Questions tagged [terminal]
Questions about the Terminal application or its terminal emulation should use this tag. Use **command-line** for questions about shells or command-line programs that do not specifically involve Terminal.
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How to enable horizontal scroll on `less` with trackpad?
I want to use my trackpad in macOS to scroll less horizontally. Is there a way to do this?
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How do I allow Alfred.app to control Bluetooth on macOS Sonoma?
So I have Run Script actions in my Alfred workflows that uses the command blueutil -p 0 to turn bluetooth off.
After upgrading to macOS Sonoma 14.0, the command stops working when invoked by Alfred ...
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Run terminal in VS Code in rosetta/intel mode
A dependency of my code (pyqt5) does not run on Apple Silicon:
Installing pyqt-qt5 (5.15.2): Failed
RuntimeError
Unable to find installation candidates for pyqt-qt5 (5.15.2)
and I'm having ...
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How to use tree without listing contents of .app file in Mac
I am using tree to list contents of a folder. I have many macOS apps with .app extension. I want tree to list them but ignore the contents inside it. How to do that? Thanks.
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Why is iTerm2 creating resource forks all of a sudden?
I have an ExFAT drive which carries my works, including codes that I'll be using between Mac and Windows. I've always used TUI GNU Emacs on this drive to ensure no resource fork is accidentally ...
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No $PATH file in my home folder on my Ventura 13.5.2? [duplicate]
I am using zsh and I wanted to modify the $PATH variable permanently. I can't seem to find either .zshrc or .zsh_profile on my computer -- I tried searching in Finder with enabled hidden files.
I ...
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Scripts menulet env issue
For many years, I have used the Scripts menulet (enabled from the preferences in Apple's Script Editor), which provides a little drop-down menu to trigger scripts -- not just AppleScripts, but shell ...
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Custom scripts displaying in menu bar?
I am a Linux user considering switching to a Mac.
Currently I use Polybar and in it I have custom bash and python scripts that represent different information. For example
In polybar I can interact ...
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sed "invalid command code W"
I am trying to prepend text to the begging/header of a set of .vtt text files with sed in a loop. I'm not replacing any text, only adding text.
I need some line breaks in the text.
The text should ...
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MacOS vscode open dir via the right mouse button [duplicate]
There is a way to set the possibility of being able to open a dir on vs code via the right mouse button where the menu appears, as I do with the terminal in this way.
code .
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MacOS Warning on Terminal Startup: "Warning: No available formula with the name "pure#". Did you mean pure?"
I recently tried to install a zsh prompt called pure, where I followed the instructions listed on its Github page
https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure
I set my ZSH_THEME = "", ran brew ...
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How can I modify the "Date Added" of a file via the terminal? [duplicate]
Whenever I move files between folders or to an external hard drive, I lose the "Date Added" metadata of the files. I need this info for sorting purposes. How can I change that field via the ...
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Dual-Boot MacBook Pro 2015 stuck loading into GNU GRUB version 2.04
a while ago I decided to dual boot Ubuntu onto my Macbook but recently decided to remove the partition. This has caused the Mac to only boot into GNU GRUB version 2.04.
While I know internet recovery ...
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Bizarre Sudden Slow-Down of Specific MacOS Processes
I purchased a 2020 M1 13" MacBook Pro in March 2021 and it's been like driving a racing car. I use it for everything, and I do a lot as I'm a post-graduate researcher in Electrical Engineering. ...
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Unexpected results using info from `mdls` to search via `mdfind`
I wanted to find what program created a dot file.
I ran mdls /path/to/file on the file.
john@iMacEth ~ % mdls /Users/john/Library/Application\ Support/.lldb_info_3F4AF17D8C
kMDItemFSContentChangeDate ...
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MacOs list package install via curl
Is there a way to find the list of packages that have been installed via curl?
For example I installed the following two packages:
Bun:
curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
Maestro:
curl -Ls &...
