| airport |
Wireless network configuration utility. |
| bnepd |
A service that handles all Bluetooth network connections. |
| gmake |
This command is an alias of GNU `make`. |
| gchgrp |
This command is an alias of GNU `chgrp`. |
| ping |
Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts. |
| grm |
This command is an alias of GNU `rm`. |
| security |
Administer keychains, keys, certificates and the Security framework. |
| indent |
Change the appearance of a C/C++ program by inserting or deleting whitespace. |
| gprintenv |
This command is an alias of GNU `printenv`. |
| archey |
Stylishly display system information. |
| reboot |
Reboot the system. |
| deleted |
Keeps track of purgeable space and asks clients to purge when space is low. |
| dmesg |
Write the kernel messages to `stdout`. |
| gsed |
This command is an alias of GNU `sed`. |
| automountd |
An automatic mount/unmount daemon for `autofs`. Started on demand by `launchd`. |
| date |
Set or display the system date. |
| cloudd |
Backs the CloudKit feature. |
| ged |
This command is an alias of GNU `ed`. |
| gnice |
This command is an alias of GNU `nice`. |
| gsha512sum |
This command is an alias of GNU `sha512sum`. |
| gwhois |
This command is an alias of GNU `whois`. |
| gshuf |
This command is an alias of GNU `shuf`. |
| nvram |
Manipulate firmware variables. |
| gsha256sum |
This command is an alias of GNU `sha256sum`. |
| gecho |
This command is an alias of GNU `echo`. |
| xcodes |
Download, install and manage multiple Xcode versions. |
| gtr |
This command is an alias of GNU `tr`. |
| goku |
Manage Karabiner configuration. |
| gmd5sum |
This command is an alias of GNU `md5sum`. |
| gchown |
This command is an alias of GNU `chown`. |
| gpaste |
This command is an alias of GNU `paste`. |
| gseq |
This command is an alias of GNU `seq`. |
| warmd |
Controls caches used during startup and login. |
| ocspd |
This retrieves and caches Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) and Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) responses for certificate verification. |
| csshx |
Cluster SSH tool for macOS. |
| ctkd |
SmartCard daemon. |
| fileicon |
Manage custom file and folder icons. |
| csrutil |
Manage the System Integrity Protection configuration. |
| gpinky |
This command is an alias of GNU `pinky`. |
| dhcp6d |
Stateless DHCPv6 server. See also: `InternetSharing`. |
| nettop |
Display updated information about the network. |
| photoanalysisd |
Analyze photo libraries for Memories, People, and scene or object based search. |
| fdesetup |
Set and retrieve FileVault related information. |
| xip |
Create or expand compressed files in a secure xip archive. |
| tag |
Edit tags on Mac OS X files (10.9 Mavericks and above). |
| pbpaste |
Send the contents of the clipboard to `stdout`. |
| gdir |
This command is an alias of GNU `dir`. |
| gtftp |
This command is an alias of GNU `tftp`. |
| genv |
This command is an alias of GNU `env`. |
| gnproc |
This command is an alias of GNU `nproc`. |
| diskutil |
Utility to manage local disks and volumes. |
| ghostname |
This command is an alias of GNU `hostname`. |
| gprintf |
This command is an alias of GNU `printf`. |
| cat |
Print and concatenate files. |
| grexec |
This command is an alias of GNU `rexec`. |
| xcode-select |
Switch between different versions of Xcode and the included developer tools. |
| yaa |
Create and manipulate YAA archives. |
| gtalk |
This command is an alias of GNU `talk`. |
| stat |
Display file status. |
| duti |
Set default applications for document types and URL schemes on macOS. |
| gbasename |
This command is an alias of GNU `basename`. |
| glibtoolize |
This command is an alias of GNU `libtoolize`. |
| gcsplit |
This command is an alias of GNU `csplit`. |
| shutdown |
Shutdown and reboot the system. |
| glibtool |
This command is an alias of GNU `libtool`. |
| launchctl |
Control Apple's `launchd` manager for launch daemons (system-wide services) and launch agents (per-user programs). |
| locate |
Find filenames quickly. |
| corebrightnessd |
Manage Night Shift. |
| gtac |
This command is an alias of GNU `tac`. |
| gbase32 |
This command is an alias of GNU `base32`. |
| usernoted |
Provides notification services. |
| plutil |
