This guide goes through setting up SSH keys on macOS Mojave 10.14 back to Mac OSX 10.11 and also a secure password-less SSH connection between a local macOS workstation and a remote server also running a Linux variant operating system. The process requires generating a public and private key on the local computer and then …
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Make an Alias in Bash or Zsh Shell in macOS, OS X Terminal
To make aliases of macOS Unix commands in your bash or zsh shell on macOS and earlier versions, it is done via your .bash_profile or .zshrc file which lives in your home account directory, if the file does not already exist, just create one. As of macOS 10.6 Catalina, Apple has made the zsh shell the default …
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How to compress and uncompress files and folders in the Terminal in macOS Sierra
Since macOS is based on Unix there are a number of ways to compress files and folders within the filing system using Unix based application code, below are a few options using the Terminal or command line interface (cli). The default command line application interface in macOS is the Terminal and is stored in /Applications/Utilities. File and folder compression saves on …
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Fastest Way to install WordPress on OSX 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8, 10.7 and 10.6
This tutorial assumes a certain degree of comfort in the command line Terminal for installing WordPress on macOS Sierra or Mac OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion or Snow Leopard, the commands below are not overly complex and following the tutorial will get the job done. If you have no experience with the …
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Make a passwordless SSH Connection between OSX 10.10 Yosemite and Linux Server
This guide goes through setting up secure passwordless SSH connection between a local OSX workstation and a remote server also running a Linux variant. The process requires generating a public and private key on the local computer and then adding the public key to the remote servers authorised list. What is great about this is …
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Forbidden 403, You don’t have permission to access /~username/ on this server
OS X 10.10 / 10.9 Sites Folder Sharing Not Working If your user personal web sharing is not working for a user but is OK at the other document root localhost level, the issue may be a configuration file for the user. The higher document root level of http://localhost/ displays “It Works” but when going to …
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Disappearing Hard Disk Space on OSX 10.9 Mavericks
Is your hard disk full? Where is all the disk space going ? Are you constantly running out of disk space in OSX 10.9 Mavericks ! If you are repeating the above statements about your disappearing hard disk space in OS X, you need a tool to show you what is going on, eventhough hard disks are …
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Show Hidden Library and User Library files and folder in OSX Mavericks 10.9
From OSX 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion and 10.7 Lion, the /Library and ~/Library are hidden from the Finder – to show these directories in the GUI, launch Terminal from Applications/Utilities and run the command below with sudo and enter your admin password when requested: sudo chflags nohidden /Library/ ~/Library/ to hide again: sudo chflags …
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