November 2012
Intermediate to advanced
424 pages
11h 59m
English
| Tip 360 | Dump a Snapshot of Your Mac |
There might be certain situations where you need a snapshot of your computer. For example, if you spot a bug in a program, the developer might need to know what your computer is doing when the bug occurs.
The sysdiagnose command will dump all technical information about your computer’s state and configuration into a series of files. You can use sysdiagnose one of two ways: at the command line by simply typing it or by holding down Shift+Control+Option+Command+. (period). If you choose to use the key combination, sysdiagnose will take about a minute to complete, although there will be no sign of its progress. Eventually a Finder window will open that shows ...
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