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I would like to learn how to use the Terminal. I feel... "un-mac'ish" not knowing. Before making the switch months and months ago I knew Windows inside out. And is there any way I can "learn" the Terminal... maybe a website.Or is it of any use, really? I've been using OS X now for almost a year and I am ready to deepen my knowledge on the Terminal and more.
 
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pwd shows current directory print working directory

cd (directory) changes to the desired directory ls LS lower case lists what's in the current directory ls /tmp (or other) lists what's in that directory without leaving the current.

top lists everything running.
(switching to root - superuser) sudo sh /etc/daily > this needs to be done /weekly (instead of daily) and monthly. again with all apps closed >these are how crons are run in terminal

here's more Remember to type exit when done in Terminal
 
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LOL witeshark, please please please, try using punctuation marks in ur sentences. better still, press return to use a new line for every command ur explaining. :D
 
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Caution: don't use sudo or su until you DO learn about the terminal.
It's not necessary to type exit unless you're logged in as someone else using su, just quit Terminal.
 
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(ok Strider ;) .. ) Also never be root or use sudo while on line :)
 
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witeshark said:
pwd shows current directory print working directory cd (directory) changes to the desired directory ls LS lower case lists what's in the current directory ls /tmp (or other) lists what's in that directory without leaving the current. top lists everything running. (switching to root - superuser) sudo sh /etc/daily > this needs to be done /weekly (instead of daily) and monthly. again with all apps closed >these are how crons are run in terminal here's more Remember to type exit when done in Terminal

I completely agree, witeshark's posts are generally so difficult to read that I just skip over them now. Some punctuation and proper capitalization would go a long ways. His "how to run crons" paste that he uses all the time just looks like gibberish to me. ;)
 
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I edited it now it's easier to read. Guess I'm just used to reading scripts
 
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Fomer said:
I would like to learn how to use the Terminal. I feel... "un-mac'ish" not knowing. Before making the switch months and months ago I knew Windows inside out. And is there any way I can "learn" the Terminal... maybe a website.Or is it of any use, really? I've been using OS X now for almost a year and I am ready to deepen my knowledge on the Terminal and more.

Don't feel bad. 95% of all Mac users don't know how to use Unix (which is all the Terminal is). Get yourself a nice Unix book, or look for Linux/Unix tutorials online.

I could sit here and spew out commands at you but that isn't going to do you much good. You need to learn the file structure, and how Unix really works to get a good grasp on it.

Run a Google search and you'll find all sorts of good online tutorials that should get you enough information to get you started.
 
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SU in Linux is SUDO in OS X, and rm is a very powerful delete command to be used very carefully!
 
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Actually su and sudo are two different things. Using su will log you in as root until you type exit. sudo only works for the command used after it.

And everyone is right, be VERY carefull using rm!!!
( or mv for that matter)
 

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su is for switch user. This command is use to change to another user. Be it root or any other ID you have the pass word to.
 
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cradom said:
Actually su and sudo are two different things. Using su will log you in as root until you type exit. sudo only works for the command used after it.

And everyone is right, be VERY carefull using rm!!!
( or mv for that matter)
Ah, thanks for the clarification :)
 
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Quite true rman, i was just making a point.
 

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cradom said:
Quite true rman, i was just making a point.

Just trying help you make it clear. :)
 

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