View, convert, validate, or edit property list ("plist") files. |
| gtouch |
This command is an alias of GNU `touch`. |
| gsplit |
This command is an alias of GNU `split`. |
| signal |
Simplified software signal facilities. |
| machine |
Print machine type. |
| dockutil |
Manage macOS dock items. |
| internetsharing |
Set up Internet Sharing. |
| iostat |
Report statistics for devices. |
| emond |
Event Monitor service that accepts events from various services, runs them through a simple rules engine, and takes action. |
| lpstat |
Display status information about the current classes, jobs, and printers. |
| diskutil-partitiondisk |
Utility to manage partitions inside disks and volumes. |
| gnl |
This command is an alias of GNU `nl`. |
| screencapture |
Utility to take screenshots and screen recordings. |
| whatis |
Search a set of database files for short descriptions of system commands for keywords. |
| pbcopy |
Copy data from `stdin` to the clipboard. |
| gcksum |
This command is an alias of GNU `cksum`. |
| ginstall |
This command is an alias of GNU `install`. |
| vpnd |
Listens for incoming VPN connections. |
| port |
Package manager for macOS. |
| aiac |
Use OpenAI to generate IaC configurations, utilities, queries and more. |
| system_profiler |
Report system hardware and software configuration. |
| sdef |
Get or generate a scripting definitions (`sdef`) file from a scriptable application. |
| nfcd |
This daemon controls the NFC controller. |
| dark-mode |
Control macOS dark mode. |
| asr |
Restore (copy) a disk image onto a volume. |
| gwho |
This command is an alias of GNU `who`. |
| xsand |
Xsan file system management daemon. Provides services for the Xsan file system. |
| wwand |
USB WWAN device configuration daemon. |
| gmkfifo |
This command is an alias of GNU `mkfifo`. |
| log |
View, export, and configure logging systems. |
| xcodes-runtimes |
Manage Xcode Simulator runtimes. |
| gstat |
This command is an alias of GNU `stat`. |
| gwhich |
This command is an alias of GNU `which`. |
| uuidgen |
Generate new UUID (Universally Unique IDentifier) strings. |
| sntp |
A very Simple Network Time Protocol client program. |
| gsum |
This command is an alias of GNU `sum`. |
| coreauthd |
A system daemon providing the `LocalAuthentication` framework. |
| gmktemp |
This command is an alias of GNU `mktemp`. |
| gindent |
This command is an alias of GNU `indent`. |
| mdls |
Display the metadata attributes for a file. |
| symptomsd |
Provides services for `Symptoms.framework`. |
| caffeinate |
Prevent macOS from sleeping. |
| getfileinfo |
Get information about a file in an HFS+ directory. |
| grealpath |
This command is an alias of GNU `realpath`. |
| icalbuddy |
Command-line utility for printing events and tasks from the macOS calendar database. |
| gusers |
This command is an alias of GNU `users`. |
| gcut |
This command is an alias of GNU `cut`. |
| apachectl |
Apache HTTP Server control interface for macOS. |
| opensnoop |
Track file opens on your system. |
| dd |
Convert and copy a file. |
| xartstorageremoted |
The xART Remote Storage Daemon. Receives save/fetch requests from the CoProcessor. |
| gcp |
This command is an alias of GNU `cp`. |
| gtrue |
This command is an alias of GNU `true`. |
| cal |
Print calendar information. |
| grlogin |
This command is an alias of GNU `rlogin`. |
| mas |
Command-line interface for the Mac App Store. |
| tmutil |
Utility for managing Time Machine backups. Most verbs require root privileges. |
| gegrep |
This command is an alias of GNU `egrep`. |
| bclm |
Set a custom charge limit on MacBooks. |
| biomesyncd |
Synchronizes data between devices registered to the same account. |
| xml2man |
Compile MPGL to mdoc. |
| xcodebuild |
Build Xcode projects. |
| vm_stat |
Show virtual memory statistics. |
| appsleepd |
Start app sleep services. |
| avbdeviced |
A service for managing Audio Video Bridging (AVB) devices. |
| gpathchk |
This command is an alias of GNU `pathchk`. |
| biometrickitd |
Get support for biometric operations. |
| sw_vers |
Print macOS operating system version information. |
| gtime |
This command is an alias of GNU `time`. |
| rargs |
Execute a command for each line of standard input. |
| ghead |
