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macOS (formerly known as OS X or Mac OS X) is the desktop operating system from Apple, found on Macintosh computers. Use this tag only if your question relates to using macOS APIs or macOS-specific behavior, not because you happen to run your code on macOS. Questions relating to using or troubleshooting macOS are off-topic and belong in the Ask Different community instead.

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Git is not working after macOS update ("xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools")

I updated to the latest OS, and/or restarted my computer (this happens on every major update, but this time all I did was restart my computer on 2022-09-13). This morning I navigated to my work's ...
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Find (and kill) process locking port 3000 on Mac [closed]

How do I find (and kill) processes that listen to/use my TCP ports? I'm on macOS. Sometimes, after a crash or some bug, my Rails app is locking port 3000. I can't find it using ps -ef... When running ...
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Who is listening on a given TCP port on Mac OS X?

On Linux, I can use netstat -pntl | grep $PORT or fuser -n tcp $PORT to find out which process (PID) is listening on the specified TCP port. How do I get the same information on Mac OS X?
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How can I Remove .DS_Store files from a Git repository?

How can I remove those annoying Mac OS X .DS_Store files from a Git repository?
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How do I install pip on macOS or OS X?

I spent most of the day yesterday searching for a clear answer for installing pip (package manager for Python). I can't find a good solution. How do I install it?
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How can I check for an active Internet connection on iOS or macOS?

I would like to check to see if I have an Internet connection on iOS using the Cocoa Touch libraries or on macOS using the Cocoa libraries. I came up with a way to do this using an NSURL. The way I ...
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How to set or change the default Java (JDK) version on macOS?

How can you change the default version of Java on a mac?
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Xcode - How to fix 'NSUnknownKeyException', Reason: "… this class is not key value coding-compliant for the key X" error?

I'm trying to link a UILabel with an IBOutlet created in my class. My application is crashing with the following error" *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSUnknownKeyException', ...
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Pipe to/from the clipboard in a Bash script

Is it possible to pipe to/from the clipboard in Bash? Whether it is piping to/from a device handle or using an auxiliary application, I can't find anything. For example, if /dev/clip was a device ...
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"code ." is not working in on the command line for Visual Studio Code on OS X/Mac

The command code . doesn't work in this manual. All the other steps before that worked. How can I call the Visual Studio Code in an OS X terminal? pwd /Users/mona/nodejs/myExpressApp code . -bash: ...
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How to install Java 8 on Mac

Editors note: This question was asked in 2014, and the answers may be outdated. I want to do some programming with the latest JavaFX, which requires Java 8. I'm using IntelliJ 13 CE and Mac OS X 9 ...
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How can I start PostgreSQL server on Mac OS X?

Final update: I had forgotten to run the initdb command. By running this command ps auxwww | grep postgres I see that postgres is not running > ps auxwww | grep postgres remcat 1789 0....
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Upgrade Node.js to the latest version on Mac OS

Currently I am using Node.js v0.6.16 on Mac OS X 10.7.4. Now I want to upgrade it to the latest Node.js v0.8.1. But after downloading and installing the latest package file from nodejs.org, I found ...
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xcode-select active developer directory error

Saw the following error when running an npm install which required node-gyp... but could be triggered by anything which requires xcode-select. xcode-select: error: tool 'xcodebuild' requires Xcode, ...
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How do I update the password for Git?

I'm using BitBucket with Xcode and Git for version control, and recently I changed all of my passwords (thanks Adobe!). Unsurprisingly, I'm no longer able to push my local commits to my repository on ...
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Git ignore file for Xcode projects

Which files should I include in .gitignore when using Git in conjunction with Xcode?
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Setting environment variables on OS X

What is the proper way to modify environment variables like PATH in OS X? I've looked on Google a little bit and found three different files to edit: /etc/paths ~/.profile ~/.tcshrc I don't ...
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How to move the cursor word by word in the OS X Terminal

I know the combination Ctrl+A to jump to the beginning of the current command, and Ctrl+E to jump to the end. But is there any way to jump word by word, like Alt+←/→ in Cocoa applications ...
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.gitignore all the .DS_Store files in every folder and subfolder

I've added .DS_Store to the .gitignore file, but it seems that it is only ignoring .DS_Store in the root directory, not in every folder and subfolder. How do I fix this?
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Set up adb on Mac OS X

I spent quite sometime figuring how to set up adb on Mac, so I figure writing how to set it up might be useful to some people. adb is the command line tool to install and run android apps on your ...
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Where is Java Installed on Mac OS X?

I downloaded Java 7u17 on Mac OS 10.7.5 from here and successfully installed it. To do some JNI programming, I need to know where Java is installed on my Mac. I thought that inside the /Library/Java/...
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Please enter a commit message to explain why this merge is necessary, especially if it merges an updated upstream into a topic branch

I am using Git. I did a pull from a remote repo and got an error message: Please enter a commit message to explain why this merge is necessary, especially if it merges an updated upstream into a ...
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nvm keeps "forgetting" node in new terminal session

Upon using a new terminal session in OS X, nvm forgets the node version and defaults to nothing: $ nvm ls: .nvm v0.11.12 v0.11.13 I have to keep hitting nvm use v.0.11.13 in ...
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Run / Open VSCode from Mac Terminal

I'd like to run / open Visual Studio Code from the Mac OSX Terminal by running this command code .. I found instructions here: https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/setup Apparently I need to include ...
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How to fix homebrew permissions?

