macOS: Useful CLI commands

Some lesser known macOS CLI commands that are useful for everyday tasks.

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Various macOS CLI commands

I will try to expand this list over time, but here are some useful macOS CLI.

ctrl-x ctrl-e - Open the current command in your default editor (e.g. nano or vim), you can change the editor by setting the EDITOR environment variable. This is useful when you have a long command that you want to edit.

python -m http.server 4444 - Start a simple HTTP server in the current directory on port 4444. This is useful for sharing files with other devices on the same network.

mdfind -name "filename" - Search for files on your system. This is a macOS only command. It leverages the Spotlight index to quickly & easy find files directly from the command line.

I can really recommend you “The art of command line”, from where I got a lot of the stuff I shared here :) The art of command line

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