When in terminal make sure to set interact with text. If there are multiple ommand output lines one can use vo+up and down keyss to review the output line by line. Vo+a will read from cursor down.
Many commands are shortened versions,ie. cp for copy, mv for move and so forth. Often using a commmand with a -h or --help following a command using a space after the command; will provide useful info as to controling what the command does. For example; cp -h will show the various forms of action the copy command will do. This web page can be a useful resource to discover what commands exist and what they do. For example the link for the cp command has this: cp Copy one or more files to another location Choosing that link provides detailed info for the command. An A-Z Index of the Apple macOS command line https://ss64.com/osx/ On Sun, 3 May 2020, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Thanks so much for this info, Janina. I???m not sure if anyone has mentioned > this or not, but when you get into commands that do more than simple, one > line responses, you???ll probably find that VoiceOver??? Just doesn???t do so > well in the Terminal. Then, you may want to check out TDSR, the terminal > screen reader. > > https://github.com/tspivey/tdsr <https://github.com/tspivey/tdsr> > > If you become interested in other Linux accessibility stuff as well, you > could look into Emacs, and Emacspeak. I???ve done a guide on getting those > set up: > > https://gist.github.com/a794a448ccc46e72fca63c932105c043 > <https://gist.github.com/a794a448ccc46e72fca63c932105c043> > > Homebrew, from: > > https://brew.sh <https://brew.sh/> > > Will give you access to many more packages (programs) for the Terminal, and > you can use the ???brew cask??? commands to install even Mac apps, like > Google Chrome or Github Desktop, if you ever get into that. > > I know, a lot of these are resources that you may use when you???re more > comfortable with the basics, but I figured I???d give them out now, so you > have a path to follow when you???re done getting started. > > Journey before Destination! :) > > > On May 3, 2020, at 12:49 PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I don't know about the particular podcast or the book that was suggested > > by others. I'd suggest checking out those resources, though. Any > > starting point should help. > > > > I do have some more generic advice that will serve you forever, because > > you'll never learn everything there is to know about the Terminal. No > > one does. > > > > So, the question quickly becomes: "How do I do X?" > > > > For that on line searches are very useful. I frequently open a Google > > search and put in +osx to get Apple specific results for the remainder > > of my querry. > > > > If I get too many point and click results, I go back to my search and > > add +cli to my querry. I rarely need go any further for finding Terminal > > oriented help on whatever the particular task. > > > > I should also note that Terminal now defaults to the Z Shell. Therefore, > > any resource you can find about zsh is likely to be helpful, even if > > it's about zsh on Linux. Now, there's a lot of colorization available in > > zsh commands. Just skip all that stuff irrelevant to you. > > > > Lastly, you should know about the man command. This is shorhand for > > manual. An example of how to use this command might be having the > > Terminal tell you all the ways you can use the cp command: > > > > man cp > > > > You will never outgrow your need for the man command. > > > > Writing all this reminds me of one of my favorite life experiences, when > > first I learned to use Unix command lines. Those where the early days of > > on line shell access that we accessed vial dialup modem. I was familiar > > with menu driven systems like Compuserve and Delphi, but Netcom, when I > > logged in prompted only: > > > > [netcom]$ > > > > This I knew from nothing what to do. Where was my menu? > > > > So, I called Netcom. just by chance I got Bob Reager the founder on the > > phone--yes, those were different days. > > > > So, I started my conversation with Bob, "What do I do?" > > > > Bob said: "We sent you a manual." > > > > I said: "I'm blind, can't read it." > > > > Bob said: "Oh wow! Do you know the man command and maybe the rn > > command?" > > > > I said: "No, never heard of them?" > > > > Bob said: "OK, just type man man and maybe also man man -k. Then you can > > also just type rn and press enter." > > > > I said: "cool, if I get stuck, may I call you for more direction?" > > > > Bob said: "Yes, as long as you don't abuse it, you may call me." > > > > Guess what? I never called him again. > > > > rn is dead. It was a usenet news reader, and usenet has died. Instead we > > have this and similar email list groups (not so available 30 years ago). > > > > But, I love that those two commands took me everywhere from that point. > > And, yes, I still use man all the time. > > > > Good luck! > > > > Best, > > > > Janina > > > > 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries writes: > >> The subject says it. I want to learn more about this powerful app, and I'm > >> not sure how this is best done. Does anyone have book recommendations or > >> places on the web? > >> > >> Kristeen > >> > >> -- > >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac > >> Visionaries list. > >> > >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > >> > >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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