macos_commands.csv

,name,description

0,afconvert,Audio File Convert

1,afinfo,Audio File Info

2,afplay,Audio File Play

3,airport,Manage Apple AirPort

4,alias,Create an alias •

5,apropos,Search the whatis database for strings

6,asr,Apple Software Restore

7,awk,Find and Replace text within file(s)

8,basename,Convert a full pathname to just a filename

9,bash,Bourne-Again SHell

10,bc,Arbitrary precision calculator language

11,bg,Send to background •

12,bind,Set or display readline key and function bindings •

13,bless,Set volume bootability and startup disk options

14,break,"Exit from a For, While, Until or Select loop •"

15,brew,Package manager

16,builtin,Execute a shell builtin •

17,bzip2,Compress or decompress files

18,caffeinate,Prevent the system from sleeping

19,cal,Display a calendar

20,calendar,Reminder Service

21,caller,Return the context of a subroutine call •

22,cancel,Cancel print jobs

23,case,Conditionally perform a command •

24,cat,Concatenate and print (display) the content of files

25,cd,Change Directory •

26,chflags,Change a file or folder's flags

27,chgrp,Change group ownership

28,chmod,Change access permissions

29,chown,Change file owner and group

30,chroot,Run a command with a different root directory

31,chsh,"Add or change user database information, change default shell"

32,cksum,Print CRC checksum and byte counts

33,cmp,Compare two files

34,codesign,Create and manipulate code signatures

35,comm,Compare two sorted files line by line

36,command,Run a command (not a function) •

37,complete,Edit a command completion [word/pattern/list] •

38,continue,Resume the next iteration of a loop •

39,cp,Copy one or more files to another location

40,cpio,Copy files to and from archives

41,createhomedir,Create and populate home directories on the local computer

42,cron,Daemon to execute scheduled commands

43,crontab,Schedule a command to run at a later date/time

44,csplit,Split a file into context-determined pieces

45,csrutil,Configure System Integrity Protection (SIP)

46,cupsfilter,Convert a file to another format using cups filters

47,curl,Transfer data  from or to a server

48,cut,Divide a file into several parts

49,date,Display or change the date & time

50,dc,Desk Calculator

51,dd,"Data Duplicator - convert and copy a file, clone disks"

52,declare,Declare variable & set attributes •

53,defaults,"Set preferences, show hidden files"

54,df,Display free disk space

55,diff,Display the differences between two files

56,diff3,Show differences among three files

57,dig,DNS lookup

58,dirname,Convert a full pathname to just a path

59,dirs,Display list of remembered directories •

60,diskutil,"Disk utilities - Format, Verify, Repair"

61,disown,Unbind a job from the current login session •

62,ditto,Copy files and folders

63,dot_clean,Remove dot-underscore files

64,drutil,Interact with CD/DVD burners

65,dscacheutil,Query or flush the Directory Service/DNS cache

66,dseditgroup,"Edit, create, manipulate, or delete groups"

67,dsenableroot,Enable root access

68,dscl,Directory Service command line utility

69,du,Estimate file space usage

70,echo,Display text on screen •

71,enable,Enable and disable builtin shell commands •

72,env,List or Set environment variables

73,eval,Evaluate several commands/arguments •

74,exec,Execute a command •

75,exit,Exit the shell •

76,execsnoop,Snoop new process execution

77,expand,Convert tabs to spaces

78,expect,"Programmed dialogue with interactive programs

Also see AppleScript"

79,export,Set an environment variable •

80,expr,Evaluate expressions

81,false,"Do nothing, unsuccessfully"

82,fc,Fix command (history)

83,fdisk,Partition table manipulator for Darwin UFS/HFS/DOS

84,fg,Send job to foreground •

85,file,Determine file type

86,find,Search for files that meet a desired criteria

87,fmt,Reformat paragraph text

88,fold,Wrap text to fit a specified width

89,for,Loop command •

90,fsck,Filesystem consistency check and repair

91,fs_usage,Filesystem usage (process/pathname)

