Tag Archives: mac

Setting PATH in Mac OSX

In order for any executable to run anywhere in terminal, we need to set the $PATH to the directory.

You can check which directory can be globally accessed by typing this command

echo $PATH

To add that path to the file, login as root
Type nano /etc/paths
Edit the file to add another path
Save and exit
You need to restart the terminal in order for change to take effect

Viewing a windows shared folder in Mac OSX

To view windows shared folder in Mac OSX:

Open Finder
In menu, click Go > Connect to Server..
Type smb://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (the server ip address)
Then click on connect

Different type of sleep mode on Mac

Go to terminal, type this command line

pmset -g | grep hibernatemode

The result will be either of the following

0 = normal sleep for desktop (save in memory. use low power)
1 = hibernate (save in hard disk. total off)
3 = safe sleep (save in memory and hard disk. use low power)

To change, type this command line,

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode X

(X to replace with either 0, 1 or 3)

Mac shortcuts

Some important (sometimes) for Mac

To force quite application – Command+Option+Esc
To show desktop – fn+F11 (volume down)
To open a file – Command+O
To open spotlight (quick launcher) – Command+space bar
To screenshot and auto create file on desktop
To screenshot but just copy in clipboard
To insert row in Google spreadsheet – select whole row and cmd + alt + + OR
cmd + alt + + then choose R