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macOS is the current marketing name for Apple's Macintosh Operating System. This OS was previously known as OS X, and Mac OS X before that (which itself succeeded the 'classic' Mac OS).
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Why can I not create a directory on my external hard-drive?
When I try to make a new directory on my external hard-drive I get a message saying that it is a "Read-only file system"
LU06296APPLE:~ fortinok$ mkdir /Volumes/Seagate\ Backup\ Plus\ Drive/working_f …
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How can I access the LaTeX commands from the terminal?
I just installed MacTeX onto Yosemite and it installed everything in usr/local/texlive
However if I am in Terminal and try to compile a LaTeX file with pdflatex foo.tex, it cannot find the LaTeX tool …
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Is it possible to get the full suite of unix options for the command line tools on OS X?
I follow Unix Tool Tip on Twitter and it is interesting that many of the tips that are posted are not available on OS X.
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cp - u will only copy files that don't exist, or are newer …
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Why does OS X require admin privileges to unmount a drive from the terminal using `umount` b...
Anyone can unmount a usb drive from Finder by clicking on the "eject" icon next to it. However, only a user with administrative privileges can unmount a drive from the terminal using umount.
Are umo …
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What is the keyboard shortcut to insert a comment during track changes in Word?
When I am editing a Word document using track changes it would be nice not to have to got to the mouse to insert a comment at the cursor (since this is most of what my editing consists of).
What is …
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How can I get Outlook to stop asking for a Keychain login if I don't want to use keychain?
I don't want to use keychain for my passwords so I have not added any passwords to keychain. This means that every time Outlook checks for mail it creates a popup window asking for my keychain passwo …
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How can I open a file in its default application from the command line in OS X? [duplicate]
How can I open a file in its default application from the command line?
For example if I have a file foo.doc, can I type command ./foo.doc into the CLI and have that file open in Word?
Note: on my …