If you ever need to enter console commands without logging all the way into the desktop, macworld has an old tip that shows you how to get access. I have an external drive i can download lion on, but i need to reformat that drive first. If that doesnt suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to filecenter and ten of them are available for mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. It results in a pristine mac hard drive, right down to the multilingual welcome message and setup assistant to get. Which would be the most appropriate installation procedure to install solaris 10 on a sparc system over dsl modem connection from a master. While i have ways to image machines via deploy studio sometimes i just need to do a one off and boot camp a partition and then use.
One last clarification after i am sure to be good with ufsdump and ufsrestore. This command is self explanatory, you can trigger the native texttovoice function by writing a wordsentence followed by say. Feb 02, 2015 managing yosemites filevault 2 with fdesetup february 2, 2015 rtrouton leave a comment go to comments with the release of yosemite, apple has continued to add functionality to fdesetup, a valuable commandline tool for enabling, administering and disabling apples filevault 2 encryption. This applies to an environment that includes netbackup doing ndmp backups of netapp filers. Restore the entire contents of the media into the current directory. The most popular mac alternative is evernote, which is free. Sep 17, 2009 macrumors attracts a broad audience of both consumers and professionals interested in the latest technologies and products. Oct 10, 2017 once youve backed up your data and signed out of everything, you are ready to wipe your mac and give it a fresh start with a new owner. Usually, tape devices are all hooked up to unix boxes, and controlled with mt or mtx. How to perform an interactive restore with ufsrestore unix. How to do a disktodisk copy under solaris ufsdump ufsrestore. In the gui, you can easily click the apple menu at the top left of your screen, and choose about this mac.
Restoring mac os x using command line ask different. Command key when running mac through virtual box on windows. Last week i needed to restore six macbooks to their factory default settings, deleting all data, accounts, network settings, and so on. I work in a mac environment with several mac minis in the same network. On earlier versions, it is recommended that you create a launch daemon plist file and loadstart it with launchctl rather than create a startup item. If you have performed a quick deletion with the rm command line to mistakenly remove some needful files from the desktop or anywhere else on mac, the files wont go to the trans bin, so you cant recover the lost files from trash bin directly. The following steps will tell you how to restore mac to factory settings. Explain how to perform incremental, full, and remote backups to tape for an unmounted file system using the ufsdump command or explain how to back up a mounted file system using ufs snapshot solaris provides the utilities listed in table 7.
In this mode, you can use a limited set of shelllike commands to browse the contents of the media and select. Query regarding ufsrestore and ufsdumo command solutions. I would much rather point to this previous questionanswer in a comment but my rep does not allow comments. In this mode, you can use a limited set of shell commands to browse the contents of the medium and select individual files or directories to restore. Good afternoon, im going to attempt a ufsrestore of a solaris 9 machine from a connected nas containing the ufsdumps. Create a bootcamp partition from the command line redline. Id usually use ufsrestore interactive mode and check on the tape, i found there are options to rewind and move to different level on a. See interactive commands, below, for a description of available commands.
What information is requested during an interactive installation of solaris 10. May 18, 2002 its certaintly not necessary for mac os x users to use the terminal at all you can just stick to the gui, but its a valuable skill to have and allows you to try out a wider range of software. So, ive mac mini a, mac mini b and a nas all connected to the same network. As described, the operation will be made booted from another solaris image cdromnet to fulfill the ufsdump requirements to be run on unmountedreadonly file systems.
After you verify them, you can move the files to their proper locations. Anecdotal, but my fatherinlaw accidently deleted a large directory of photos on mac os x, and was successful in recovering most of them using a tool he downloaded i think it cost money, but had a trial for one or two. Dear all, i want to copy the partition contents from a smaller disk to a larger disk but without modifying the target disk partition size. Under certain circumstances you may have trouble doing ufsrestore of a netbackup ndmp backup that spans multiple tapes. Most of my users are being boot camped and running windows 7. Interactive commands ufsrestore enters interactive mode when invoked with the i option. Command key does not work because it is set as the host meta key in virtualbox. For those commands that accept an argument, the default is the current directory. The x option tells ufsrestore to copy specific files or directories in the filename argument. Learn how to partition disks using fdisk mac os x command.
