macOS Support Essentials 10.15 - Apple Pro Training Series: Supporting and Troubleshooting macOS Catalina

Lesson 4. Use the Command-Line Interface

Goals

• Describe when the command-line interface is useful

• Use man (manual) pages to find more information about commands

• Manipulate files in the command-line interface

Use the command-line interface (CLI) to access additional administrative functionality.

Reference 4.1 CLI Basics

The CLI includes these advantages:

• Additional administrative and troubleshooting options are available from the CLI. For example, the following apps have CLI equivalents that include additional options: System Information (system_profiler), Installer (installer), Software Update (softwareupdate), Disk Utility (diskutil), and Spotlight (mdfind). These are just a few instances, as nearly every administrative function ...