I have uninstalled and installed Homebrew 3 times now because it seems to never allow me to install anything as it denies me permissions at the end of most installations. As an example I will post ...
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psql: FATAL: role "postgres" does not exist

I'm a postgres novice. I installed the postgres.app for mac. I was playing around with the psql commands and I accidentally dropped the postgres database. I don't know what was in it. I'm ...
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How can I clear previous output in Terminal in Mac OS X?

I know the clear command that 'clears' the current screen, but it does this just by printing lots of newlines - the cleared contents just get scrolled up. Is there a way to completely wipe all ...
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dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/local/opt/icu4c/lib/libicui18n.62.dylib error running php after installing node with brew on Mac

I installed node using homebrew (Mojave), afterwards php stoped working and if I try to run php -v I get this error: php -v dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/local/opt/icu4c/lib/libicui18n.62.dylib ...
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Open terminal here in Mac OS finder [closed]

Is there something similar to the "Open Command Window Here" Windows Powertoy for Mac OS? I've found a couple plugins through a google search but wanted to see what works best for developers out there....
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How to completely uninstall Android Studio on Mac?

I recently downloaded Android Studio on my Macbook Pro and I messed up with it every time I open it. It gives me plugin errors and several other errors. I need to uninstall it completely from my mac. ...
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bash: pip: command not found

I downloaded pip and ran python setup.py install and everything worked just fine. The very next step in the tutorial is to run pip install <lib you want> but before it even tries to find ...
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OS X: equivalent of Linux's wget

How can I do an HTTP GET from a Un*x shell script on a stock OS X system? (installing third-party software is not an option, for this has to run on a lot of different systems which I don't have ...
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Installing ADB on macOS [duplicate]

I had issues finding a good solid tutorial on how to setup ADB for Mac. How can I add ADB to macOS in such a way that it can be used in the terminal? UPDATE For those reading this post. Yes, as ...
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Postgres could not connect to server

After I did brew update and brew upgrade, my postgres got some problem. I tried to uninstall postgres and install it again, but it didn't work as well. This is the error message. (I also got this ...
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Maven Install on Mac OS X

I'm trying to install maven through the terminal by following these instructions. So far I got this: export M2_HOME=/user/apple/apache-maven-3.0.3 export M2=$M2_HOME/bin export PATH=$M2:$PATH export ...
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How to install a gem or update RubyGems if it fails with a permissions error

I'm trying to install a gem using gem install mygem or update RubyGems using gem update --system, and it fails with this error: ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::FilePermissionError) You don't ...
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Do Swift-based applications work on OS X 10.9/iOS 7 and lower?

Will Swift-based applications work on OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)/iOS 7 and lower? For example, I have a machine running OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion), and I am wondering if an application I write in Swift will ...
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How to run a shell script on a Unix console or Mac terminal?

I know it, forget it and relearn it again. Time to write it down.
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Where is JAVA_HOME on macOS Mojave (10.14) to Lion (10.7)?

Java is an optional package on the latest versions of macOS. Yet once installed it appears like the JAVA_HOME environment variable is not set properly.
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How to set keyboard shortcuts to jump to beginning/end of line? [closed]

I can see that Ctrl+left/right jumps to the beginning/end of line. How to change this to Cmd+left/right arrow?
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Open Sublime Text from Terminal in macOS

In Terminal when I use .subl It returns -bash: .subl: command not found Anyone know how to open Sublime Text 3 from the command line in macOS?
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How to open Visual Studio Code from the command line on OSX?

The docs mention an executable called code, but I'm not sure where I can find that so I can put it on my path. The zip I downloaded from the VSCode site did not include any such executable. (I am able ...
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Command Line Tools not working - OS X El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave

I just upgraded from Yosemite to El Capitan (and replicated the problem upgrading from El Capitan to Sierra), and when I try to type for example git status inside a terminal, I get the following error:...
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Uninstall / remove a Homebrew package including all its dependencies

I have a Homebrew formula that I wish to uninstall/remove along with all its dependencies, skipping packages whom other packages depend upon (a.k.a. Cascading package removal in Package manager ...
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Cannot connect to the Docker daemon on macOS

I normally prefer to manage my apps on my OSX with brew I am able to install docker, docker-compose and docker-machine docker --version Docker version 17.05.0-ce, build 89658be docker-compose --...
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How to install Xcode Command Line Tools

How do I get the command-line build tools installed with the current Xcode/Mac OS X v10.8 (Mountain Lion) or later? Unlike Xcode there is no installer, it's just a bundle. It looks like all the ...
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Mongod complains that there is no /data/db folder

I am using my new mac for the first time today. I am following the get started guide on the mongodb.org up until the step where one creates the /data/db directory. btw, I used the homebrew route. So ...
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Set environment variables on Mac OS X Lion

When someone says "edit your .plist file" or "your .profile" or ".bash_profile" etc, this just confuses me. I have no idea where these files are, how to create them if I have to do that, etc, and also ...
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OS X Terminal Colors [closed]

I just got a Mac after working with Ubuntu Linux for some time. Among the many things I'm trying to figure out is the absence of colors in my terminal window- like the ones that are shown (on Linux) ...
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Is it okay to delete the macOS Xcode CoreSimulator devices folder?

My ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices folder is 26 GB. Is it safe to just delete all the content? Will those files be automatically regenerated?
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