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Terminal User Guide
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Table of Contents
Welcome
Work in Terminal windows
Open or quit Terminal
Open new Terminal windows and tabs
Execute commands and run tools
Specify files and folders
Redirect Terminal input and output
Correct typing errors
Drag files into a Terminal Window to specify paths
User window groups
Customize Terminal
Use profiles to change the look of Terminal windows
Specify default and startup Terminal window profiles
Set an audio or visual alert
Limit the number of scrollback rows
Import and export Terminal profiles
Use automation and scripts
About shell scripts
Make a file executable
Script management with launchd
Automate tasks using AppleScript and Terminal
Keyboard shortcuts