The version of os x will be printed underneath the large bold mac os x title. Click capture entire screen in the onscreen controls. How can i tell what version of mac os x operating system am i using command prompt. Displays the settings of all configured interfaces. When the list is complete, type extract and press return. How to wipe your mac and reset it to factory settings. Chapter 45 the ufsdump and ufsrestore commands reference. How to perform an interactive restore with ufsrestore. Macrumors attracts a broad audience of both consumers and professionals interested in the latest technologies and products. The tar command is used to create a tape archive, or to extract the files contained. Duplicati is a free backup solution that works on windows, macos, and linux and. Options and arguments for the ufsrestore command system.
James gleick, chaos this series is designed to help you learn more about the mac os x command line. How to perform an interactive restore with ufsrestore i had to retrieve a configuration file from an archive of the varlocal directory. In this mode, you can use a limited set of shelllike commands to browse the contents of the media and select individual files or directories to restore. As described, the operation will be made booted from another solaris image cdromnet to fulfill the ufsdump requirements to be run on unmountedreadonly. If you ever need to enter console commands without logging all the way into the desktop, macworld has an old tip that shows you how to get access to the terminal without going through the whole. Once its finished downloading, itll immediately load up on your screen. Click anywhere on any screen to capture the screen of that display, or click capture in the onscreen controls to capture the screen of every display. Aug 07, 2017 what is this process, and why is it running on your mac. Press shiftcommand5 on your keyboard to see the onscreen capture controls. See commands for interactive restore for a list of available commands.
Tape device names basic commands to manage tape drive basic backup and restore commands. This is an advanced feature and generally only used by administrators. These instructions provide the commandline instructions for manual backups or clones. Dec 08, 2015 i use ssh client to login into my mac min server without gui. R restore entire file system x restore only the file named on the command line i interactive mode v verbose mode f specified the tape devices name. How to reset your mac to factory settings making your mac. The ufsrestore command asks you which volume number to use. To redefine what appears in the prompt, edit this file using the vi editor that comes with each mac. Mar 28, 2016 tape devices should be used on a regular basis only for archiving files or for transferring data from one server to another. What is this process, and why is it running on your mac. You can migrate a ufs file system to a zfs file system by using these commands on an oracle solaris 10 system or migrate ufs data to a zfs file system between two oracle solaris 10 systems. They are folder mode, mount mode, device mode, netboot mode, and info mode. This chapter describes how to use the ufsrestore command to restore files and file.
For ufs, backups are often accomplished by using the ufsdump and ufsrestore commands. Tiny differences in input could quickly become overwhelming differences in output. Mac startup key combinations learn about the mac features and tools that you can access by holding down one or more keys during startup. Jun 29, 2008 5 useful mac os x command line tips everyone should know jun 29, 2008 12 comments like many other power users, im addicted to the mac os x command line, any reason at all for me to launch the terminal i take as an opportunity to learn more about the powerful backend of our favorite operating system. Type the volume number where files are located and press return. Mar 31, 2014 make your mac speak say yourstatementhere. If youre migrating from linux, youll find many familiar commands work the way you expect.
These backup utilities can be used to copy data from disk to removable media and to. Carbon copy cloner follows the rules laid out below you do not need to follow any of these instructions if you use carbon copy cloner there are a few basic rules that you need to follow when cloning a disk with mac os x system files in order to get a bootable clone. Comment you can access certain mozy backup software for mac functionality through a command interface. By default, if you have a long file name, it would leave little room to type in commands before it wraps to the next line. Reads the table of contents from the online archive file instead of the tape. How to findout mac addess as well as ip address of the host. How to do a disktodisk copy under solaris id 1005672. Windows key when running windows through virtual box on a mac by default its the right. So to start, you should download os x yosemite from the mac app store. While i have ways to image machines via deploy studio sometimes i just need to do a one off and boot camp a partition and then use winclone to install an image. Which openboot command will display the mac address. Were going to show you how to do it without using a usb drive, which makes it much easier and less confusing.
