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Termnial CommandsI am extremely new to the CLI.... what can a newbie do with it? I'd like to know things like how to tell my uptime and other kinds of system info th…
... you use `sudo` and `su`. if you do `sudo <other command ... your comp. if you do `sudo rm -rf /`, you've ... if you do `su` or `sudo -s` everything you do ... can tell that `su` or `sudo -s` is on because ... percent (%). becareful with su and sudo, and only use them ... -
Termnial CommandsI am extremely new to the CLI.... what can a newbie do with it? I'd like to know things like how to tell my uptime and other kinds of system info th…
If you don't use sudo or su, you probably can't do anything too harmful as you won't have permission to delete important system files or anything like that. -
how to make OS X pleasant on an iBook?My foray into the Mac (OS X) world is starting to get quite frustrating, and am starting to seriously think about switching back to Windows. <br /> I…
... application in Utilities and type sudo update_prebinding -root / Then log out ... -
10.2.2 ?!Fellow ADC members should go check out the latest Build (6F6). Let me know how it goes... I'm not installing it. <img src="/images/smilies/1smile…
... up the terminal and typed: sudo shutdown now entered my password ... -
10.2.2 ?!Fellow ADC members should go check out the latest Build (6F6). Let me know how it goes... I'm not installing it. <img src="/images/smilies/1smile…
... up the terminal and typed: sudo shutdown now entered my password ... -
deleting in OS X problemsWhy is it that there are things that I can't delete in OS X, sometimes getting an "owned by root" message, but when I switch to OS 9 I can …
... up a terminal and type sudo rm -rf, then a space ... -
Installing Unix appsHey everybody<br /> <br /> I have a serious problem with Terminal in 10.2. I've installed stuff like nano and wget, but none of them seem to work eve…
... barrage of commands: ./configure make sudo make install After installation and ... -
Permissions QuestionHere is a strange request for the UNIX geeks in the crowd. I have a network that multiple users have access to. I would like to install some remote…
... , u can do "sudo ls" then "sudo OSXvncserver&". sudo enables temporary root access ... -
What's your X GUI config?When I first used X I tried to only use the default GUI, because I didn't want to be crippled when working on other people's machines. Naturally that…
... here is to simply use "sudo mv" in the terminal to ... -
OS X ProblemsWhen I try to go back into a different directory using the ".." command, it says permission denied, EVEN when i login as root.<br /> <br />…
[quote]Originally posted by Spart: That isn't working for me...still says permission denied. Not getting any kind of feedback after the command either. that worked for me, try sudo (the code he posted) -
OS X ProblemsWhen I try to go back into a different directory using the ".." command, it says permission denied, EVEN when i login as root.<br /> <br />…
Use rm -r. And sudo echo alias .. \\'cd ..\\' > .cshrc worked like a charm. Thanks. -
10.2.2 out...software update.....
If you want to enable the JFS type the following in the Terminal: sudo diskutil enableJournal / -
Catching up with Win XPOk, first off, I'm not trolling. I'm looking for objective opinions. Second, I spit out the Apple cool-aid long ago, so I am willing to consider new …
Sounds like the windows server is crashing. Perhaps a little sudo deletion of its prefs would do the trick? I once force quit the window server just to see what that would do from the Process Viewer and that's basically what happened. -
Stubborn icon in desktopHi there !<br /> <br /> i have another - maybe newbie - question.<br /> <br /> For the first time since i bought my Imac, I have a little problem:<br…
... would be using that file: sudo lsof By the way, that ... -
Stubborn icon in desktopHi there !<br /> <br /> i have another - maybe newbie - question.<br /> <br /> For the first time since i bought my Imac, I have a little problem:<br…
... it says permission denied, use sudo rm -f <space> ... -
Can't delete contents of a folderOK... more OS X funness...<br /> <br /> I have a folder that I would like to delete. The folder and its contents are all locked, but when I go to get…
Go into the trash folder via the terminal and remove the file with "sudo rm -f <filename>". -
uninstall programsI am new to mac os x. I wanted to get rid of some programs i installed so I dragged the program folder to the trash can. But today I realized that …
... not, open Terminal.app, type 'sudo rm ' (without quotes) and then ... -
cannot delete a fileI'm using 10.2.2. I was d/l a file in Explorer when my machine crashed. and now when i try to delete the file I was downloading it says that the file…
... terminal: cd desktop [hit enter] sudo rm theFileName [hit enter] There ... a terminal window, and type: sudo rm (with a space after ... -
cannot delete a fileI'm using 10.2.2. I was d/l a file in Explorer when my machine crashed. and now when i try to delete the file I was downloading it says that the file…
[quote]Originally posted by Mark- Card Carrying FanaticRealist: Now my question is, before I go nuts: How do I empty my Trash from the Terminal window? Can anyone help? cd ~/.Trash sudo rm [i]thefilename[/] That should do it. -
cannot delete a fileI'm using 10.2.2. I was d/l a file in Explorer when my machine crashed. and now when i try to delete the file I was downloading it says that the file…
Be aware that if you use sudo to force a file to be rm'ed that is in use, you may cause a Kernel failure ( as has been reported by others here already ). -
10.2, then 9???I reinstalled 10.2, but decided to ditch 9 (so I did not install it). now I miss 9. has anyone tried to install 9 AFTER installing 10? what are my…
... . Open the Terminal and type: sudo bless -9 folder And drag ... -
Open Apps via Terminal / SSHIs it possible to open Apps on a remote machine through Terminal / SSH?<br /> <br /> How?
... , then you'll have to sudo the [kill] command, which means ... -
Open Apps via Terminal / SSHIs it possible to open Apps on a remote machine through Terminal / SSH?<br /> <br /> How?
... so I can just stick sudo in front of that so ... -
Installing xfree86 fontsI tried to install the offical xfree86 binaries from one of their mirror sites. The install script went alright, but it wont start up. The error that…
I fixed it myself. I just downloaded the whole directory and did sudo sh Xinstall.sh again. -
X11 browserI finally got it working, and I want to find an internet browser for it. Any recommendations?
... fink to grab mozilla, do: `sudo fink install mozilla;`. it'll ... -
DVD to MPEG?Hey, I have a load of VIDEO_TS files on my comp, and its beginning to fill up my comp. Is there any utilities that can change those files to somethin…
... by line): sudo cp ~/Desktop/mencoder /usr/bin/mencoder sudo chmod 755 ... type in terminal the command sudo umount /dev/disk1 (replace /dev ... -
DVD to MPEG?Hey, I have a load of VIDEO_TS files on my comp, and its beginning to fill up my comp. Is there any utilities that can change those files to somethin…
... type in terminal the command sudo umount /dev/disk1 (replace /dev ... -
X11Am I the first to notice <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/x11/" target="_blank">this</a>? Apple now has its own v…
... open it again) and type: sudo apt-get update it will ... of other garbage 5 type: sudo apt-get install system-xfree86 ... install you can then type sudo apt-get install appName where ... photoshop-like app)... 7 type sudo apt-get install gimp you ... -
X11Am I the first to notice <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/x11/" target="_blank">this</a>? Apple now has its own v…
... the xfree86 website, did an [sudo apt-get install xfree86-base ... tried following the instructions above [sudo apt-get install system-xfree86 ...
