Category: Command Line

  • Get Slide-Out Terminal Access in MacOS by Keyboard Shortcut with iTerm

    Get Slide-Out Terminal Access in MacOS by Keyboard Shortcut with iTerm

    Go to OSX Daily to read Get Slide-Out Terminal Access in MacOS by Keyboard Shortcut with iTerm The iTerm app for Mac is a great terminal alternative that has some unique features, one of which is that you can setup a hotkey or keyboard shortcut to instantly access an iTerm2 terminal as a slide-out command…

  • How to Install Homebrew on MacOS Sonoma Beta

    How to Install Homebrew on MacOS Sonoma Beta

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Install Homebrew on MacOS Sonoma Beta If you use Homebrew with your Mac, you probably want to install Homebrew in MacOS Sonoma as well. While it installs as intended for many Mac users, some are experiencing issues when attempting to install Homebrew in the Sonoma beta. We’ll…

  • How to Get Transparent Terminal Windows in iTerm2

    How to Get Transparent Terminal Windows in iTerm2

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Get Transparent Terminal Windows in iTerm2 iTerm2 is a popular Terminal application alternative for the Mac, and one fun way to customize the appearance of your terminal windows in iTerm2 is to set the terminal window to be transparent. Here’s how you can get a transparent terminal…

  • How to Recursively Find All Files in Directories/Subfolders by Wildcards

    How to Recursively Find All Files in Directories/Subfolders by Wildcards

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Recursively Find All Files in Directories/Subfolders by Wildcards Users may come across a situation where they would like to find all files in a directory, folder, or subfolder structure, that match a particular string but with variations to the file names, a situation perfect for finding files…

  • How to Find Process Locking a Port on Mac

    How to Find Process Locking a Port on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Find Process Locking a Port on Mac Mac users may occasionally come across a situation where a process is locking a port, preventing another app or process from using that port. If you come across such a situation, for example maybe you’re trying to use React.js and…

  • How to Opt Out / Disable Homebrew Analytics

    How to Opt Out / Disable Homebrew Analytics

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Opt Out / Disable Homebrew Analytics Homebrew is a fantastic package manager for the command line on Mac, but something that is perhaps less fantastic for some individuals is that Homebrew defaults to enabling ‘analytics’, which means your Mac will transmit data from your Mac to Homebrew…

  • How to Download the Full MacOS Sonoma Beta Installer

    How to Download the Full MacOS Sonoma Beta Installer

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Download the Full MacOS Sonoma Beta Installer Many Mac users are interested in downloading the full installer for MacOS Sonoma beta, but when they go through the typical process of installing the MacOS Sonoma beta and downloading the update from System Settings, they’re given only a smaller…

  • How to Install Command Line Tools in MacOS Sonoma Beta

    How to Install Command Line Tools in MacOS Sonoma Beta

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Install Command Line Tools in MacOS Sonoma Beta Some MacOS Sonoma beta users have noticed they can not install Command Line Tools specifically in the Sonoma beta from the Terminal, instead they see an error message stating “Can’t install the software because it is not currently available…

  • How to Remove DS_Store Files from Git Repository

    How to Remove DS_Store Files from Git Repository

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Remove DS_Store Files from Git Repository If you use git on the Mac platform, you likely have come across DS_Store files in a git repository. These can be annoying and clutter a git repo, and you may even run into unnecessary conflicts due to .DS_Store files being…

  • List a Macs Local IP Address History Over Time or from Specific Dates

    List a Macs Local IP Address History Over Time or from Specific Dates

    Go to OSX Daily to read List a Macs Local IP Address History Over Time or from Specific Dates If you ever find yourself needing to know a history of a specific Macs assigned local IP addresses, you can find this potentially helpful networking information from the command line. This trick will report all local…