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caffeinate

Prevent the system from sleeping on behalf of a utility.

chflags

Changes file or directory flags

codesign

Create, manipulate and verify code signatures.

csrutil

Configure or view system security policies.

defaults

Read, write, and delete user preference values.

ditto

Copy files and directories while preserving file attributes and permissions.

dns-sd

Discover local network services using the DNS-Based Service Discovery (SD) protocol.

dscacheutil

gather information, statistics and initiate queries to the Directory Service cache.

dscl

Interact with Directory Services.

dsconfigad

retrieves/changes configuration for Directory Services Active Directory Plugin.

dsexport

Export data from an Open Directory directory services server.

GetFileInfo

Get attributes of files and directories.

hdiutil

Manipulate disk images using the DiskImages framework.

ioreg

Displays a hierarchial view of the I/O Kit registry.

kextstat

Display the status of loaded kernal extensions (kexts)

last

Show last user logins and TTYs.

launchctl

Interact with LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons.

log

Access system log messages from Apple Unified Logging (AUL).

lsregister

Interact with the macOS Launch Services database.

mdfind

Locate files using the Spotlight database.

mdls

List metadata attributes for the specified file.

mktemp

Create a temporary file or directory and return the file/directory name to stdout

networksetup

Configure network settings in System Preferences.

nscurl

Download, upload, and read files.

nvram

Access and manage the host's non-volatile random-access memory (NVRAM).

odutil

odutil allows caller to examine or change state of opendirectoryd

open

Open files, folders, apps, URLs, and header files.

osacompile

Compile AppleScripts or OSA language scripts.

osascript

Execute AppleScripts and other OSA language scripts and commands.

pbpaste

Paste the contents of clipboard to the terminal.

plutil

Read, create or edit plist files.

profiles

List and remove configuration profiles.

safaridriver

Enable the WebDriver Safari browser API for Selenium testing.

say

Convert text to audible speech.

screencapture

Capture a screenshot from command line.

scutil

Display basic network information, check the dns config, set the computer hostname and …

security

Interact with Keychain, macOS's built-in password manager.

SetFile

Set attributes of files and directories.

sfltool

Binary to manage the Shared File List framework.

softwareupdate

Interact with the macOS software update service.

spctl

Manage the security assessment policy subsystem, Gatekeeper settings, and control which …

sqlite3

Query and manage sqlite databases.

ssh-keygen

Load unsigned dynamic libraries into the ssh-keygen binary.

streamzip

File-less compression of data passed in through stdin.

sw_vers

Prints macOS version information.

swift

Arbitrarily execute swift code from the terminal.

sysctl

Get macOS hardware model information.

system_profiler

Reports system hardware and software configuration.

systemsetup

Enable remote login, remote apple events for the machine

tclsh

Run Tcl files or shell commands from standard input.

textutil

Manipulate text files in various formats.

tmutil

Manage Time Machine backups.

xattr

Display and manipulate extended attributes.