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1 min read 5 stepsFebruary 4, 2026Verified February 2026How to Use Terminal on Mac
Get started with the macOS Terminal for powerful system management via command line.
In this guide (5 steps):
1
Open Terminal
~15sPress ⌘+Space, type "Terminal" and press Enter. Or find it in ApplicationsUtilities.
2
Navigate folders
~15sUse "cd foldername" to enter a folder, "cd .." to go up, and "ls" to list contents.
3
Common commands
~15s"pwd" shows your current location. "mkdir foldername" creates a folder. "rm filename" deletes a file.
4
Check system info
~15s"system_profiler SPHardwareDataType" shows Mac hardware info. "df -h" shows disk space.
5
Be careful with sudo
~15s"sudo" runs commands as admin. Only use it when you understand what the command does.
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