MacOS CheatSheet
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| Category | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Navigation | cd ~ | Go to home directory |
| Navigation | cd .. | Go up one directory level |
| Navigation | pwd | Print current directory path |
| Navigation | ls -la | List all files with details |
| File Operations | touch file.txt | Create an empty file |
| File Operations | mkdir folder | Create a directory |
| File Operations | cp file1.txt file2.txt | Copy file |
| File Operations | mv file.txt folder/ | Move or rename file |
| File Operations | rm file.txt | Delete file |
| File Operations | open file.txt | Open file with default app |
| System Info | top | Show running processes |
| System Info | df -h | Disk space usage |
| System Info | uptime | System uptime |
| System Info | sw_vers | macOS version info |
| Networking | ping google.com | Test internet connectivity |
| Networking | ifconfig | Show network interfaces |
| Networking | netstat -an | Show active connections |
| Homebrew | brew install wget | Install a package |
| Homebrew | brew update | Update package lists |
| Homebrew | brew upgrade | Upgrade installed packages |
| Homebrew | brew list | List installed packages |
| macOS Utilities | mdfind "text" | Search using Spotlight from terminal |
| macOS Utilities | say "Hello world" | Use macOS voice to speak |
| macOS Utilities | open . | Open current folder in Finder |
| macOS Utilities | defaults write | Modify macOS settings |