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Fifteen Terminal tricks that every Mac user should know

Customize your computer and master the Terminal with these tips, tricks, and Terminal phrases. Welcome back to Coding Corner! Last week, we introduced OS X's Terminal, and now we're going to go over some great interface and user tweaks you can execute to customize your Mac. These tricks are often simple and can help you spruce up your Mac far beyond what the System Preferences window allows. So, without further ado, 15 great tricks you can execute in Terminal. Tweak the Finder Want to see hidden files, or copy Quick Look text? There are quite a few "defaults" commands that let you alter how the Finder looks or acts. 1. Show hidden files and folders Want to see all the hidden files and folders OS X has to offer — or you simply can't find a file you hid? Just use this command in Terminal: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool TRUEkillall Finder To re-hide all your files, just change the TRUE to FALSE. 2. View any file's contents If you've had a file g...<br clear='all'/>

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