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(Bash) Fush DNS Cache In Mac OSX Leopard - rastersize

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:27:06 GMT

`lookupd` doens't exist in Leopard, instead `dscacheutil` should be used.

(Bash) Flush dns cache os x - therobot

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:15:37 GMT

(Bash) Make hidden Dock icons transparent - sudarkoff

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:46:10 GMT

(Bash) macosxhints.com - Prevent .DS_Store file creation on network volumes - crazylion

Thu, 01 May 2008 20:31:01 GMT

(Bash) MacPorts fixer-upper - cczona

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:33:25 GMT

Forces a recalcitrant port to install by *uninstalling* it completely first

(Bash) Recursively unlock files in Mac OS X - wbowers

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:42:02 GMT

(Bash) Apache 'Forbidden' error on Mac ~/Sites files - cczona

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:36:23 GMT

When Apache under OS X throws 'Forbidden' errors on files under the ~/Sites path, and the error log report 'Permission denied: access to /somefile/blah failed because search permissions are missing on a component of the path', check a missing Other Execute permission along the entire path. "If you want someone to have access to a file in a particular folder, that user must have "search" permission (the "x") on all of the folders along the path from the top of the drive down to the folder where the file is. And then the file itself must have "read" permission for that user. And if you want someone to be able to see what files are in a particular folder, that folder must have "read" permission for that user."

(Bash) check swap memory usage - cczona

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:48:47 GMT

To find out how much swap you are using at any given time. If there's more than 1 swapfile you could benefit from more RAM.

(Bash) port (Update outdated ports in macports) - rhockens

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:26:08 GMT

After: sudo port -v selfupdate Update outdated ports with: sudo port upgrade outdated

(Bash) port (Update outdated portfiles) - rhockens

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:23:48 GMT

After installing MacPorts, try running a selfupdate to grab all the latest MacPorts Portfiles (Portfiles contain information about how to install MacPorts software "ports"). You will need to run this command as an administrator, and it requires root access, so you'll need to "sudo": sudo port selfupdate Running MacPorts commands, you can add the -v command for more verbose ("v" for "verbose") output if you'd like more detail about what MacPorts is attempting to do: sudo port -v selfupdate If you are a developer and would like even more specific accounting of what MacPorts is doing, add the -d flag.

(Bash) Screen Saver Background - capitalist

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:27:19 GMT

Run this in a terminal on mac to set your screensaver as your background. (hint: use rss visualizer for a neat effect) Ctrl+C to stop.

(Bash) clipboard commands for OSX - noah

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:44:20 GMT

(Bash) Rails on Mac - ctran

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:11:09 GMT

Setting up rails on a new Mac. You need to install Xcode first.

(Bash) Optimize Mac OS X Mail.app - jonhenshaw

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:15:17 GMT

Over time, your Mac's Mail program can start to feel sluggish because, like any database, over time it needs to optimized.

(Bash) clean up crufty log files on mac osx - noah

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:27:40 GMT

(Bash) Eject CD From OS X Command Line - tylerhall

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:31:19 GMT

This command ejects a CD or DVD from the command line.

(Bash) Enable Safari Debug Menu - tylerhall

Mon, 07 May 2007 13:23:12 GMT

Run this command in a terminal window to turn on Safari's debug menu.

(Bash) Unmount All AFP Network Shares - tylerhall

Fri, 04 May 2007 15:01:18 GMT

This command will force all mounted AFP network drive to disconnect. I've set this to run automatically each time my laptop sleeps so that if I wake it up on a different network Finder won't freak out.

(Bash) Change OS X Hostname - tylerhall

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:33:32 GMT

This command changes the hostname for a machine running OS X.

(Bash) printing at ITU - jonathanbp

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:51:51 GMT