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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? |
| Date | 2015-03-01 19:38 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <clh866Fl983U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <mcvp8a$51b$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2015-03-01, sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> wrote: > I have my iMac G4 running 10.4.11, and my Thinkpads run enterprise Linux > 6.6. I take it you mean Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6. > Would I have to download some Mac-specific CL program? Mac OS X is Unix. Linux is based on Unix. /Applications/Utilities/Terminal is built into Mac OS X and lets you access the command line. > I have a Fedora book with tons of Linux commands, will those work? Depends on the command. Since Linux is based on Unix, a lot of commands will work the same way or similarly. Mac OS X is different in many areas though. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-01 19:28 +0000
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? Martin Smith <martinsm@rakupottery.org.uk> - 2015-03-01 19:33 +0000
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-01 19:38 +0000
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-01 23:47 +0000
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-03-01 20:34 -0500
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-02 17:38 +0000
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-03-02 15:25 -0500
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-02 23:04 +0000
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? mcnesium <mcnesium@versteht.es> - 2015-03-10 18:44 +0100
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-03-01 19:41 +0000
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-01 14:52 -0500
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-03-01 13:02 -0800
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? android <here@there.was> - 2015-03-02 08:18 +0100
Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-02 07:48 -0500
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