> I hadn't really thought about this until you said it. I run OS X on a > TiBook and a G4 Cube, and even though I'm a Unix junkie, unless I'm > doing "Unixy stuff" on my OS X boxes, I never use Terminal. Don't have > to. I just run my Classic apps in Classic, and my native apps, well, > natively, and it rocks.
I just discovered a use for the terminal. I wanted to find some invisible files (& I didn't know *where* they were) that were causing Empty Trash no-end of trouble so I delved into Terminal. cd (change directory) to the root (if you don't know how to use cd to get there you probably shouldn't even be using Terminal ;). Then, run ls -RFa as a sudo command (superuserdo). so, type "sudo ls -RFa" and you'll get *all* files on *all* local drives listed (including invisible ones). If you want file sizes, use "sudo ls -RFal". (it's the -R option that allows you to "recurse" (? OED shows it as a rarely used variant of recur but it seems to me that is what is commonly used in computer lingo) through sub-directories) The reason I run it as sudo is that I can show all files on the HD, regardless of my normal access privileges. PS Make sure you set your Terminal preference to retain the maximum number of lines in memory (default is 10000) because you'll probably exceed it (OS X has a *lot* of files). L8r, Eric. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