This command is an alias of GNU `head`. |
| gwc |
This command is an alias of GNU `wc`. |
| say |
Convert text to speech. |
| guname |
This command is an alias of GNU `uname`. |
| open |
Open files, directories and applications. |
| securityd |
This manages security contexts and cryptographic operations. |
| as |
Portable GNU assembler. |
| bird |
This supports the syncing of iCloud and iCloud Drive. |
| g[ |
This command is an alias of GNU `[`. |
| spotify |
A command-line interface to Spotify. |
| applecamerad |
Camera manager. |
| gftp |
This command is an alias of GNU `ftp`. |
| airportd |
Manage wireless interfaces. |
| chpass |
Add or change user database information, including login shell and password. |
| gbase64 |
This command is an alias of GNU `base64`. |
| autoraise |
Automatically raise and/or focus a window when hovering over it with the mouse. |
| gunlink |
This command is an alias of GNU `unlink`. |
| softwareupdate |
Update macOS App Store apps. |
| gsha224sum |
This command is an alias of GNU `sha224sum`. |
| df |
Display an overview of the filesystem disk space usage. |
| gptx |
This command is an alias of GNU `ptx`. |
| fontd |
Make fonts available to the system. |
| gyes |
This command is an alias of GNU `yes`. |
| tart |
Build, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) on Apple Silicon. |
| gtee |
This command is an alias of GNU `tee`. |
| glogger |
This command is an alias of GNU `logger`. |
| cfprefsd |
Start preferences services (`CFPreferences`, `NSUserDefaults`). |
| hdiutil |
Utility to create and manage disk images. |
| sips |
Apple Scriptable Image Processing System. |
| rename |
Rename a file or group of files with a regular expression. |
| translationd |
Enables Translation features. |
| lsappinfo |
Control and query CoreApplicationServices about the app state on the system. |
| grmdir |
This command is an alias of GNU `rmdir`. |
| whence |
A Zsh builtin to indicate how a command would be interpreted. |
| ps |
Information about running processes. |
| setfile |
Set file attributes on files in an HFS+ directory. |
| gtest |
This command is an alias of GNU `test`. |
| gls |
This command is an alias of GNU `ls`. |
| grcp |
This command is an alias of GNU `rcp`. |
| route |
Manually manipulate the routing tables. |
| arch |
Display the name of the system architecture, or run a command under a different architecture. |
| automount |
Read the `/etc/auto_master` file and mount `autofs` on the appropriate mount points to trigger the on-demand mounting of directories. Essentially, it's a way to manually initiate the system's automounting process. |
| gfind |
This command is an alias of GNU `find`. |
| xed |
Opens files for editing in Xcode. |
| sntpd |
An SNTP server. |
| gln |
This command is an alias of GNU `ln`. |
| distnoted |
Start distributed notification services. |
| gtsort |
This command is an alias of GNU `tsort`. |
| gnohup |
This command is an alias of GNU `nohup`. |
| cot |
The Plain-Text Editor for macOS. |
| gshred |
This command is an alias of GNU `shred`. |
| valet |
A Laravel development environment that allows hosting sites via local tunnels on `http://<example>.test`. |
| look |
Display lines beginning with a prefix in a sorted file. |
| backupd |
Create Time Machine backups and manages its backup history. |
| tail |
Display the last part of a file. |
| networkquality |
Measure the network quality by connecting to the internet. |
| gchmod |
This command is an alias of GNU `chmod`. |
| ftxdiff |
Compare differences between two fonts. |
| gstty |
This command is an alias of GNU `stty`. |
| ipconfig |
View and control IP configuration state. |
| safeejectgpu |
Eject a GPU safely. |
| head |
Output the first part of files. |
| cut |
Cut out fields from `stdin` or files. |
| systemsetup |
Configure System Preferences machine settings. |
| afplay |
Command-line audio player. |
| networksetup |
Configuration tool for Network System Preferences. |
| istats |
Show various statistics such as the CPU temperature, fan speeds and battery status. |
| guniq |
This command is an alias of GNU `uniq`. |
| gstdbuf |
This command is an alias of GNU `stdbuf`. |
| gwhoami |
This command is an alias of GNU `whoami`. |
| uptime |
