Mac users who come from a unix background may appreciate knowing how to implement the equivalent to the Unix “tree” command in macOS and Mac OS X. There are actually a few different ways to show a ...

This is a pretty simple command, with two command-line switches (-rq). The r tells diff to look at each directory recursively, including subdirectories. The q switch sets diff in brief mode.

With these three simple commands—mv, cp, and mkdir—you’ll be able to copy and move files, as well as create directories to hold files anywhere in your Mac’s file system.