![]() Two books, Joe Kissell’s just-updated Take Control of the Mac Command Line with Terminal ($14.99 from Take Control Books) and Armin Briegel’s new macOS Terminal and Shell ($19.99 on Apple Books), promise to help you become more capable at the command line, whether you’re just starting out or would benefit from admin-level chops. Just as you know how to traverse the filesystem in the Finder by double-clicking folders and opening files, you need to know those basics at the command line as well. That’s not to say that there isn’t a vast amount of overlap. ![]() Most of the time, when I drop to the command line to do something, it’s because it would be difficult or impossible to accomplish the task using the Finder, BBEdit, or any other native Mac app. If you’re like me, perhaps the most important point to be made about the command line is that it’s seldom an either/or question. That’s certainly true of me-I can use grep at the command line if necessary, but I’ll rely on BBEdit instead if at all possible. Many of us fall somewhere in the middle, aware of the command line’s power but more comfortable in native Mac apps. On the other end of the spectrum are those who are fluent in Unix-like operating systems and spend more time at the command line than they do in graphical apps. For the majority of Mac users, the command line is largely a curiosity that goes unexplored. 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. #1621: Apple Q3 2022 financials, Slack's new free plan restrictions, which OS features do you use?Ī Pair of Books for Learning the Mac Command Line.#1622: OS feature survey results, Continuity Camera webcam preview, OWC miniStack STX.#1623: How to turn off YouTube's PiP, use AirPlay to Mac, and securely erase Mac drives. ![]() #1624: Important OS security updates, rescuing QuickTake 150 photos, AirTag alerts while traveling.#1625: Apple's "Far Out" event, the future of FileMaker, free NMUG membership, Quick Note and tags in Notes, Plex suffers data breach.
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