Questions tagged [terminal.app]
The terminal emulator included in Mac OS X.
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Prevent Stretching of Terminal Background on MacOS
This may seem like a silly question, but I am modifying the appearance of the terminal application using the profiles menu on MacOS 10.14. I have a nice high resolution image that I have used as a ...
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Disabling bracketed paste mode also disables the 'p' key?
Since upgrading to 10.13 (I think that was the release), macOS has supported bracketed paste mode. This is extremely annoying, because I frequently find myself getting garbage characters in Bash that ...
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Use iterm2 or terminal app which can filter results, not just highlight results
Right now I am on MacOS, and I am using iterm2 as my terminal app. It's got some great features but one limitation is that when I use ctrl-f to search for something, it will highlight the results in ...
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Why does terminal output this every time I open it?
Every time I open Terminal, it outputs: -bash: e: command not found
Is that normal? If not, how could I remove this?
I'm using MacOs Mojave.
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Less seems to no longer accept mouse-scrolls in the Terminal in macOS
For a few years now, Terminal.app in macOS has supported mouse-scrolling with the less program, but today I noticed that it is no longer accepting mouse scrolls, and only works with the Up and Down ...
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Terminal.app next/prev window also changes tab?
I'm a long time Terminal user on macOS and I usually have 2-3 windows open, each with multiple tabs. I used to be able to do ⌘-Left Arrow or ⌘-Right Arrow to switch windows, and hold shift to switch ...
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How to remember the purpose of specific Terminal tabs?
I always have multiple Terminal tabs open, each with a different purpose. I want to remind myself what that purpose is by echoing something (stored in a variable) whenever that tab becomes idle. (By ...
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byobu-launcher-install ignoring no-logout option
My Current config :
MacOS High Sierra, Terminal.app, fish shell. byobu-launcher-install -n
Issue:
When I try to detach from byobu using 'ctrl-a, d' byobu detaches and fish shell session exits along ...
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I can't run Eclipse from the command line
I have an installed copy of Eclipse Oxygen installed on my MacBook running macOS 10.13.4 using the Oomph installer. I am trying to write a shell script that uses the Eclipse command line tools. (I ...
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Installing NLTK via terminal (sudo: pip: command not found) (Mac)
Mac 10.13.4
Trying to install NLTK (http://www.nltk.org/install.html)
Using command sudo pip install -U nltk as stated in the above resource.
Returns sudo: pip: command not found
What does this ...
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What is the Intel CPU feature code for Quick Sync?
I have an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4980HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz, which I know supports Intel's Quick Sync.
I'm running the following command in the macOS Terminal to get all the CPU features:
sysctl -n machdep....
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Using profiles for terminals at the same time
I want to be able to use Terminal (I am using iTerm2 and Oh My ZSH) just like Google Chrome, where I have several profiles so I can use different extensions and all my logins and history is kept ...
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Mac ssh terminal set echo on after connection
I have a custom SSH server implemented. Where I have not handled echo, i.e. once a user connects and logins successfully using a client (let's say Putty) he will not be able to see the characters he ...
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This prompt makes terminals wrap mid screen why? [duplicate]
I've the following PS1 prompt:
export PS1="\e[1m\e[38;5;198m\u\e[0m @ \e[1m\e[38;5;208m\h\e[0m : \e[1m\w\e[0m\e[38;5;226m\$(parse_git_branch)\e[0m \e[1m>>>\e[0m "
what happens is that when ...
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iTerm2 shares the same instance across all macOS workspaces
Suddenly after a computer restart, my iTerm behaves differently, as the same iTerm2 instance is shard across all macOS workspaces.
If I open a new tab or open a new windows of iTerm2, these will ...
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Disabling the small tab titles in terminal.app?
In the mac default terminal app you can set a name for each tab.
However, whenever processes run there's a smaller title that shows up at the side describing what process is running:
Note how next ...
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Mac OS Terminal - Change to Recent Directory
In Mac OS Terminal, is there a way to either have the Terminal remember the directory it was on after I last quit the Terminal application or easily "cd" to a recent directory?
I often "cd" every ...
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Cannot open /private/etc/hosts file form terminal
Problem with /private/etc/hosts file
I was trying some software (MAMP PRO) and it has problems writing to the /private/etc/hosts file (the software has admin rights).
I thought it was the software ...
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How to get Admin privileges to Application Support folder to create Symlink?
I want to have all of Apple Logic’s sample and loops on an external drive with a Symbolic Link in /Library/Application Support. I’ve done this before on a different Sierra system, and had no problems, ...
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“Open With Other…” via the Terminal on Mac
Is there a way to open the "Open With Other..." dialog via the Terminal? I.e. the dialog that is shown if you right-click the file in Finder and choose "Open With" > "Other..."
Note: I'm not looking ...
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Persist terminal tab names in OSX
I use the default terminal.app with zsh on osx, and I typically have many tabs open and like to give them names so I know which tab is for what.
However, when I run commands that have specific ...
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Open Terminal with predefined tabs
Is there any way to open Terminal with predefined tabs?
I have 5 most common paths that I usually use and I want Terminal to open with these paths opened in different Tabs.
I guess this should be ...
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Long form command line flags in Terminal?
I hope this is the right place to ask this question. So basically, I'm currently combing through some of the more commonly used Terminal commands, and I find it really hard to remember the short form ...
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Can't change directories in terminal
I am trying to make a hello world program work on my Mac. Every time I go to change a directory I get a message that says:
-bash: cd: documents No such file or directory exists.
I know the documents ...
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What does Cmd+Up/Down do on mac terminal?
I'm curious in what Cmd+Up/Down does in the default mac terminal app. When I press the combination, it shows a yellow box around the previous command but doesn't actually select it.
