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gnice
gnice
This command is an alias of GNU
nice
.
View documentation for the original command:
tldr nice
osx
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`.