If you’ve become fluent in all things Mac and are now ready to get the most out of it, we believe it’s time to jump into Terminal and learn how to use the macOS command line. With the right set of commands, you can have complete control over your Mac computer using just your keyboard.
Using Terminal on Your Mac – Beginner's Guide to the Command Line
In the following post, we’ll explain what Terminal is, how to access it, what the basics are, and what rules you need to follow. We’ll also explain how to use Terminal to get things done on macOS.
Terminal is a native program that comes pre-installed on Macs that allows you to perform functions on your operating system directly using text-based communication. Also known as a command-line interface (CLI), Terminal helps those of you who don’t want to go through a bunch of menus and hover your mouse over them. In many ways, it can be compared to Windows’ Command Prompt, as it uses commands to perform some tasks more efficiently.
When you use Terminal as your Mac’s system administrator, you can customize even the most complex things on macOS. Terminal can be used to open files, hide files on Mac, adjust your Mac’s performance, delete files, prevent your Mac from going to sleep, and more.