But that will wipe my drive and i have tons of files on it i cant lose. To install a new os, reformatpartition as mac os extended journaled guid, quite du, and choose reinstall from the onscreen prompts. Find answers to ufsrestore doesnt read tape from the expert community at experts exchange. Which noninteractive command is used to write a volume table of contents, which was previously saved in a file, to a hard. With the release of yosemite, apple has continued to add functionality to fdesetup, a valuable commandline tool for enabling, administering and disabling apples filevault 2 encryption. Jan 15, 2020 macos recovery makes it easy to reinstall the mac operating system, even if you need to erase your startup disk first. I did again ufsdump and ufsrestore but i couldnt see the content of my tape. Running the ufsrestore command to restore the files.
Standard solaris tools like tar, dd, cpio, ufsdump and ufsrestore. If i use ufsdump for the system backup, can i use ufsrestore to display the content in the backup tape. What is this process and why is it running on my mac. Clicking on the version xyz text will reveal the build number. Batch convert mac iwork files to pdf on the command line. Enable or disable filevault 2 encryption on a particular mac use a personal recovery key, an institutional. Contact us the unix and linux forums unix commands, linux commands, linux server, linux ubuntu, shell script, linux distros. How to restore a macintosh hard drive to its factory settings. Dec 26, 2017 the most appropriate commands to create a copy of a non encapsulated boot disk are ufsdump and ufsrestore.
We also boast an active community focused on purchasing decisions and technical aspects of the iphone, ipod, ipad, and mac platforms. Filecenter is not available for mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macos with similar functionality. Eight terminal utilities every os x command line user should know. Its certaintly not necessary for mac os x users to use the terminal at all you can just stick to the gui, but its a valuable skill to have and allows you to try out a wider range of software. This tool gives mac administrators the following commandline abilities. How to recover files deleted by command line on mac. When restoring individual files and directories, it is a good idea to restore them to a temporary directory such as vartmp. Jan 22, 2018 there are a few ways to determine what version of osx you are on. To keep the mode of the current directory unchanged, type setmodes and press return. Ive tried using terminal commands such as hdiutil and asr to restore the image but i guess im missing something. Ive tried using terminal commands such as hdiutil and asr. Tape devices should be used on a regular basis only for archiving files or for transferring data from one server to another. Find answers to query regarding ufsrestore and ufsdumo command from the expert community at experts exchange.
Mac os x base system restore to new hard apple community. The name of the executable is different for each mozy product. If you have only one volume, type 1 and press return. Eight terminal utilities every os x command line user. The default device you get with mt is the rewinding device, devrmt0. Access os xs secret terminal hidden in the login screen. Anecdotal, but my fatherinlaw accidently deleted a large directory of photos on mac os x, and was successful in recovering most of them using a tool he downloaded i think it cost money, but had a trial for one or two files, so you can test if its going to work, and in your case that would be sufficient. To use any of these key combinations, press and hold the keys immediately after pressing the power button to turn on your mac, or after your mac begins to restart. Type ufsrestore xf devrmt unit filename and press return. Go to the apple menu in the top left corner of your screen and choose restart. Feb 21, 2020 how to recover files deleted by command line on mac.
Mac osx terminal commandline tips and tricks index. Ive a script which i run through jenkins and this script creates a snapshot. Here are a couple of commands to help those who want to get this working without much thought. As we almost always mention, os x is unix based and as such, has inherited numerous unix legacies that have survived the migration to mac. The idea is to be able to take ufsdumps of a failed machine machine 1, and use them to set up a backup machine machine 2. The os x terminal opens up a world of powerful unix utilities and scripts.
Once youve backed up your data and signed out of everything, you are ready to wipe your mac and give it a fresh start with a new owner. Determine os x version from the command line example. Then, ufsrestore asks you which volume number to use. If a wireless network is available, you can choose it from the wifi menu in the menu bar. How do i find out mac os x version from terminal app bash shell. Commands for mac backup you can access certain mcafee online backup backup software for mac functionality through a command interface. You can access certain mozy backup software for mac functionality through a command interface. On the mac, the terminal app is kinda buried, probably perhaps because those who use a macos laptop just for social media probably wont need a terminal. To this end, i tried to use piping ufsdump to ufsrestore as the unix and linux forums. To avoid text wrapping, cursor on the right edge to expand the. How to reinstall macos from macos recovery apple support. I assumed records were archived with the n option, i.