Tell how long the system has been running and other information. |
| gtty |
This command is an alias of GNU `tty`. |
| universalaccessd |
Get universal access services. |
| sysctl |
Access kernel state information. |
| gcomm |
This command is an alias of GNU `comm`. |
| gtimeout |
This command is an alias of GNU `timeout`. |
| gruncon |
This command is an alias of GNU `runcon`. |
| ghostid |
This command is an alias of GNU `hostid`. |
| gpr |
This command is an alias of GNU `pr`. |
| osascript |
Run AppleScript or JavaScript for Automation (JXA). |
| llvm-lipo |
This command is an alias of `lipo`. |
| hidd |
HID library userland daemon. |
| ggroups |
This command is an alias of GNU `groups`. |
| bless |
Set volume boot capability and startup disk options. |
| gmknod |
This command is an alias of GNU `mknod`. |
| gunexpand |
This command is an alias of GNU `unexpand`. |
| autofsd |
Run `automount` on startup and network configuration change events. |
| mdutil |
Manage the metadata stores used by Spotlight for indexing. |
| scutil |
Manage system configuration parameters. |
| gbasenc |
This command is an alias of GNU `basenc`. |
| pmset |
Configure macOS power management settings, as one might do in System Preferences Energy Saver. |
| wc |
Count lines, words, or bytes. |
| pod |
Dependency manager for Swift and Objective-C Cocoa projects. |
| gdate |
This command is an alias of GNU `date`. |
| split |
Split a file into pieces. |
| kmutil |
Utility for managing kernel extensions (kexts) and kext collections on disk. |
| gtar |
This command is an alias of GNU `tar`. |
| timed |
Service that synchronizes system time (e.g. using NTP). |
| gping |
This command is an alias of GNU `ping`. |
| xsltproc |
Transform XML with XSLT to produce output (usually HTML or XML). |
| drutil |
Interact with DVD burners. |
| gchroot |
This command is an alias of GNU `chroot`. |
| mktemp |
Create a temporary file or directory. |
| auvaltool |
AudioUnit validation tool for Mac. |
| gexpand |
This command is an alias of GNU `expand`. |
| coredatad |
Schedules CloudKit operations for clients of NSPersistentCloudKitContainer. |
| gifconfig |
This command is an alias of GNU `ifconfig`. |
| xattr |
Utility to work with extended filesystem attributes. |
| coreaudiod |
Service for Core Audio, Apple's audio system. |
| herd |
An official Laravel PHP development environment for macOS. |
| gid |
This command is an alias of GNU `id`. |
| gmv |
This command is an alias of GNU `mv`. |
| gxargs |
This command is an alias of GNU `xargs`. |
| gcrane-completion |
Generate the autocompletion script for gcrane for the specified shell. |
| md5 |
Calculate MD5 cryptographic checksums. |
| god |
This command is an alias of GNU `od`. |
| ditto |
Copy files and directories. |
| gdnsdomainname |
This command is an alias of GNU `dnsdomainname`. |
| afinfo |
Audio file metadata parser for OS X. |
| gexpr |
This command is an alias of GNU `expr`. |
| gping6 |
This command is an alias of GNU `ping6`. |
| lldb |
The LLVM Low-Level Debugger. |
| qlmanage |
QuickLook server tool. |
| aa |
This command is an alias of `yaa`. |
| gnumfmt |
This command is an alias of GNU `numfmt`. |
| gfgrep |
This command is an alias of GNU `fgrep`. |
| gupdatedb |
This command is an alias of GNU `updatedb`. |
| xctool |
Build Xcode projects. |
| uname |
Print details about the current machine and the operating system running on it. |
| glink |
This command is an alias of GNU `link`. |
| grsh |
This command is an alias of GNU `rsh`. |
| m |
Swiss Army Knife for macOS. |
| cloudphotod |
This synchronizes iCloud Photos. |
| carthage |
A dependency management tool for Cocoa applications. |
| gdf |
This command is an alias of GNU `df`. |
| wifi-password |
Get the password of the Wi-Fi. |
| mate |
General-purpose text editor for macOS. |
| java_home |
Return a value for $JAVA_HOME or execute command using this variable. |
| coreautha |
A system agent providing the `LocalAuthentication` framework. |
| mac-cleanup |
A modern macOS cleanup tool to remove caches and junk. |
| gjoin |
This command is an alias of GNU `join`. |
| gchcon |
This command is an alias of GNU `chcon`. |
| launchd |
Manages processes, both for the system and users. |
| gsort |
This command is an alias of GNU `sort`. |