What are some ...
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Force quit Terminal.app using Apple Script Editor
I'm trying to force quit my Terminal.app using Apple Script Editor
tell application "Terminal"
quit
end tell
tell application "System Events"
key code 53
end tell
It does not seem to work. ...
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How can I revert the Terminal to its keyboard defaults?
OK, so this is embarrassing. For some time I was connecting to a remote server from the OS X Terminal. On the remote server I needed to run emacs -nw. But I kept exiting the Terminal—and killing Emacs ...
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Copy the output of the last command in iTerm2
With the default Terminal.app, one can select the previous command output with Cmd + Shift + A and then copy it with Cmd + C (source).
Is there a similar shortcut for iTerm2?
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How to stop and start Adobe Creative Cloud in Apple Terminal?
I've tried using
osascript -e 'tell application "Creative Cloud" to quit
but get the error message
17:18: syntax error: Expected expression, property or key form, etc. but found unknown token. (-...
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kernel (AppleIRController) error in os sierra console and how to remove AppleIRController kext
When I have console open for a while, I see the following recurring error (about every minute or so):
error 11:54:38.442473 -0400 kernel stateNumber is On
error 11:54:44.443962 -0400 kernel ...
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MacOSX : Terminal App Issue : malloc: *** error for object 0x7ff213225110: pointer being freed was not allocated
I need help with this issue shown in the picture above.
I have even restored with time machine to earlier time but still the same. I think or believe related with Xcode.
malloc: error for object ...
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Convert date from YYYYJJJ in OS X?
I have a bash script that takes a date string containing the day-of-year (Julian day) and converts it to another format. The %j format character isn't parsing the string as I'd expect per the docs (...
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How do we select text the Terminal way while inside Vim?
For example, when outside of Vim, I can select text then press cmd+c to copy text. But when I am inside of Vim, I can no longer do that because the mouse interacts with Vim.
Is there some way to get ...
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How to reinitialize a CLI application between some interval (Like reinitiate elinks between some interval in the same terminal window)?
I am using Elinks for specific page where I have to reload the page between every one minute. To reload it I have to press Ctrl+R shortcut to work it out. Can I automate this procedure? I tried to ...
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Extra Character Display in Terminal Command Prompt
I started to see an extra bracket on my Mac Terminal
I thought it is because of my .bash_profile that I might have broke when I modified it.
But NO. I comment the whole file out and I still see ...
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How does Terminal.app detect a change to the terminal parameters?
In an answer to another question, Chris Page said that Terminal can detect when the terminal parameters are in a state that is likely to be for password entry. For example, the terminal may be in ...
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why terminal auto duplicate letter when I type -
I just got this weird behavior, does anyone know how to stop it?
When I type 'dir' then '-' terminal gives me this 'ddir-'
And here is the video of that https://youtu.be/lGsFB68zVIo
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Mac os activate click on tap gesture through terminal
I want to install mac os sierra, but my trackpad doesnt work with clicks, and I cant find a way to select my hard drive as a destination for the installation during the installation setup with the ...
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OSX: rm -fr gets No such file or Directory when run from .Core API
Running the above command via a CORE API works fine for most directories but not for one.
Running the command from the terminal works fine.
doing a ls -l on the directory to be deleted:
drwxr-xr-...
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Stop arrow keys typing letters in vim insert mode
When I hit the arrow keys in insert mode I get characters instead of navigation:
I'd like to be able to use the arrow keys to navigate.
Note:
I recently upgraded to macOS Sierra. Maybe something ...
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Mac El Capitan Terminal Unknown OS Warning
Just upgraded to El Capitan, on opening Terminal I get the following warning:
Last login: Wed Aug 10 12:17:49 on ttys000
Warning: unknown OS type Darwin.15.6.0
mdurre-mac:~ mdurre$
Otherwise ...
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How to open Mozilla Developer Edition from terminal
I wish to open Mozilla Firefox Edition app with index.html from terminal in my mac but don't know the command. firefox index.html command doesn't work.
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Is it safe to cancel hdiutil compact?
A sparse image is a type of disk image file used on Mac OS X that grows in size as the user adds data to the image, taking up only as much disk space as stored in it (quoth Wikipedia). If a sparse ...
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What's the use of a script that is run after login? [closed]
In several different network computers (school/company/...), I noticed that a script is run in the terminal after logging in with your personal account. Why would a network administrator run a script?
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Terminal is showing computer name as a weird number?
I have a Macbook Pro and I use the terminal quite often. So as usual, I launched terminal today and I saw:
Last login: Sun May 8 13:20:40 on ttys000
172-15-43-17:~ koraytugay$
Until today, I am ...
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Find and move QuickTime files
I have a serious number of QuickTime files in a series of deeply nested folders (by date, by provider) on a connected server.
Is there an easy command that will both find the file (I know the exact ...
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can't find zsh history on OSX 10.8.5
When I log into the Terminal app on OSX my default shell is /bin/bash.
Entering echo $HISTFILE points me to /Users/monkeybrain/.bash_history and head $(echo $HISTFILE) shows me that the file contains ...
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What is the right way to launch tmux in Terminal.app on OS X
I have ...
if [ "$TMUX" = "" ]; then tmux; fi
... in my .zshrc which works great for ssh connections.
However, I have trouble with Terminal.app.
When I type exit, tmux closes, but I am left in an ...
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get url of opened tab with terminal app on OSX
I have a tab open in Google Chrome. Is it possible to get or check it's url from terminal? I am running osx.
Page title will also do.
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Is there a way to copy text in htop on Mac OSX?
I wanted to copy all of the process information related to a specific program/software (Adobe in this case, other ones in the future) and so I tried holding Shift as mentioned here:
Is there a way to ...