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Is there a way to turn on and off Color Filter on MacOS Ventura from the CLI
Setting -> Accessibility -> Display -> Color Filters ->
Filter Type -> Grayscale
Color Filters -> On
I'm try to do this from the terminal. Anyone know of some way to do this in ...
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Trying to read xattr values on multiple files
In trying to read all the values of the extended attributes on a single file, if I do
xattr -l <filename> | while read ATTR; do
xattr -p $ATTR <filename>
done
I get what I expect. But ...
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How do I put my public ssh key back to the correct folder on the terminal? [closed]
I can't access my login to my remote server which has my domain name stored to it. I believe because I accidentally saved the public key to my desktop instead of the file it's supposed to be in. And ...
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How can I run bash command with having Sandbox in Swift? [closed]
I made a working app which hides and shows the desktop icons using bash the terminal command for making it, easier to do this job with an UI, it works ok without sandbox and if there is sandbox it ...
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`tput setaf` inconsistency + fail (Ventura, Sonoma)
I'm attempting to customise my bash prompt, so that I get this:
i.e. user-text is in bold, but stdout is not.
It was working, but after upgrading my mac it's glitching.
Machine A: MacBook Pro 2017 ...
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Decrypting with gnupg just halts and does not work
I couldn't find a solution to this: I cannot decrypt my precious files anymore (on my main computer). I am using pass which relies on gnupg. Trying to decrypt a file just halts and doesn't give any ...
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How can I use an Arabic voice?
I am trying to use the say command in macOS to say something in Arabic.
I have executed say -v "?" and here is the list of voices I have:
Albert en_US # I have a frog in my ...
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C program opens terminal in VSCode of MacBook Air M1
I am running this code in VSCode on my MacBook Air M1
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
double pi=(double)355/113,r;
printf("Enter the radius of the circle\n");
scanf("%...
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screen utility (terminal app) installed on my mac and I don't know where it came from. How to uninstall it?
I have homebrew installed on MacOS Big sur. However, when I type brew search screen, homebrew clearly shows that the screen terminal app is NOT installed on my Mac through homebrew. However, in MacOS ...
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iTerm2, nano and mouse
I'm using the nano editor inside iTerm2. I have configured various profiles for iTerm2. In my .nanorc, I have configured
set mouse
to get at least some rudimentary mouse support (since nano works ...
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Grepping output from Codesign
I am trying to filter codesign command output using the following command, but it doesn't seem to work:
codesign -d --entitlements - /Applications/Safari.app | grep -i "*sandbox"
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Sudden termination of Apple Developer account, seeking community advice
I'm facing an unfortunate issue with my Apple Developer Program membership which was suddenly terminated. I received a generic email from Apple, stating that my membership was revoked, but no specific ...
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Command line on IOS IPad Air 4 (I’ve been hacked)
I have found multiple instances where the only possibility is that I am being remotely hacked through screen mirroring. I believe this for the following reasons:
Remotely
I have found open tabs/...
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Why do we have 2 /usr directories
I am relatively new to MacOS, previously I used Ubuntu, so some things are quite strange for me. One of such things is that on MacOS we have 2 /usr directories. The 1st is with path /usr and the 2nd ...
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iTerm resize screen problem
I'm encountering an issue where the iTerm screen becomes misconfigured when my MacBook Air M2 changes the monitor or goes into sleep mode. To resolve this, I have to close the session and restart it. ...
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Tilde expansion broken
Today tilde expansion has broken on my Mac.
$ cd ~
-bash: cd: ~: No such file or directory
I use vi-mode on zsh along with oh-my-zsh and thought that could be causing the issue. But switching ...
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Reveal app window from command line?
I'm trying to bring back up a minimized mpv window using a keyboard shortcut.
I use skhd to map keyboard shortcuts to various open commands, so I can quickly launch frequently used apps. This has the ...
