Comments on: Beginner’s guide to Apple Terminal, part 1 http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/ Software and productivity tips & lifestyle design Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:23:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Doug vanderHoof http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1905 Doug vanderHoof Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:25:21 +0000 http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1905 Alex, thanks for the tutorial. I've never been able to use Terminal though people often recommend things to do with it. One problem I've always had was that they assumed I knew anything at all, like where to hit return or add spaces. I notice you left out the returns in your commands. I played around and figured out where to add some of them, but it might help future tyros if you give every shred of the process. Thanks again, Dv Alex, thanks for the tutorial. I’ve never been able to use Terminal though people often recommend things to do with it.
One problem I’ve always had was that they assumed I knew anything at all, like where to hit return or add spaces. I notice you left out the returns in your commands. I played around and figured out where to add some of them, but it might help future tyros if you give every shred of the process.
Thanks again,
Dv

]]> By: Gerard Callaghan http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1901 Gerard Callaghan Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:01:46 +0000 http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1901 The 'remove' instruction was very poorly written. YOU ARE FORGETTING WHO YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WRITING FOR...people who don't know ANYTHING!...about terminal. All steps need to be clearly written. No presumptions please. Still, appreciate your effort, although I left frustrated. The ‘remove’ instruction was very poorly written. YOU ARE FORGETTING WHO YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WRITING FOR…people who don’t know ANYTHING!…about terminal.

All steps need to be clearly written. No presumptions please.
Still, appreciate your effort, although I left frustrated.

]]> By: Great Developer Tools for Mac » doap.com http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1888 Great Developer Tools for Mac » doap.com Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:12:43 +0000 http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1888 [...] a great place to start when working with the command line. There’s a great guide to learning Terminal, but essentially Terminal is a bare-bones tool that allows you to do just about… anything. I’d [...] [...] a great place to start when working with the command line. There’s a great guide to learning Terminal, but essentially Terminal is a bare-bones tool that allows you to do just about… anything. I’d [...]

]]> By: mike http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1861 mike Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:24:22 +0000 http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1861 extremely helpful. easy to understand, accurate (some tutorials leave out important details which lead to frustrating dead ends) andin small bite sized pieces thank you extremely helpful. easy to understand, accurate (some tutorials leave out important details which lead to frustrating dead ends) andin small bite sized pieces

thank you

]]> By: Terminal bake-off http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1620 Terminal bake-off Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:02:44 +0000 http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1620 [...] Linux and OS X users:  what terminal do you use, and why?  Choices include (but are not limited to) xterm, iterm2, & Terminal. [...] [...] Linux and OS X users:  what terminal do you use, and why?  Choices include (but are not limited to) xterm, iterm2, & Terminal. [...]

]]> By: chit http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1582 chit Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:36:25 +0000 http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1582 I am a Burmese. I am also a mac user , learning new things on it. The photo on top of site is of Pagoda in Burma. Please share your information. Thanks... I am a Burmese. I am also a mac user , learning new things on it.
The photo on top of site is of Pagoda in Burma.
Please share your information.
Thanks…

]]> By: Brendan http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1468 Brendan Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:09:58 +0000 http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1468 Thanks, this definetly helps!! Thanks, this definetly helps!!

]]> By: Alex http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1400 Alex Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:10:03 +0000 http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1400 @amuyir: check out the post, I updated it with an example of using rm to delete a file. Keep in mind that, if you want to remove a folder instead of a file, you'll need to use <b>rm -r folder_name</b>. But you should be VERY CAREFULLY when using rm with folders, because there's no way back and if you type the wrong folder name you might mess things really bad. @amuyir: check out the post, I updated it with an example of using rm to delete a file.

Keep in mind that, if you want to remove a folder instead of a file, you’ll need to use rm -r folder_name.

But you should be VERY CAREFULLY when using rm with folders, because there’s no way back and if you type the wrong folder name you might mess things really bad.

]]> By: amuyir http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1395 amuyir Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:18:19 +0000 http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1395 can u post an example of the rm i cant get it to work can u post an example of the rm i cant get it to work

]]> By: 5 Terminal Hacker tips for the Mac | Hack the Day - upgrade your life http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1382 5 Terminal Hacker tips for the Mac | Hack the Day - upgrade your life Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:53:18 +0000 http://www.hacktheday.com/beginners-guide-to-apple-terminal-part-1/#comment-1382 [...] You don’t really need a reason to try out these Mac OSX tips and hacks. But they are fun, probably useful and definitely will get a nice reaction from your friends. They all involve typing some commands in the Terminal.app(each command is followed by the Enter key); if commands start with sudo, you might be asked to also type down your Mac administrator password(which you ought to have set when you first logged to your computer). For instructions on finding Terminal.app and tips on using it, see our great Terminal.app tutorial. [...] [...] You don’t really need a reason to try out these Mac OSX tips and hacks. But they are fun, probably useful and definitely will get a nice reaction from your friends. They all involve typing some commands in the Terminal.app(each command is followed by the Enter key); if commands start with sudo, you might be asked to also type down your Mac administrator password(which you ought to have set when you first logged to your computer). For instructions on finding Terminal.app and tips on using it, see our great Terminal.app tutorial. [...]

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