| What do you want to do?
| Command
| Flags/Notes
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| Find out what a command does
| \[command\]
| -h
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| Shutdown/Restart
| sudo shutdown -h now
sudo shutdown -r now
| -h -- HALT
-r -- Restart
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| Download a File via Terminal
| curl
| -O -- <URL to the file>
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| Rename a macOS computer
| scutil --set LocalHostName "NAME"
scutil --set ComputerName "NAME"
scutil --set HostName "NAME"
| ComputerName is for a User-Friendly name that gets displayed, LocalHostName is for network-based identification (Bonjour, etc), and HostName is for SSH and terminal
Changing Hostname will reset your Automate connection most likely.
You must rename the LocalHostName and ComputerName in order for Automate to recognize the changes. Resend System Information from the Agent page, then refresh your cache to update. Update all three for consistency's sake.
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| Get a macOS computer name
|
scutil --get ComputerName
scutil --get HostName
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| Show files in a specific directory
| ls
| -a -- list all directory contents (includes hidden)
-l -- list detail information for each entry
-la -- do both of the above in one flag
-ld -- display permissions of a directory
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| Delete a file or directory
| rm
| -f -- Force
-rf -- Recursively force \*\*USE WITH CAUTION\*\*
|
| Run a command at Administrator level
| sudo
| Run before a command, may ask for a password. Use with caution.
-i -- Persistent \*\*Always remember to log out of Sudo\*\*
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| Read the manual for a command
| man
| \[command\]
|
| Find a file on the system
| find
|
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| Make a directory or folder
| mkdir
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| Copy a file or folder
| cp
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| Move between folders
| cd
| \[folder\] i.e `cd /usr/local/bin`
~ -- home
.. -- Up one directory
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| Find the directory I'm currently in
| pwd
|
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| Move a file or folder
| mv
|
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| Quickly read a text file in Terminal
| cat
|
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| Run an application from Terminal
| open
|
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| Get Ip configuration
| ifconfig
| -a -- Show All
|
| Leave the terminal
| exit
|
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| Find a running process
| ps
top
lsof
| -ax | grep <appname>
top is an interactive, constantly updating command
lsof lists all open files, but every daemon, port and process is a file so… yeah it works here too
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| Kill a running process
| kill <PID>
| May need to be ran as root
|
| Mark file as executable (to run scripts)
| chmod +x filename.sh
| chmod can be altered to have more granular permissions
may need a "#!/bin/bash" or whatever shell it's using at the beginning
|
| Add certificate to keychain
| sudo security add-trusted-cert -d -r trustRoot -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain /Location/Of/Certificate.cer
| Mostly used for WatchGuard, there's a script that should be doing this automagically ((Mac) Install Client-Specific Watchguard Certificates)
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| Follow a file as it updates
| tail
| -f -- follow
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