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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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Weird output from ls command in Terminal

Here are the terminal commands for working with the file. the backslash \ is a way to escape special characters. The tab key will expand the filename. …
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Cannot break running process in Terminal

I found control + a d existd from the screen command. see man screen R
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MacBook Pro 2011: unable to get into terminal via Recovery Mode

I'm trying to find a way to avoid getting into graphics mode. I remember in the olden days displays had a command line mode and graphics mode. (1) I'd try single use mode. This page will tell you h …
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Why is typing so strange in terminals?

The Unix terminal application is based on what a physical terminal could do. A common earlier terminal. DEC_VT100 -- Could output 30 characters per second. Used computer line printer paper. …
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How can I create a stand alone APP to run a terminal command

I do not know if you need this stuff anymore or not. Could cause more problems than the app cures. Look at this page for suggestions. The page could be out of date. http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maint …
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ls -axi (what does it do)?

Have no idea what it did, but when i go up in terminal, it says i typed ls -axi The backslash is an escape. Take the next character literally. …
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Close other user’s app

You guess the needed command! # list all running process. It's an old command hence the dash. #find needed process id. ps aux # you need super user powers to effect other users. You will # nee …
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cp command: Overwrite confirmation with file diff

Placing alias commands in your bash profile will gain you partial overwrite protection. As others mentioned in your comments, you will need to write a script add the diff function. I placed the comm …
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lots of errors after sudo bash in terminal

I want to run lots of terminal commands without having to place sudo in front of every command. I am running in macOS 10.10.5 in terminal. …
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Process completed after opening terminal

To find what was added to your profiles, I ran these commands. mac $ curl http://data.biostarhandbook.com/install/bash_profile.txt > ~/seebash_profile % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed …
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Create variable size columns from tab deleminated file

If possible, I'd like to go with native macOS 10.10.5 software. bash terminal is fine. …
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lots of errors after sudo bash in terminal

Here was the problem: I had saved the file as a windows file. The clue was a \r following the file name when I added ls -l /usr/bin/id command to my .bashrc script see the command permissions. l …
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Folders in trash won't get deleted? Says they are "in use"

There can be multiple trash folders. There is a trash folder on your startup drive. This is the one you are referencing. There are other trash folder. There is a trash folder in each of your other …
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Can't Rename Images Sequentially Via Applescript Because Other Images Already Have That Name

One way would be to check for the existence of the files before you attempt the rename. Write a loop. Start where your default start file name would be. Run the names until find an untaken name. I …
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How long does it take to convert a cdr to an iso?

Adding a large buffer will speed things up significantly. The default size is small; like 512 bytes. You increase the size by using the bs option. I'm only using sudo because you did. sudo dd if=/d …
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