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Launch New Bash Shell And Run Commands
I am attempting to launch a new shell and run a command in the new shell, and then leave the shell running interactively. I attempted the process over here [ (bash --rcfile <(echo '. ~/.bashrc; ...
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How to configure the word break on Intellij terminal for Opt+Backspace
When I press Opt+Backspace within Intellij (Goland) terminal using zsh in macOS, it deletes the words until it encounters a word separator like a period, space, comma, or a dash.
How do I configure it ...
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Stop `open` command from opening two apps instead of one?
My default browser is DuckDuckGo, but for a particular task it doesn't work. So in a script (zsh) I invoke Safari in a loop with:
open -a /Applications/Safari.app \
$(grep ...
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Custom shortcut ^ ⌘ → to switch between Spaces doesn't work from iTerm2
I bound ^+⌘+→ and ^+⌘+← as my custom shortcuts to move between Spaces (Move right a space and Move left a space respectively) in System settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts.
These shortcuts ...
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Titlebar Changing on opening MacBook Air M1 terminal
On opening the terminal on my MacBook Air M1, the following happens.See link
The terminal titlebar changes from login to python to zsh. i dont understand how python is getting echoed.
zprofile
export ...
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Java Error java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError
Trying to run
java -Xmx4G -Xms4G -jar launch.jar
but that leads to error
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: launch.jar has been
compiled by a more recent ...
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i tried symlinking the existing package into /usr/local/bin but homebrew still keeps trying to download its own version which results in failure [duplicate]
I know from questions like Use specific local gcc and related libraries with Homebrew that this apparently isn't something easy to do, but that particular question seems to have been resolved with &...
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Can't edit hosts file on macOS 13.5 (sudo not working)
I don't have permission to edit the hosts file, even if I use sudo and turn off SIP.
I use sudo vim /etc/hosts to open the hosts file. After entering :wq!, it shows:
"hosts" E212: Can't open ...
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How to hide system username also from title of terminal?
I know we can use: PS1="%n@ %1~ %# " to hide the username within the terminal but I see it on my title too:
I want to know how can I hide this part as well?
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Infinite "bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local:/bin" in Terminal
2 Updates:
I updated bash shell to Zsh with "chsh -s /bin/zsh" which seemed to do something.
I no longer get [Process Completed] or an infinite loop. Just a large block of text when typing /...
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Is there a way to keep my Mac terminal window always on top of other windows?
When I open a new Mac terminal window using spotlight search I automatically leave the current window to the desktop with new terminal window. I am forced to change windows to use terminal with other ...
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Copy paste with mupdf in MacOS
I would like to copy paste with mupdf in MacOS. I can successfully highlight text by using the CTRL button and the mouse button. But I cannot copy the highlighted text.
I tried the following in (found ...
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Bind backslash \ to forward delete using karabiner with DefaultKeyBinding.dict?
This is pretty beyond me but hoping someone can help.
I typically change the Fn (or now Globe) modifier key to Ctrl in settings as this is my childhood on windows computers muscle memory at play.
I ...
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Mac Terminal and applications version installed
I have the zsh in Ventura OS. I know that I have already installed the following apps:
Books.app (which came already in the system)
Brackets
MAMP (Package for MySQL, Apache and PHP)
Adobe Photoshop
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iosnoop does not show devices
I have SIP disabled on Catalina. Running iosnoop does not show devices:
sudo iosnoop -e
DEVICE UID PID D BLOCK SIZE COMM PATHNAME
?? 501 5824 R 37998200 262144 com.apple....
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How to copy an application folder (.app) using terminal
I have an application I downloaded in a form of .app file in downloads.
How can I copy it to /Applications using the terminal?
Since it is actually a folder I can use cp directly so it seems.
Using ...
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Mac M2 default terminal in VSCode not working as expected [duplicate]
Step by step:
In VSCode I've set the default terminal (Command + Shift + P -> >Terminal: Select Default Profile) to bash (/bin/bash).
Close all terminals, open a new one (Control + Shift + `) ...
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