Category: Mac OS X Shell
UNIX Bash – Get Latest File Name Based On DateTime
Working on a backup and restore script I often need only to know what the latest backup/archive file is, this command helps you learn that.
Mac OSX Terminal – Get Active Interface
This will let you know which network interface you are actively using should you have Wi-Fi and Ethernet connected. Get name of network interface
Mac OSX Terminal – Disable IPv6
This will first disable IPv6 for Wi-Fi then go through all Ethernet hardware and disable the IPv6 Similar to before this will first enable IPv6 for Wi-Fi then go through all Ethernet hardware and enable the IPv6
Mac OSX – Update DNS Based On WiFi
I often have to bounce between WiFi at the office and the public WiFi so I finally put this script together. You will need to get the BSSID of your WiFi connection to replicate this but here is the code, of course you need to run this with sudo privileges…
UNIX Terminal – Secure Copy (SCP)
Secure Copy (SCP) is a useful UNIX command that allows you to securely copy files and directories between your local machine and a remote computer. In the examples below “-P 22” is not actually needed if the SSH port is 22. Many of the servers I connect to have a…
Mac OSX Terminal – Find & Scan Wireless Networks
First create symlink Once the Symlink is in place you can scan for Wi-Fi Referenced From: http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/28/find-scan-wireless-networks-from-the-command-line-in-mac-os-x/
Mac OSX Terminal – Change/Set DNS
This may need to change depending on your network interface Manual Process Running the above will display something like this More Automatic Process Prerequisite 1: Optional but useful, this script originally developed by VMWare has been modified to get some basic identification for linux based computers. More details at Bash…