Ever type “rm -rf dirname” and then realize you’ve just blown away the wrong directory? You can always alias the rm command to “rm -i”, but let’s look at a way that you can selectively determine which ...

Even if you’re brand new to Terminal, I hope someone has given you this valuable advice: Be very careful when using the rm command to remove files and folders! The Unix file and folder deletion tool ...

When Apple announced the release of Mac OS X, many Mac users were stunned: here was a new operating system based on the venerable Unix, which, they feared, would call into question the Mac’s legendary ...

With the right set of functions and aliases, Unix users can save themselves time and trouble and make their Unix accounts a lot nicer to use. In today’s “how to”, we’re going to look at a simple ...

GUIs are great—we wouldn’t want to live without them. But if you’re a Mac or Linux user and you want to get the most out of your operating system (and your keystrokes), you owe it to yourself to get ...