afconvert Audio File Convert

afinfo Audio File Info

afplay Audio File Play
airport Manage Apple
AirPort
alias Create an alias •
alloc List used and free
memory
apropos Search the whatis
database for strings
asr Apple Software
Restore
atsutil Font registration
system utility
awk Find and Replace
text within file(s)
b
basename Convert a full
pathname to just a filename
bash Bourne-Again SHell
bg Send to background •
bind Set or display
readline key and function
bindings •
bless Set volume
bootability and startup disk
options
break Exit from a For,
While, Until or Select loop •
builtin Execute a shell
builtin •
bzip2 Compress or
decompress files
c
caffeinate Prevent the system
from sleeping
cal Display a calendar
calendar Reminder Service
caller Return the context of
a subroutine call •
cancel Cancel print jobs
case Conditionally
perform a command •
cat Concatenate and print
(display) the content of files
cd Change Directory •
chflags Change a file or
folder's flags
 chgrp Change group
ownership
chmod Change access
permissions
chown Change file owner
and group
chroot Run a command
with a different root directory
cksum Print CRC
checksum and byte counts
clear Clear terminal screen
cmp Compare two files
comm Compare two
sorted files line by line
command Run a command
(not a function) •
 complete Edit a command
completion [word/pattern/list]
•
continue Resume the next
iteration of a loop •
cp Copy one or more
files to another location
cron Daemon to execute
scheduled commands
crontab Schedule a
command to run at a later
date/time
csplit Split a file into
context-determined pieces
csrutil Configure System
Integrity Protection (SIP)
 cupsfilter Convert a file to
another format using cups
filters
curl Transfer data from or
to a server
cut Divide a file into
several parts
d
date Display or change the
date & time
dc Desk Calculator
dd Convert and copy a
file, clone disks
declare Declare variable &
set attributes •
defaults Set preferences,
show hidden files
df Display free disk
space
diff Display the
differences between two files
diff3 Show differences
among three files
dig DNS lookup
dirname Convert a full
pathname to just a path
dirs Display list of
remembered directories •
diskutil Disk utilities -
Format, Verify, Repair
disown Unbind a job from
the current login session •
 ditto Copy files and folders
dot_clean Remove dot-
underscore files
drutil Interact with
CD/DVD burners
dscacheutil Query or flush
the Directory Service/DNS
cache
dseditgroup Edit, create,
manipulate, or delete groups
dsenableroot Enable root
access
dsmemberutil View user and
groups rights
dscl Directory Service
command line utility
 du Estimate file space
usage
e
echo Display text on
screen •
ed A line-oriented text
editor (edlin)
enable Enable and disable
builtin shell commands •
env List or Set
environment variables
eval Evaluate several
commands/arguments •
exec Execute a command
•
exit Exit the shell •
 execsnoop Snoop new
process execution
expand Convert tabs to
spaces
expect Programmed
dialogue with interactive
programs
Also see AppleScript
export Set an environment
variable •
expr Evaluate expressions
f
false Do nothing,
unsuccessfully
fc Fix command (history)
fdisk Partition table
manipulator for Darwin
UFS/HFS/DOS
fdesetup FileVault
configuration, list FileVault
users
fg Send job to
foreground •
file Determine file type
find Search for files that
meet a desired criteria
fmt Reformat paragraph
text
fold Wrap text to fit a
specified width
for Loop command •
fsck Filesystem
consistency check and repair
fs_usage Filesystem usage
(process/pathname)
ftp Internet file transfer
program
function Define Function
Macros
fuser List processes that
have one or more files open
g
GetFileInfo Get attributes of
HFS+ files
getopt Parse positional
parameters
getopts Parse positional
parameters •
 goto Jump to label and
continue execution
grep Search file(s) for
lines that match a given pattern
groups Print group names a
user is in
gzip Compress or
decompress files
h
halt Stop and restart the
operating system
hash Refresh the
cached/remembered location
of commands •
head Display the first lines
of a file
 hdiutil Manipulate iso disk
images
history Command History •
hostname Print or set system
name
i
iconv Convert the
character set of a file
id Print user and group
names/id's
if Conditionally perform
a command •
ifconfig Configure network
interface parameters
iostat Report CPU and i/o
statistics
 ipconfig View and control IP
configuration state
info Help info
install Copy files and set
attributes
iosnoop Snoop I/O events as
they occur
j
jobs List active jobs •
join Join lines on a
common field
k
kextfind List kernel
extensions
kextstat Display status of
loaded kernel extensions
(kexts)
kextunload Terminate driver
instances and unload kernel
extensions.
