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A collection of command line shortcuts for common OS X operations.
This is a work in progress.
To install manually, simply add the osx script to your $PATH. If
you already have a ~/bin directory, you can use the following command:
curl -L https://raw.github.com/alphabetum/osx-cli/master/osx \
-o ~/bin/osx && chmod +x ~/bin/osx
A selection of included commands. To see the full list, run osx commands.
Usage:
osx accounts (list | login <username> | logout [--force] | window)
Subcommands:
list List login user accounts.
login Log in as the specified user, aka "Fast User Switching."
logout Log out the current user.
window Go to the OS X login window.
Options:
--force Suppress confirmation prompt.
Usage:
osx airport (on | off | info | quality | scan | join <SSID>)
Subcommands:
on Turn wireless on.
off Turn wireless off.
info Show the current airport status.
quality Show the wireless quality as a percentage.
scan Perform a scan for wireless networks.
join Join the specified network.
Usage:
osx battery [-l|--long]
osx battery status [-l|--long]
osx battery cycles
osx battery health
Subcommands:
status Current battery status.
cycles Number of battery cycles.
health Health of the battery, using the current maximum capacity as
percentage of the battery's design capacity).
Options:
-l --long Print longform information about the battery status.
Description:
Print battery info. When no subcommand is specified, display `status`.
Usage:
osx caffeinate [-disu] [-t timeout] [command] [arguments]
Description:
Prevent the system from sleeping on behalf of a utility.
This is simply a bookmark for the caffeinate command.
See `man caffeinate` for more information.
Examples:
caffeinate -u -t 3600
Prevent sleeping for one hour (3,600 seconds).
caffeinate -s scp bigfile me:myserver/bigfile
Prevent sleeping until the secure file copy (scp) completes.
Usage:
osx desktop ( hide | show )
Description:
Hide/show all desktop icons (useful when presenting).
Usage:
osx eject <volname>
Description:
Ejects a given volume (eg, a disk image).
Usage:
osx fans
Description:
Display fan stats via iStats.
More information:
https://github.com/Chris911/iStats
Usage:
osx finder hidden ( hide | show )
Description:
Hide/show hidden files in the Finder.
Usage:
osx jsc [<filename.js>]
Description:
Run the JavaScriptCore REPL.
If no argument is provided, launch an interactive REPL session. If a
filename is provided as the second argument, run that file with jsc.
Usage:
osx lock
Description:
Lock the screen (when going AFK).
Usage:
osx login-items list
osx login-items add <path> [--hide]
osx login-items show ( <name> | </path/to/application.app>
osx login-items delete ( <name> | </path/to/application.app> )
Subcommands:
list List current login items.
add Add a login item using the full path to the .app.
show Print the properties for a login item using either the name, found
via the `list` subcommand, or the full path to the item.
delete Delete a login item using either the name, found via the `list`
subcommand, or the full path to the item.
Description:
List, add, show, and delete login items.
More information:
https://hamstergene.github.io/post/editing-osx-login-items-cmdline/
Usage:
osx memory
Description:
Print memory (RAM) usage information.
Alias for `afplay`
Audio File Play
Version: 2.0
Copyright 2003-2013, Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Specify -h (-help) for command options
Usage:
osx play [option...] audio_file
Options: (may appear before or after arguments)
{-v | --volume} VOLUME
set the volume for playback of the file
{-h | --help}
print help
{ --leaks}
run leaks analysis
{-t | --time} TIME
play for TIME seconds
{-r | --rate} RATE
play at playback rate
{-q | --rQuality} QUALITY
set the quality used for rate-scaled playback
(default is 0 - low quality, 1 - high quality)
{-d | --debug}
debug print output
Usage:
osx process pause ( <pid> | -n --name <name> )
osx process continue ( <pid> | -n --name <name> )
osx process throttle <pid> <max usage>
osx process kill ( <pid> | -n --name <name> )
Description:
Pause, continue, throttle, or kill a given process.
Dependency:
cputhrottle
http://www.willnolan.com/cputhrottle/cputhrottle.html
Usage:
osx ql <item>
Description:
Open items with Quick Look.
Usage:
osx sleep
Description:
Put the system to sleep immediately.
Usage:
osx spotlight search ( <text> | <filename> )
osx spotlight filename <filename>
osx spotlight disable
osx spotlight enable
Description:
Spotlight searching and controls.
Usage:
osx sshd ( start | stop | status )
Description:
Start, stop, or get the status of sshd for remote login
Usage:
osx stats
Description:
Display temperature, fan, and battery status via iStats.
More information:
https://github.com/Chris911/iStats
Usage:
osx temp
Description:
Display CPU and battery temperature via iStats.
More information:
https://github.com/Chris911/iStats
Usage:
osx textutil [command_option] [other_options] file...
Description:
textutil can be used to manipulate text files of various formats, using the
mechanisms provided by the Cocoa text system.
This is simply a bookmark for the system's textutil utility.
See `man textutil` for more information.
Examples:
textutil -convert html MyWordFile -output /tmp/webfile.html
Convert a Word document into HTML.
textutil -info MyWordFile
Display information about the file format.
Usage:
osx trash ( empty [--secure] [--all] | open )
Subcommands:
empty Empty the trash.
open Open the trash folder in the finder.
Options:
--secure Use `srm` to securely delete trash contents.
--all Empty trashes on all connected volumes.
Usage:
osx vnc ( start | stop | status )
Description:
Start, stop, or get the status of vnc aka Screen Sharing aka Remote Desktop
Usage:
osx volume ( <0-9> | <00-100> | mute | unmute )
Arguments:
<none> Print the current output volume level as a percent.
<0-9> Set the output volume to about the nearest tenth percent. Sometimes
the actual number is slightly off for reasons unknown.
<00-100> Set the output volume to the specified percent.
mute Mute output.
unmute Unmute output.
- [An A-Z Index of the Apple OS X command line (ss64.com)] (http://ss64.com/osx/)
- [Eight Terminal Utilities Every OS X Command Line User Should Know (mitchchn.me)] (http://www.mitchchn.me/2014/os-x-terminal/)
- [accounts - Command line / terminal tool for common OS X user account operations.] (https://github.com/alphabetum/accounts)
- [airport - A command line interface for Wi-Fi on OS X.] (https://github.com/alphabetum/airport)
- [search.sh - A command line search multi-tool.] (https://github.com/alphabetum/search.sh)