92,ftp,Internet file transfer program

93,function,Define Function Macros

94,fuser,List processes that have one or more files open

95,GetFileInfo,Get attributes of HFS+ files

96,getopt,Parse positional parameters

97,getopts,Parse positional parameters •

98,goto,Jump to label and continue execution

99,grep,Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern

100,groups,Print group names a user is in

101,gzip,Compress or decompress files

102,halt,Stop and restart the operating system

103,hash,Refresh the cached/remembered location of commands •

104,head,Display the first lines of a file

105,hdiutil,Manipulate iso disk images

106,history,Command History •

107,hostname,Print or set system name

108,iconv,Convert the character set of a file

109,id,Print user and group names/id's

110,if,Conditionally perform a command •

111,ifconfig,Configure network interface parameters

112,iostat,Report CPU and i/o statistics

113,ipconfig,View and control IP configuration state

114,info,Help info

115,install,Copy files and set attributes

116,installer,System software and .pkg package installer tool

117,iosnoop,Snoop I/O events as they occur

118,jobs,List active jobs •

119,join,Join lines on a common field

120,kextfind,List kernel extensions

121,kextstat,Display status of loaded kernel extensions (kexts)

122,kextunload,Terminate driver instances and unload kernel extensions.

123,kickstart,Configure Apple Remote Desktop

124,kill,Kill a process by specifying its PID

125,killall,Kill processes by name

126,klist,List cached Kerberos tickets

127,l,List files in long format (ls -l)

128,last,Indicate last logins of users and ttys

129,launchctl,Load or unload daemons/agents

130,ll,"List files in long format, showing invisible files (ls -la)"

131,leave,Remind you when you have to leave

132,less,Display output one screen at a time

133,let,Evaluate expression •

134,lipo,Convert a universal binary

135,ln,"Make links between files (hard links, symbolic links)"

136,local,Set a local (function) variable •

137,locate,Find files

138,logname,Print current login name

139,login,log into the computer

140,logout,Exit a login shell (bye) •

141,look,Display lines beginning with a given string

142,lp,Print files

143,lpr,Print files

144,lprm,Remove jobs from the print queue

145,lpstat,Printer status information

146,ls,List information about file(s)

147,lsregister,Reset the Launch Services database

148,lsbom,List a bill of materials file

149,lsof,List open files

150,md5,Calculate a checksum for a file

151,mdfind,Spotlight search

152,mdimport,Import file hierarchies into the Spotlight datastore.

153,mdls,List the metadata attributes for a specified file

154,mdutil,Manage Spotlight metadata store

155,mkdir,Create new folder(s)

156,mkfifo,Make FIFOs (named pipes)

157,mkfile,Make a file

158,mktemp,Make a temporary file

159,more,Display output one screen at a time

160,mount,Mount a file system

161,mv,Move or rename files or directories

162,nano,Simple text editor

163,nc/netcat,Read and write data across networks

164,net,Manage network resources

165,networkQuality,Network quality testing tool

166,networksetup,Network and System Preferences

167,nice,Set the priority of a command

168,nl,Number lines and write files

169,nohup,Run a command immune to hangups

170,ntfs.util,NTFS file system utility

171,nvram,Manipulate  firmware variables

172,onintr,Control the action of a shell interrupt

173,open,Open a file/folder/URL/Application

174,opensnoop,Snoop file opens as they occur

175,openssl,OpenSSL command line

176,osacompile,Compile Applescript

177,osascript,Execute AppleScript

178,passwd,Modify a user password

179,paste,Merge lines of files

180,pbcopy,Copy data to the clipboard

181,pbpaste,Paste data from the Clipboard

182,pbs,General helper tool

183,pgrep,List processes by a full or partial name

184,ping,Test a network connection

185,pkill,Kill processes by a full or partial name

186,pkgbuild,Build a macOS Installer component package

187,pkgutil,Query and manipulate installed packages

188,pmset,Power Management settings

189,popd,Restore the previous value of the current directory •

190,pr,Convert text files for printing

191,printenv,List environment variables

192,printf,Format and print data •

193,profiles,Profiles Tool

194,ps,Process status

195,pushd,Save and then change the current directory

196,pwd,Print Working Directory •

197,qlmanage,Quick Look Server debug and management tool

198,quota,Display disk usage and limits

199,rcp,Copy files between machines

200,read,Read one line from standard input •

201,readonly,Mark a variable or function as read-only •

202,ReportCrash,Enable/Disable crash reporting

203,return,Exit a function •

204,rev,Reverse lines of a file

205,rm,Remove files

206,rmdir,Remove folder(s)