kickstart Configure Apple
Remote Desktop
kill Kill a process by
specifying its PID
killall Kill processes by
name
l
l List files in long format
(ls -l)
last Indicate last logins of
users and ttys
launchctl Load or unload
daemons/agents
ll List files in long
format, showing invisible files
(ls -la)
less Display output one
screen at a time
let Evaluate expression •
lipo Convert a universal
binary
ln Make links between
files (hard links, symbolic
links)
local Set a local (function)
variable •
locate Find files
logname Print current login
name
login log into the computer
logout Exit a login shell
(bye) •
look Display lines
beginning with a given string
lp Print files
lpr Print files
lprm Remove jobs from
the print queue
lpstat Printer status
information
ls List information about
file(s)
lsregister Reset the Launch
Services database
 lsbom List a bill of
materials file
lsof List open files
m
man Help manual
mdfind Spotlight search
mdutil Manage Spotlight
metadata store
mkdir Create new folder(s)
mkfifo Make FIFOs
(named pipes)
mkfile Make a file
mktemp Make a temporary
file
more Display output one
screen at a time
 mount Mount a file system
mv Move or rename files
or directories
n
nano Simple text editor
nc/netcat Read and write data
across networks
net Manage network
resources
netstat Show network status
networksetup Network and
System Preferences
nice Set the priority of a
command
nohup Run a command
immune to hangups
 ntfs.util NTFS file system
utility
nvram Manipulate
firmware variables
o
onintr Control the action of
a shell interrupt
open Open a
file/folder/URL/Application
opensnoop Snoop file opens
as they occur
openssl OpenSSL command
line
osacompile Compile
Applescript
osascript Execute
AppleScript
p
passwd Modify a user
password
paste Merge lines of files
pbcopy Copy data to the
clipboard
pbpaste Paste data from the
Clipboard
pgrep List processes by a
full or partial name
ping Test a network
connection
pkill Kill processes by a
full or partial name
pkgbuild Build a macOS
Installer component package
pkgutil Query and
manipulate installed packages
plutil Property list utility
pmset Power Management
settings
popd Restore the previous
value of the current directory •
pr Convert text files for
printing
printenv List environment
variables
printf Format and print data
•
ps Process status
pushd Save and then
change the current directory
pwd Print Working
Directory •
q
quota Display disk usage
and limits
r
rcp Copy files between
machines
read Read one line from
standard input •
readonly Mark a variable or
function as read-only •
reboot Stop and restart the
system
ReportCrash Enable/Disable
crash reporting
return Exit a function •
rev Reverse lines of a file
rm Remove files
rmdir Remove folder(s)
rpm Remote Package
Manager
rsync Remote file copy -
Sync file tree
s
say Convert text to
audible speech
screen Multiplex terminal,
run remote shells via ssh
screencapture Capture screen
image to file or disk
 scselect Switch between
network locations
scutil Manage system
configuration parameters
sdiff Merge two files
interactively
security Administer
Keychains, keys, certificates
and the Security framework
sed Stream Editor
select Generate a list of
items •
serverinfo Server information
set Set a shell variable =
value •
setfile Set attributes of
HFS+ files
sharing Create share points
for afp, ftp and smb services
shasum Print or Check
SHA Checksums
shift Shift positional
parameters •
shopt Set shell options •
shutdown Shutdown or
restart macOS
sips Scriptable image
processing system
sleep Delay for a specified
time
softwareupdate System
software update tool
 sort Sort text files
source Execute commands
from a file •
spctl Security assessment
policy/Gatekeeper
split Split a file into fixed-
size pieces
sqlite3 SQL database
(download history)
srm Securely remove files
or directories
stat Display the status of a
file
stop Stop a job or process
su Substitute user
identity
 sudo Execute a command
as another user
sum Print a checksum for
a file
suspend Suspend execution
of this shell •
sw_vers Print macOS
operating system version
sysctl Get or set kernel state
system_profiler Report
system configuration
systemsetup Computer and
display system settings
t
tail Output the last part of
files
 tar Tape ARchiver
tccutil Manage the privacy
database
tcpdump Dump traffic on a
network
tee Redirect output to
multiple files
test Condition evaluation •
textutil Manipulate text files
in various formats
(Doc,html,rtf)
time Measure Program
Resource Use
times Print shell & shell
process times •
tmutil Time Machine utility
 top Display process
information
touch Change file
timestamps
tput Set terminal-
dependent capabilities, color,
position
tr Translate, squeeze,
and/or delete characters
trap Execute a command
when the shell receives a
signal •
traceroute Trace Route to
Host
trimforce Enable TRIM
commands on third-party
drives
true Do nothing,
successfully
tty Print filename of
terminal on stdin
type Describe a command
•
u
ufs.util Mount/unmount UFS
file system
ulimit limit the use of
system-wide resources •
umask Users file creation
mask
umount Unmount a device
unalias Remove an alias •
 uname Print the Darwin
OS Kernel version / release /
machine name
unexpand Convert spaces to
tabs
uniq Uniquify files
units Convert units from
one scale to another
unset Remove variable or
function names •
until Loop command •
uptime Show how long
system has been running
users Print login names of
users currently logged in
until Execute commands
(until error)
uuencode Encode a binary
file
uudecode Decode a file
created by uuencode
uuidgen Generate a Unique
ID (UUID/GUID)
uucp Unix to Unix copy
v
vi Text Editor
w
w Show who is logged
on and what they are doing
wait Wait for a process to
complete •
wall Write a message to
users
wc Print byte, word, and
line counts
whatis Search the whatis
database for complete words
whereis Locate a program
which Locate a program
file in the user's path
while Loop command •
who Print all usernames
currently logged on
whoami Print the current
user id and name (`id -un')
write Send a message to
another user
x
 xargs Execute utility -
passing arguments
xattr Display and
manipulate extended attributes
xcode-select --install Install
the command line developer
tools
youtube-dl Download video
yes Print a string until
interrupted
zip Package and compress
(archive) files.
!! Run the last command
again