time brings it close to that of the Windows version. The lower-cost AutoCAD LT for Mac version has also ...