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Gordon Davisson
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What is the "rootless" feature in El Capitan, really?

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List USB devices on OSX command line

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When pasting in Terminal.app, `00~` is pasted at the start and `01~` at the end

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OS X 10.10.1 /etc/hosts & /private/etc/hosts file is being ignored and not resolving

57 votes

MacOSX Maverick 10.9 - How do I stretch a window across both of my dual screens on my dual screen setup?

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How can I distinguish ARM binaries from x86 binaries on macOS?

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Why is OSX telling me I can't open a document from an unidentified developer?

51 votes
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How to securely erase an SSD drive?

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Why is /tmp a symlink to /private/tmp?

43 votes
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How do I create a symbolic link to a directory with a space in it?

41 votes

How do I use chmod on a Mac to make new files inherit parent directory permissions?

38 votes
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Emptying trash of the USB drive

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Permissions for new files in shared directory

37 votes

What is a combo update and how is it different than the regular update?

33 votes

How to add user to a group on command line?

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Why do I get different Available/Used spaces with Disk Info and df?

30 votes

why is user 'nobody' listed as a user on my iMAC?

29 votes
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How to enter special characters so that Bash/Terminal understands them?

26 votes

sudo: /etc/sudoers is owned by uid 501, should be 0

25 votes
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ctrl-o behavior in Terminal.app

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What is the preferred method of command line domain name lookup (DNS)?

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What option should I give the sudo command to have the password asked through a graphical interface?

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Can seller lock/erase my second-hand Mac with Find My Mac?

24 votes

How to print a four pages on one page?

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Location of services created in Automator

23 votes
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Find Differences between Time Machine backups

22 votes
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Why is Time Machine backing up to .sparsebundle file?

22 votes
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Catalina not allowing to change read/write permissions despite having SIP disabled

21 votes

I accidentally used "touch .." , is there a way to safely delete this document?

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What is the 'Mac OS X Base System' disk image on my 2011 MacBook AIr?

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