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[UPDATED!] The Mac is full of great utilities, and the Terminal is no exception. From customizing your Mac’s secret system preferences to remotely controlling another Mac to manipulating text files in a handful of sly ways, the Terminal utility is more than just a Mac geek’s home base — it’s also place where, with a few expert tricks, all Mac users can feel right at home. Keep on reading as we present to you the 25 Terminal tips and tricks that every Mac user should know how to use in their daily workflows.
Almost every OS has a command-line utility, but none are more misunderstood by users than the OS X Terminal utility (located in /Applications/Utilities/). In an age where Apple’s iOS devices offers the most intuitive graphical user interface the world has ever seen, turning to a text-only command-line window can seem stubbornly retro, reminding us of audiophiles who vociferously insist that vinyl records sound better than music CDs.
But there are plenty of reasons for using the command line beyond mere nostalgia: speed, flexibility, and familiarity with OS fundamentals, to name a few. We’ve collected 25 Terminal-based solutions for common Mac workflows, because knowing these tricks is an invaluable addition to any Mac user’s toolbox. And while there is no reason to abandon the Finder and other system applications, you can think of mastering the Terminal as learning to drive a car with a manual transmission. Once you’ve mastered driving a stick, you can drive anything. The same fundamental learning can be applied to the Terminal application and the Mac. The best part is that most of the basic tips can be applied to other UNIX-based operating systems like Linux.