| gdircolors |
This command is an alias of GNU `dircolors`. |
| gtelnet |
This command is an alias of GNU `telnet`. |
| glogname |
This command is an alias of GNU `logname`. |
| watchdogd |
Works with the Watchdog KEXT to ensure that the system is healthy and running. |
| ggrep |
This command is an alias of GNU `grep`. |
| w |
Show who is logged on and what they are doing. |
| wacaw |
Capture both still pictures and video from an attached camera. |
| mist |
MIST - macOS Installer Super Tool. |
| gsleep |
This command is an alias of GNU `sleep`. |
| bc |
An arbitrary precision calculator language. |
| systemsoundserverd |
Core Audio related daemon. |
| shortcuts |
Manage shortcuts. |
| mdfind |
List files matching a query. |
| webinspectord |
Relays commands between Web Inspector and remote targets like WKWebView. |
| gfalse |
This command is an alias of GNU `false`. |
| mysides |
Add, list and remove finder favorites. |
| shuf |
Generate random permutations. |
| gunits |
This command is an alias of GNU `units`. |
| gfold |
This command is an alias of GNU `fold`. |
| defaults |
Read and write macOS user configuration for applications. |
| top |
Display dynamic real-time information about running processes. |
| gsha1sum |
This command is an alias of GNU `sha1sum`. |
| textutil |
Manipulate text files of various formats. |
| chflags |
Change file or directory flags. |
| gdirname |
This command is an alias of GNU `dirname`. |
| codesign |
Create and manipulate code signatures for macOS. |
| gfmt |
This command is an alias of GNU `fmt`. |
| du |
Disk usage: estimate and summarize file and directory space usage. |
| darwin-rebuild |
Rebuild and switch to a Nix-based Darwin (macOS) system configuration. |
| gsha384sum |
This command is an alias of GNU `sha384sum`. |
| wps |
Assists AirPort in connecting to a network using Wireless Protected Setup. |
| gmkdir |
This command is an alias of GNU `mkdir`. |
| gtruncate |
This command is an alias of GNU `truncate`. |
| brightness |
Get and set the brightness level of all internal and certain external displays. |
| secd |
Controls access to and modification of keychain items. |
| notifyd |
Notification server. |
| dot_clean |
Merge ._* files with corresponding native files. |
| wifivelocityd |
XPC helper for performing system context actions for the WiFiVelocity framework. |
| sed |
Edit text in a scriptable manner. |
| gcat |
This command is an alias of GNU `cat`. |
| base64 |
Encode or decode file or `stdin` to/from base64, to `stdout` or another file. |
| spctl |
Manage the security assessment policy subsystem. |
| guptime |
This command is an alias of GNU `uptime`. |
| gtail |
This command is an alias of GNU `tail`. |
| gdd |
This command is an alias of GNU `dd`. |
| glocate |
This command is an alias of GNU `locate`. |
| pkgutil |
Query and manipulate Mac OS X Installer packages and receipts. |
| terminal-notifier |
Send macOS User Notifications. |
| herd-list |
List available commands in the Herd PHP platform. |
| fsck |
Check the integrity of a filesystem or repair it. The filesystem should be unmounted at the time the command is run. |
| gsync |
This command is an alias of GNU `sync`. |
| watchlistd |
Manage the Apple TV app's watch list. |
| xcrun |
Run or locate development tools and properties. |
| gkill |
This command is an alias of GNU `kill`. |
| lipo |
Handle Mach-O Universal Binaries. |
| dtrace |
A simple interface to invoke the D language compiler, retrieve buffered trace, and print traced data from the DTrace kernel facility. |
| gfactor |
This command is an alias of GNU `factor`. |
| gvdir |
This command is an alias of GNU `vdir`. |
| netstat |
Display network-related information such as open connections, open socket ports, etc. |
| greadlink |
This command is an alias of GNU `readlink`. |
| gtraceroute |
This command is an alias of GNU `traceroute`. |
| yabai |
A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning. |
| filecoordinationd |
Coordinates access to files by multiple processes (`NSFileCoordinator`, `NSFilePresenter`). |
| gb2sum |
This command is an alias of GNU `b2sum`. |
| photolibraryd |
This handles all photo library requests. |
| gpwd |
This command is an alias of GNU `pwd`. |