Make an ISO disk image in macOS Catalina
Using the Terminal in macOS Catalina to quickly create an ISO disk image of a CD/DVD or any folder from Finder.
$ brew doctor «A newer Command Line Tools release is available» but Software Update cannot find it
What to do when Homebrew says «A newer Command Line Tools release is available» – but macOS Catalina doesn’t confirm that?
Connecting an SMB fileshare in macOS not working? Here is a workaround.
Workaround to overcome a stalled “Connecting to smb://server…”-dialogue in macOS Mojave 10.14 when trying to connect Windows Samba fileshares in Finder
How to merge two folders in macOS using rsync in Terminal.app
Even though Apple introduced something similar to a “merge” feature in macOS Finder, you may want to fall back to “rsync” as a more controllable method for properly merging files & folders in macOS.
Unix Bash Shell script to fetch a list of Websites using CURL
This Unix Bash Shell script was designed to fetch a list of website URLs using curl, returning – upon success – the HTTP status code and the final URL retrieved following redirects.
MySQL SQL-dump export & import with MAMP on macOS
In order to export & import an SQL dump using MAMP on macOS, the following Terminal.app commands can be used with the “mysqldump” (export) & “mysql” (import) tools located in MAMP’s /bin/ folder: MAMP MySQL dump export Alternatively – in order to… Continue reading » “MySQL SQL-dump export & import with MAMP on macOS”
macOS: zip files without these hidden macOS files
Ever unzipped a ZIP file, created with your Mac, on a Windows PC? Ever noticed there these strange files & folders _MACOSX, ._Filename & .DS_Store showing up? Good thing there is a simple way to omit any hidden macOS-specific files… Continue reading » “macOS: zip files without these hidden macOS files”
macOS Terminal: unzip a ZIP file using the tar command in bash
An alternative but handy approach to unzip files from the macOS Terminal.app
OS X: create an ISO disk image
In OS X it is fairly simple to create a virtual disk image of the type “ISO” by using built-in UNIX tools and the Terminal. We are going to use the “dd” UNIX tool to copy a whole CD/DVD into a new ISO disk image file.
Mysterious “You have new mail” in OS X Terminal
Resolve the mystery about the strange notice “You have new mail” in your OS X Terminal window.