What is the Mac Command Line?
The Mac Command Line is where a user can make changes to their system without using the GUI. Mac's command line is very similar to the command line found in Unix, BSD and Linux. Most of the commands are the same.
There are two programs that come on the Mac that you can use to access the command line interface. The first is the Terminal and second is X11.
Basic Commands
| Commands | What it does |
| cd | Change directory |
| ls | list contents of a directory -l lists contents with more info -h human readable |
| screencapture outputfile | Capture terminal display |
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This the Mac OS X architecture To understand the Mac command line we first need to know a few things. The Mac has an operating system call Mac OS X. Mac OS X is made up of the UNIX sublayer witch you don't see and Aqua the GUI see and used everyday.
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Terms
- GUI:
- Graphical User Interface
- Terminal:
- a program can be used to interface with the command line
- X11:
- Can be to run X11 apps useing the command line.
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Fast Facts
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'''Mac OS X'''
Based on BSD Darwin, Certifed UNIX
