If you need to search for files in OS X, one option it is to use the OS X Terminal application and some of its services. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, ...

The operating system your MacBook runs, OS X, is built on top of UNIX, and Terminal provides you with access to the underlying UNIX system commands. Most server software that your business would want ...

In Unix-like operating systems, such OS X or a Linux distribution, every file has an owner account. They also have a special program called the terminal that gives access to the command line and all ...

The command line—that hidden world of code behind your Mac’s pretty face—sometimes offers a quicker way to do everyday tasks, plus it’s just a cool way to establish your tech cred. You’ve learned how ...

If you find a number of similarly named files that you would like to delete from multiple folders, the Find command in the Terminal can be used to do the trick. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past ...

Converting texts between formats is a bit of a pain to do on a file-by-file basis, but thankfully, MacIssues shows how to convert text files in bulk using a simple terminal command. The tool you'll ...

OS X’s Quick Look lets you view a file’s contents by selecting it in the Finder and then pressing the spacebar. There’s no need to wait for the file to open in an application—it appears immediately, ...