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From: android <here@there.was>
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Subject: Re: Will Linux-style commands work on OSX?
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 08:18:48 +0100
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In article <mcvp8a$51b$1@dont-email.me>,
 sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> wrote:

> I have my iMac G4 running 10.4.11, and my Thinkpads run enterprise Linux 
> 6.6.  Would I have to download some Mac-specific CL program?  I have a 
> Fedora book with tons of Linux commands, will those work?

Linux is POSIX compliant and so is BSD/OSX. Most commands will work. 
10.4 uses the BASH shell unless you change it yourself.
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