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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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rsync : Show deleted files

I'm in the process of porting scripts which use rsync to MacOS 10.15.7. …
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What am I missing when rsync copies only my files, but does not create the directory that co...

My command on macOS is: rsync -rav mydir/ /Volumes/usb1/ My expection was that due to the slash at the end of mydir/, rsync would create a directory Volumes/usb1/mydir, and copy the directory tree below … I've installed rsync 3.2.7 which isn't the default for my MacOS. What did I do wrong? …
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Where is `lookupd`?

I am using macOS Monterey and I wanted to run lookupd (to flush my DNS cache, based on this recommendation which says that I need to run lookupd -flushcache, but I don't know which directory lookupd is …
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MacOS Mojave: Can not make changing background wallpaper

Opening "SystemPreferences", then "Desktop & Screen Saver", and then the "Desktop" tab: I would like to add my own folder holding pictures to display as a background, and to change these pictures in …
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Can not delete file on removable device

(This is on MacOS Monterey) When performing a backup using rsync --delete .... to a USB stick, I noticed that there was a file which rsync could not delete, with error message Operation not permitted. …
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7-zip for MacOS man page missing

Starting from this page, I tried to install a program for manipulating 7-zip-files using brew install sevenzip Interestingly, this installed an executable named 7zz, but no man-page for it. While run …
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Homebrew installs elm, but elm-repl not available

On MacOS 10.15.7, I installed elm with brew install elm which indeed installed the elm binary and placed a symlink to it into /usr/local/bin. …
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How to turn off zsh save/restore session in Terminal.app

I'm running a zsh non-login shell (zsh version 5.8.1) in a tab of Terminal.app under MacOS 12.6.5. …
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Java Update not working on Macbook

MacOS Software Update itself works and shows that my Mac is up to date. Could someone explain why the Java update does not work in this way? …
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Puzzling redirection with unzip

UPDATE In case it's relevant: zsh version 5.8.1 MacOS 12.7.3 …
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Why does my Mac show a disk image named Creedence11M6270.SECUREPKITRUSTSTOREASSETS_SECUREPKI...

I noticed after updating Catalina to Sequoia, Disk Utility on my Mac shows a disk image named Creedence11M6270.SECUREPKITRUSTSTOREASSETS_SECUREPKITRUSTSTORE_Cryptex: It does not take up much space, b …
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Error Message Says FileZilla Will Damage My Computer

After updating to Catalina, when I start FileZilla, I get the error message "filezilla will damage your computer. you should move it to the bin”. I had installed FileZilla from the App Store, and not …
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Can't install mkdocs on Monterey

I currently have Python3 as version 3.12.4 in my PATH. It was installed via Homebrew. I have installed mkdocs using pip3 install mkdocs mkdocs --version says mkdocs, version 1.6.0 from /Users/ronaldf …
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Permission denied when accessing backup directory

This attribute is usually set on (usually an executable) file which is downloaded from somewhere, and ensures that MacOS is asking you "Do you really trust this file?" the first time it is opened. …
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pandoc problem with unicode

On MacOS 12.6.9, I try to convert a Markdown file to PDF. For this, I'm using pandoc 3.1.2, installed with Homebrew. …
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