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How to use macOS Terminal and what it’s useful for
Sometimes, text is still the best way to control your Mac.
With each operating system update, our computers get further away from their earliest, text-based interfaces, when copying files and launching programs required typing out specific commands rather than double-clicking on icons. The simple “top” command can be used as an alternative to the Activity Monitor in macOS, giving you a wealth of real-time stats about the state of your system, including how much CPU time and memory each application is using. This is a classic example of the under-the-hood tweaks that Terminal is really good at: use the syntax above, and you’ll find a blank tile is added to the dock, giving you some space between your app shortcuts.
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