Note to myself…
The famous ‘locate’ command
noship:~ $ # build the 'locate' database (that's different from Linux) noship:~ $ sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist noship:~ $ locate whatever
Create a graphical view of sub folders from the command line
noship:~ $ ls -R | grep ":$" | sed -e 's/:$//' -e 's/[^-][^\/]*\//--/g' -e 's/^/ /' -e 's/-/|/' : |-Documents |-Downloads |-Library |---Accounts |---Application Support |-----AddressBook |-------Images :
Securely delete and purge a drive
noship:~ $ diskutil secureErase freespace 3 /Volumes/name-of-drive
Shutdown like a boss
noship:~ $ sudo shutdown -r now
Error Message Texts
noship:~ $ macerror -22 Mac OS error -22 (unitEmptyErr): I/O System Errors
Sources
http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/02/create-graphical-view-of-subfolders-in.html
http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2013/05/find-out-the-error-code-of-any-mac-error-message.html
http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/10-terminal-commands-that-every-mac-user-should-know–mac-4825