Terminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple’s Mac OS X operating system.
It originated in Mac OS X’s predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.
On Mac OS X, Terminal is located in the /Applications/Utilities folder
Continue reading —> alias: Create an alias
alloc: List used and free memory
awk: Find and Replace text within file(s)
basename Convert a full pathname to just a folder path
bless: Set volume bootability and startup disk options.
break: Exit from a loop
cal: Display a calendar
case: Conditionally perform a command
cat: Display the contents of a file
cd: Change Directory
chflags: Change a file or folder’s flags.
chgrp: Change group ownership
chmod: Change access permissions
chown: Change file owner and group
chroot: Run a command with a different root directory
cksum: Print CRC checksum and byte counts
clear: Clear terminal screen
cmp: Compare two files
comm: Compare two sorted files line by line
complete Edit a command completion [word/pattern/list]
continue Resume the next iteration of a loop
cp: Copy one or more files to another location
cron: Daemon to execute scheduled commands
crontab: Schedule a command to run at a later date/time
cut: Divide a file into several parts
date: Display or change the date & time
dc: Desk Calculator
dd: Data Dump – Convert and copy a file
df: Display free disk space
diff: Display the differences between two files
diff3: Show differences among three files
dig: DNS lookup
dirname: Convert a full pathname to just a path
dirs: Display list of remembered directories
diskutil Disk utilities – Format, Verify, Repair
ditto: Copy files and folders with complete properties
dscl: Directory Service command line utility
du: Estimate file space usage
echo: Display message on screen
ed: A line-oriented text editor (edlin)
enable: Stop or start printers and classes.
env: Set environment and run a utility
eval: Evaluate several commands/arguments
exec: Execute a command
exit: Exit the shell
expect: Programmed dialogue with interactive programs
expand: Convert tabs to spaces
expr: Evaluate expressions
false: Do nothing, unsuccessfully
fdisk: Partition table manipulator for Darwin UFS/HFS/DOS
find: Search for files that meet a desired criteria
fmt: Reformat paragraph text
fold: Wrap text to fit a specified width
for: Expand words, and execute commands
foreach: Loop, expand words, and execute commands
fsck: Filesystem consistency check and repair
fs_usage Filesystem usage (process/pathname)
ftp: Internet file transfer program
GetFileInfo Get attributes of HFS+ files
getopt: Parse positional parameters
goto: Jump to label and continue execution
grep: Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern
groups: Print group names a user is in
gzip: Compress or decompress files
head: Display the first lines of a file
hdiutil: Manipulate iso disk images
history: Command History
hostname Print or set system name
id: Print user and group names/id’s
if: Conditionally perform a command
info: Help info
install: Copy files and set attributes
jobs: List active jobs
join: Join lines on a common field
kill: Stop a process from running
ls -l : List files in long format
ls -la : List files in long format, showing invisible files )
less: Display output one screen at a time
ln: Make links between files (hard links, symbolic links)
locate: Find files
logname: Print current login name
login: log into the computer
logout: Exit a login shell (bye)
lpr: Print files
lprm: Remove jobs from the print queue
lpstat: Printer status information
ls: List information about file(s)
lsbom: List a bill of materials file
lsof: List open files
man: Help manual
mkdir: Create new folder(s)
mkfifo: Make FIFOs (named pipes)
more: Display output one screen at a time
mount: Mount a file system
mv: Move or rename files or directories
net: Manage network resources
nice: Set the priority of a command
nohup: Run a command immune to hangups
onintr: Control the action of a shell interrupt
open: Open a file/folder/URL/Application
osascript Execute AppleScript
passwd: Modify a user password
paste: Merge lines of files
pbcopy: Copy data to the clipboard
pbpaste: Paste data from the Clipboard
pico: Simple text editor
ping: Test a network connection
pmset: Power Management settings
popd: Restore the previous value of the current directory
pr: Convert text files for printing
printenv: Print environment variables
printf: Format and print data
ps: Process status
pushd: Save and then change the current directory
pwd: Print Working Directory
quota: Display disk usage and limits
rcp: Copy files between machines.
repeat: Execute a command multiple times
rm: Remove files
rmdir: Remove folder(s)
rpm: Remote Package Manager
rsync: Remote file copy – Sync file tree (also RsyncX)
say: Convert text to audible speech
sched: Schedule a command to run at a later time.
screencapture Capture screen image to file or disk
sdiff: Merge two files interactively
sed: Stream Editor
set: Set a shell variable = value
setenv: Set an environment variable = value
setfile: Set attributes of HFS+ files
shift: Shift positional parameters
shutdown Shutdown or restart OS X
sleep: Delay for a specified time
softwareupdate System software update tool
sort: Sort text files
split: Split a file into fixed-size pieces
stop: Stop a job or process
su: Substitute user identity
sudo: Execute a command as another user
sum: Print a checksum for a file
switch: Conditionally perform a command
tail: Output the last part of files
tar: Tape ARchiver
tee: Redirect output to multiple files
test: Condition evaluation
textutil Manipulate text files in various formats
time: Measure Program Resource Use
touch: Change file timestamps
traceroute Trace Route to Host
tr: Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters
true: Do nothing, successfully
tty: Print filename of terminal on stdin
type: Describe a command
umask: Users file creation mask
umount: a device
unalias: Remove an alias
uname: Print system information
unexpand Convert spaces to tabs
uniq: Uniquify files
units: Convert units from one scale to another
unset: Remove variable or function names
unsetenv Remove environment variable
users: Print login names of users currently logged in
uuencode Encode a binary file
uudecode Decode a file created by uuencode
vi: Text Editor
wc: Print byte, word, and line counts
where: Report all known instances of a command
which: Locate a program file in the user’s path
while: Execute commands
who: Print all usernames currently logged on
whoami: Print the current user id and name (`id -un’)
xargs: Execute utility – passing arguments
yes: Print a string until interrupted
