Do the following to find and replace text string in a whole file using the Vi text editor : 1. Enter in command mode by typing ” : ” 2. Your command should look like this : :%s/search_for_text/replace_with_this_text/g NOTE : To search & replace a string containing slashes ” / “, use a coma ”… Read More »
To add a static route in Mac OSX, do the following as root in the terminal : route -n add “network/prefix” “gateway” Example : route -n add 10.0.0.0/8 10.16.1.1 To print the routine table, use the following command : netstat -nr
MacOSX run a local named caching server. In some reason you may need to refresh it manually to get a resent updated DNS record. Under Mac OSX 10.8 and above, use the following command using the terminal : sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder Under Mac OSX 10.5 and 10.6, use : sudo dscacheutil -flushcache Under Mac… Read More »
To permanently disable local dns server on a MacOSX Server simply run the following command as root : sudo /bin/launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.isc.named.plist You will be prompted to enter the administrative password next and you’re done!
Changing the hostname can be done through the GUI or console. Go to System Preferences > Sharing. On top of the window, click on Edit to change the computer name. The command line for the console is the following : sudo scutil –set HostName “your_hostname”
Outlook Mac store temporary files such as e-mail signatures, opened attachment and other e-mail content in the following location : ~/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/Outlook Temp/
If you are running OSX on a laptop or computer that is powered off or sleeping between 3 h 15 and 5 h 30 am, you may need to execute the maintenance script from command line by yourself to clean up your system from old system logs and temporary files. To do so, execute the… Read More »
This procedure is about creating a ISO image file from CD/DVD using the command line on a Mac OS X. First, you can retrieve information about the media with the following command : drutil status Then, the disk must me unmounted to proceed : diskutil unmountDisk disk1 Ok, let’s make the ISO file now :… Read More »
Changing the default hostname and make it permanent is quite easy. You can go through preference panel or using the command line : scutil –set HostName HOST_NAME Once you’ve pressed enter, you’ll be prompted to enter the admin password.
To right click on Windows object on Parallels Desktop with Mac OSX coherence mode, just press the following key : SHIFT + CONTROL + Click on the object.