Command List (A To Z) - MacOS (OSX & Above) Terminal

A To Z Index - Command List
MacOS Terminal

Below Are List of Command That Can Be Used In MacOS Terminal. This is The Command Shell of Darwin (The Open Source Core of OSX)

1. alias - Create an alias• alloc List used and free memory
2. awk - Find and Replace text within file(s)
3. basename - Convert a full pathname to just a folder path
4. bash - Bourne-Again SHell (Linux)
5. bless - Set volume bootability and startup disk options.
6. break - Exit from a loop
7. cal - Display a calendar
8. case - Conditionally perform a command
9. cat - Display the contents of a file
10. cd - Change Directory
11. chflags - Change a file or folder's flags.
12. chgrp - Change group ownership
13. chmod - Change access permissions
14. chown - Change file owner and group
15. chroot - Run a command with a different root directory
16. cksum - Print CRC checksum and byte counts
17. clear - Clear terminal screen
18. cmp - Compare two files
19. comm - Compare two sorted files line by line
20. complete - Edit a command completion [word/pattern/list]
21. continue - Resume the next iteration of a loop
22. cp - Copy one or more files to another location
23. cron - Daemon to execute scheduled commands
24. crontab - Schedule a command to run at a later date/time
25. cut - Divide a file into several parts
26. date - Display or change the date & time
27. dc - Desk Calculator
28. dd - Data Dump - Convert and copy a file
29. df - Display free disk space
30. diff - Display the differences between two files
31. diff3 - Show differences among three files
32. dirname - Convert a full pathname to just a path
33. dirs - Display list of remembered directories
34. diskutil - Disk utilities - Format, Verify, Repair
35. ditto - Copy files and folders
36. dscl - Directory Service command line utility
37. du - Estimate file space usage
38. echo Display message on screen
39. ed - A line-oriented text editor (edlin)
40. enable - Stop or start printers and classes.
41. env - Set environment and run a utility
42. eval - Evaluate several commands/arguments
43. exec - Execute a command
44. exit - Exit the shell
45. expect - Programmed dialogue with interactive programs. Also see AppleScript
46. expand - Convert tabs to spaces
47. expr - valuate expressions
48. false - Do nothing, unsuccessfully
49. fdisk - Partition table manipulator for Darwin UFS/HFS/DOS
50. find - Search for files that meet a desired criteria
51. fmt - Reformat paragraph text
52. fold - Wrap text to fit a specified width
53. foreach - Loop, expand words, and execute commands
54. fsck - Filesystem consistency check and repair
55. ftp - Internet file transfer program
56. GetFileInfo - Get attributes of HFS+ files
57. getopt - Parse positional parameters
58. goto - Jump to label and continue execution
59. grep - Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern
60. groups - Print group names a user is in
61. gzip - Compress or decompress files
62. head - Display the first lines of a file
63. history - Command History
64. hostname - Print or set system name
65. id - Print user and group names/id's
66. if - Conditionally perform a command
67. info - Help info
68. install - Copy files and set attributes
69. jobs - List active jobs
70. join - Join lines on a common field
71. kill - Stop a process from running
72. l - List files in long format (ls -l)
73. ll - List files in long format, showing invisible files (ls -la)
74. less - Display output one screen at a time
75. ln - Make links between files (hard links, symbolic links)
76. locate - Find files
77. logname - Print current login name
78. login - log into the computer
79. logout - Exit a login shell (bye)
80. lpr - Print files
81. lprm - Remove jobs from the print queue
82. lpstat - Printer status information
83. ls - List information about file(s)
84. lsbom - List a bill of materials file
85. lsof - List open files
86. man - Help manual
87. mkdir - Create new folder(s)
88. mkfifo - Make FIFOs (named pipes)
89. more - Display output one screen at a time
90. mount - Mount a file system
91. mv - Move or rename files or directories
92. net - Manage network resources
93. nice - Set the priority of a command
94. nohup - Run a command immune to hangups
95. onintr - Control the action of a shell interrupt
96. open - Open a file/folder/URL/Application
97. osascript - Execute AppleScript
98. passwd - Modify a user password
99. paste - Merge lines of files
100. pico - Simple text editor
101. popd - Restore the previous value of the current directory
102. pr - Convert text files for printing
103. printenv - Print environment variables
104. printf - Format and print data
105. ps - Process status
106. pushd - Save and then change the current directory
107. pwd - Print Working Directory
108. quota - Display disk usage and limits
109. rcp - Copy files between machines.
110. repeat - Execute a command multiple times
111. rm - Remove filesrmdir Remove folder(s)
112. rpm - Remote Package Manager
113. rsync - Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)
114. RsyncX - Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)
115. say - Convert text to audible speech
116. sched - Schedule a command to run at a later time
117. sdiff - Merge two files interactively
118. sed - Stream Editor
119. set - Set a shell variable = value
120. setenv - Set an environment variable = value
121. setfile - Set attributes of HFS+ files
122. shift - Shift positional parameters
123. shutdown - Shutdown or restart OS X
124. sleep - Delay for a specified time
125. softwareupdate - System software update tool
126. sort - Sort text files
127. split - Split a file into fixed-size pieces
128. stop - Stop a job or process
129. su - Substitute user identity
130. sudo - Execute a command as another user
131. sum - Print a checksum for a file
132. switch - Conditionally perform a command
133. tail - Output the last part of files
134. tar - Tape ARchiver
135. tee - Redirect output to multiple files
136. test - Condition evaluation
137. time - Measure Program Resource Use
138. touch - Change file timestamps
139. traceroute - Trace Route to Hosttr Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters
140. true - Do nothing, successfully
141. tty - Print filename of terminal on stdin
142. umask - Users file creation mask
143. umount - Unmount a device
144. unalias - Remove an alias
145. uname - Print system information
146. unexpand - Convert spaces to tabs
147. uniq - Uniquify files
148. units - Convert units from one scale to another
149. unset - Remove variable or function names
150. unsetenv - Remove environment variable
151. users - Print login names of users currently logged in
152. uuencode - Encode a binary file
153. uudecode - Decode a file created by uuencode
154. wc - Print byte, word, and line counts
155. where - Report all known instances of a command
156. which - Locate a program file in the user's pathwhile Execute commands
157. who - Print all usernames currently logged on
158. whoami - Print the current user id and name (`id -un')
159. xargs - Execute utility - passing arguments
160. yes - Print a string until interrupted

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