Some useful commands in Mac OS X

Some basic Apple Mac OS X Terminal commands that can be useful.

IP Configuration: ifconfig
Flush the DNS Cache: dscacheutil -flushcache


The tcsh command shell of Darwin (the open source core of OS X)

cd – Change directory
clear – Clear terminal screen
cp – copy one or more files to another location
dd – Data Dump; convert and copy a file
df – display free disk space
dig – DNS lookup
dirs – Display a list of remembered directories
diskutil – Disk Utilities – format, verify, repair disk partitions
dscl – Directory Services command line utility
exec – Execute a command
exit – Exit the terminal
find – Search for files that meet a certain criteria
fs_usage – Filesystem usage (process/pathname)
hostname – Print or set system name
info – Help info
install – Copy files and set attributes
kill – Stop a process from running
l – List files in long format
locate – Find files
login – log into the computer
logout – exit a login shell
ls – List information about files
mkdir – Create new folder
mv – Move or rename files or directories
net – Manage network resources
passwd – Modify a user password
pbcopy – Copy data to the clipboard
pico – Open a simple text editor
ping – Test network connection
pmset – Power Management settings
pwd – Print working directory
quota – Display disk usage and limits
rm - Remove files
rmdir – Remove folder
screencapture – Capture screen image to file or disk
shutdown – Shutdown or restart OS X
softwareupdate – System software update
su – Substitute user identity
sudo – Execute a command as another user
traceroute – Trace Route to host
uname – Printe system information