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265 lines
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# Awesome OS X Command Line
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> A curated list of shell commands and tools specific to OS X.
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>
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> *“You don’t have to know everything. You simply need to know where to find it when necessary.” (John Brunner)*
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[](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
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If you want to contribute, please read the [contribution guidelines](contributing.md).
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## Table of Contents
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* [Developer](#developer)
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* [Disks](#disks)
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* [Finder](#finder)
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* [Fonts](#fonts)
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* [Hardware](#hardware)
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* [Media](#media)
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* [Networking](#networking)
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* [Package Managers](#package-managers)
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* [Printing](#printing)
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* [Security](#security)
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* [System](#system)
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* [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous)
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## Developer
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### Install command line tools without Xcode
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```bash
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xcode-select --install
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```
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## Disks
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### Disable sudden motion sensor (useless for SSDs)
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```bash
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sudo pmset -a sms 0
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```
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### Repair file permissions
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```bash
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sudo diskutil repairPermissions /
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```
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## Finder
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### Hide folder in finder
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```bash
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SetFile -a V <FOLDER>
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```
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## Fonts
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### Clear font cache for all users
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```bash
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sudo atsutil databases -removeUser
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atsutil server -shutdown
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atsutil server -ping
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```
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### Clear font cache for current user
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```bash
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atsutil databases -removeUser
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atsutil server -shutdown
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atsutil server -ping
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```
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## Hardware
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### List all hardware ports
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```bash
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networksetup -listallhardwareports
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```
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### Show all power management settings
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```bash
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sudo pmset -g
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```
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## Media
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### Convert audio file to iPhone ringtone
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```bash
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afconvert input.mp3 ringtone.m4r -f m4af
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```
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## Networking
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### Clear DNS cache
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```bash
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sudo dscachutil -flushcache && sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
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```
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### Enable/disable Bonjour
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```bash
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defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder ProgramArguments -array-add "-NoMulticastAdvertisements"
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defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder ProgramArguments -array "/usr/sbin/mDNSResponder" "-launchd"
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```
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### Remove Apple Remote Desktop settings
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```bash
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sudo rm -rf /var/db/RemoteManagement
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sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.RemoteDesktop.plist
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rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.RemoteDesktop.plist
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sudo rm -r /Library/Application\ Support/Apple/Remote\ Desktop/
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rm -r ~/Library/Application\ Support/Remote\ Desktop/
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rm -r ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.RemoteDesktop
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```
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### Renew DHCP lease
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```bash
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sudo ipconfig set en0 DHCP
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```
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### Show DHCP info
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```bash
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ipconfig getpacket en0
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```
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### Show Wi-Fi connection history
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```bash
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defaults read /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences | grep LastConnected -A 7
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```
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### Show Wi-Fi network passwords
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```bash
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security find-generic-password -ga "ROUTERNAME" | grep "password:"
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```
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## Package Managers
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* [Fink](http://www.finkproject.org) - The full world of Unix Open Source software for Darwin.
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* [Homebrew](http://brew.sh) - The missing package manager for OS X.
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* [MacPorts](https://www.macports.org) - Compile, install and upgrade either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software.
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## Printing
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### Clear print queue
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```bash
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cancel -a -
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```
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## Security
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### Add/remove Gatekeeper exceptions
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```bash
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spctl --add /path/to/Application.app
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spctl --remove /path/to/Application.app
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```
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### Check FileVault status
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```bash
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sudo fdesetup status
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```
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### Securely remove file/directory/force
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```bash
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srm /path/to/file
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srm -r /path/to/directory/
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srm -rf /path/to/complete/destruction
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```
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## System
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### Advanced system and performance report
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```bash
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sudo sysdiagnose -f ~/Desktop/
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```
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### Check/set/turn off system sleep idle time
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```bash
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sudo systemsetup -getcomputersleep
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sudo systemsetup -setcomputersleep 60
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sudo systemsetup -setcomputersleep Never
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```
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### Copy to/from clipboard
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```bash
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cat whatever.txt | pbcopy
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pbpaste > whatever.txt
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```
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### Disable/enable Notification Center
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```bash
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launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist && killall -9 NotificationCenter
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launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist
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```
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### Disable/enable transparency in menu and windows
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```bash
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defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true
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defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool false
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```
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### Eject all mountable volumes
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```bash
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osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to eject (every disk whose ejectable is true)'
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```
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### Enable/disable root user
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```bash
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dsenableroot
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dsenableroot -d
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```
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### Enable/disable/check safe mode
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```bash
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sudo nvram boot-args="-x"
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sudo nvram boot-args=""
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nvram boot-args
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```
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### List all apps downloaded from App Store
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```bash
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find /Applications -path '*Contents/_MASReceipt/receipt' -maxdepth 4 -print |\sed 's#.app/Contents/_MASReceipt/receipt#.app#g; s#/Applications/##'
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```
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### Load/unload kernel extensions
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```bash
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sudo kextload -b com.apple.driver.ExampleBundle
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sudo kextunload -b com.apple.driver.ExampleBundle
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```
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### Purge memory cache
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```bash
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sudo purge
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```
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### Show/disable/enable autocorrect setting
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```bash
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defaults read -g NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled
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defaults write -g NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false
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defaults write -g NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool true
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```
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### Show build number of OS
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```bash
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sw_vers
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```
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### Show current screen resolution
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```bash
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system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType | grep Resolution
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```
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## Miscellaneous
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### Set wallpaper
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```bash
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osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to set desktop picture to POSIX file "/path/to/picture.jpg"'
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```
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## License
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<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-sa/4.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a>.
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