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Fun Terminal Hacks for Mac

In this guide, you will learn fun terminal hacks for when you get bored!

  • By Cade Cyphers
  • Category: Computers & Mobile
  • Time Required: 10 to 60 minutes
  • Difficulty: Moderate
Fun Terminal Hacks for Mac

Steps

Step #1:

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Fun Terminal Hacks for Mac
  • First, you need to open the terminal window. Click the search icon in the top right of your screen (shown as a magnifying glass), enter terminal and click on the only result in the "Applications" section. It should open Terminal.
  • Once Terminal is open, enter this text: say hello world. Then press Enter. The computer should say "hello world"! If you want to make it say something else, type say and then what you want to hear!

Step #2:

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Fun Terminal Hacks for Mac
  • Another fun thing to enter in Terminal makes your desktop become a screensaver. Enter this text to do so: /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background
  • To change your desktop back to normal, close the Terminal window.

Step #3:

Fun Terminal Hacks for Mac
  • One of the most amazing hacks plays an entire Star Wars movie in the terminal window: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
  • Make sure not to resize the window!
  • That's all the Terminal hacks I have! I hope you liked them!

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