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/var/log/install.log grep ‘Installed’ /private/var/log/install.log View the entire install log cat /private/var/log/install.log | open -f Link https://applehelpwriter.com/2013/05/21/how-to-check-whats-been-installed-on-your-mac/
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system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType or defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist Link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20099333/terminal-command-to-show-connected-displays-monitors-resolutions
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sudo fdesetup authrestart Link https://osxdaily.com/2015/03/06/bypass-filevault-password-per-boot-mac-os-x/
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osascript -e “tell application \”Safari\” to quit”
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stat -f ‘%u %Su’ /dev/console who NAME w – display who is logged in and what they are doing w
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macOS Catalina Version Information ————————————————— Version: 10.15.7 Build: (19H1824), Last Revision Date: 2022-03-14T21:17:26Z
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The following table lists a summary of example format strings and their results. Pattern Result yyyy.MM.dd G ‘at’ HH:mm:ss zzz
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Get logged in user’s name stat -f%Su /dev/console
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NAME system_profiler — reports system hardware and software configuration. SYNOPSIS system_profiler [-usage] system_profiler [-listDataTypes] system_profiler [-xml] dataType1 … dataTypeN system_profiler
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