207,rsync,Remote file copy - Sync file tree

208,say,Convert text to audible speech

209,screen,"Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh"

210,screencapture,Capture screen image to file or disk

211,scselect,Switch between network locations

212,scutil,Manage system configuration parameters

213,sdiff,Merge two files interactively

214,security,"Administer Keychains, keys, certificates and the Security framework"

215,sed,Stream Editor

216,select,Generate a list of items •

217,seq,Print numeric sequences

218,serverinfo,Server information

219,set,Set a shell variable = value •

220,setfile,Set attributes of HFS+ files

221,sharing,"Create share points for afp, ftp and smb services"

222,shasum,Print or Check SHA Checksums

223,shift,Shift positional parameters •

224,shopt,Set shell options •

225,shortcuts,Manage macOS shortcuts

226,shutdown,Shutdown or restart macOS

227,sips,Scriptable image processing system

228,sleep,Delay for a specified time

229,softwareupdate,System software update tool

230,sort,Sort text files

231,source,Execute commands from a file •

232,split,Split a file into fixed-size pieces

233,sqlite3,SQL database (download history)

234,srm,Securely remove files or directories

235,stat,Display the status of a file

236,stop,Stop a job or process

237,su,Substitute user identity

238,sudo,Execute a command as another user

239,sum,Print a checksum for a file

240,suspend,Suspend execution of this shell •

241,sw_vers,Print macOS operating system version

242,sysctl,Get or set kernel state

243,system_profiler,Report system configuration

244,systemsetup,Computer and display system settings

245,tabs,Set terminal tabs

246,tab2space,Expand tabs and ensure consistent cr/lf line endings

247,tail,Output the last part of files

248,tar,Tape ARchiver

249,taskpolicy,Execute a program with an altered I/O or scheduling policy

250,tccutil,Manage the privacy database

251,tcpdump,Dump traffic on a network

252,tee,Redirect output to multiple files

253,test,Condition evaluation •

254,textutil,"Manipulate text files in various formats (Doc,html,rtf)"

255,time,Measure Program Resource Use

256,times,Print shell & shell process times •

257,tmutil,Time Machine utility

258,top,Display process information

259,touch,Change file timestamps

260,tput,"Set terminal-dependent capabilities, color, position"

261,tr,"Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters"

262,trap,Execute a command when the shell receives a signal •

263,traceroute,Trace Route to Host

264,traceroute6,Trace IPv6 Route to Host

265,trimforce,Enable TRIM commands on third-party drives

266,true,"Do nothing, successfully"

267,tty,Print filename of terminal on stdin

268,type,Describe a command •

269,ulimit,limit the use of system-wide resources •

270,umask,Users file creation mask

271,umount,Unmount a device

272,unalias,Remove an alias •

273,uname,Print the Darwin OS Kernel version / release / machine name

274,unexpand,Convert spaces to tabs

275,uniq,Uniquify files

276,units,Convert units from one scale to another

277,unset,Remove variable or function names •

278,until,Loop command •

279,uptime,Show how long system has been running

280,users,Print login names of users currently logged in

281,until,Execute commands (until error)

282,uuencode,Encode a binary file

283,uudecode,Decode a file created by uuencode

284,uuidgen,Generate a Unique ID (UUID/GUID)

285,vi,Text Editor

286,w,Show who is logged on and what they are doing

287,wait,Wait for a process to complete •

288,wall,Write a message to users

289,wc,"Print byte, word, and line counts"

290,whatis,Search the whatis database for complete words

291,whereis,Locate a program

292,which,Locate a program file in the user's path

293,while,Loop command •

294,who,Print all usernames currently logged on

295,whoami,Print the current user id and name ('id -un')

296,write,Send a message to another user

297,xargs,Execute utility - passing arguments

298,xattr,Display and manipulate extended attributes

299,xcode-select,Install the command line developer tools

300,xxd,Make a hexdump or do the reverse

301,yes,Print a string until interrupted

302,zip,Package and compress (archive) files.

303,!!,Run the last command again