Cool Mac terminal hacks and shortcuts

Here is a collection of command line hacks and shortcuts for your Macbook that may save you time and make your life easier… some of the others are just a bit of fun!

If you own or use a Macbook Pro with a Touch Bar you can make your fingerprint your sudo password. To do this:

3. Save the changes.

The next time you need to enter the sudo password you can just use your fingerprint!

If you want to be able to use your mouse in any file you open in VIM:

You can now use your mouse cursor to navigate and edit different parts of a file while using VIM editor:

Type “say” following by text and your Macbook reads it out.

If you want to see a list of all of the available voice options in the Mac OS version you have installed, run this command: say -v '?'

You can stop your Macbook from falling asleep using caffeinate followed by the time in seconds you want your laptop to stay awake for:

Use history to view all previous commands you have run from the terminal.

Or if you don’t want anyone to see what commands you’ve run previously, you can delete your command history using:

If you simply want to play some old school games from your terminal:

4. Other valid options include: ‘snake’, ‘pong’, ‘doctor’, ‘landmark’, ‘gomoku’, ‘dunner’ or ‘solitaire’ (the marble game, not the card game!)

Have fun!

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