TidBITS readers likely know that macOS is based on Unix and that opening the Terminal enables them to interact with files, folders, and apps at the command line. For the majority of Mac users, the ...

There are two kinds of Mac users. The sad, harried folks who don’t know how to use this easy, essential, life-changing Command key trick. And the happy, efficient, relaxed people who learned it years ...

A terminal is an application on Unix-based operating systems that provides a command-line interface (or CLI), so you can interact with the operating system’s shell and access/control its different ...

IT admins can save time and energy when changing Mac permissions by doing it via the command line or remotely via SSH. Learn how it’s done and what the notation means for command-line permissions.

Today’s hint is for those of you who, like me, use Terminal often and occasionally have a need to do things there as the root user. If you don’t know what Terminal is, don’t know what the root user is ...

Just curious, for those of you who use ntp servers on your network, how do you instruct your Mac OS X clients to sync their time/date with the ntp server? <BR><BR>Example: You know you have a time ...

Command-Tab is one of my Mac's most-used keyboard shortcuts. It lets me switch between open apps quickly, which is a crucial part of my workflow. But I am guilty of using way too many apps at once, ...

Your Mac can become sluggish due to various reasons such as insufficient RAM, disk space issues, and resource-hungry processes. However, there are several steps you can take to optimize your Mac's ...