Comments on: Sleep a Mac from the Command Line http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bob http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409647 Bob Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:24:03 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409647 To: Rob Yeah I don't care what typical windows user do I clump them in with typical apple users. The terminal is not just to understand how the underpinnings of the OS works. For me I use the terminal to SSH into remote machines to run batch process on more powerful machines, basic file management (cp and mv are far better than the finder), raw conversion of files from my DSLR (with dcraw), etc... There is no reason to use a more or less untested GUI program when there are terminal programs that do the exact same thing and have been tested for decades. I am not a system admin or anything like that! I use terminal programs because they are normally better! Not sure why it is part of apple culture that the terminal is only for configuring your computer. Hell vim in the terminal is far better than any GUI text editor that run well in OS X. To: Rob

Yeah I don’t care what typical windows user do I clump them in with typical apple users.

The terminal is not just to understand how the underpinnings of the OS works. For me I use the terminal to SSH into remote machines to run batch process on more powerful machines, basic file management (cp and mv are far better than the finder), raw conversion of files from my DSLR (with dcraw), etc… There is no reason to use a more or less untested GUI program when there are terminal programs that do the exact same thing and have been tested for decades.

I am not a system admin or anything like that! I use terminal programs because they are normally better! Not sure why it is part of apple culture that the terminal is only for configuring your computer. Hell vim in the terminal is far better than any GUI text editor that run well in OS X.

]]> By: Rob Bates http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409454 Rob Bates Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:54:28 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409454 Typical Windows users don't used the Command Prompt, Powershell or RDP either. Face it, PCs have largely become appliances. Most users of every operating system just want to run their apps. They don't want/need a deep understanding of the underpinnings. But don't worry, their is a place for powerusers on every OS. Typical Windows users don’t used the Command Prompt, Powershell or RDP either. Face it, PCs have largely become appliances. Most users of every operating system just want to run their apps. They don’t want/need a deep understanding of the underpinnings.
But don’t worry, their is a place for powerusers on every OS.

]]> By: Mahdi http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409400 Mahdi Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:02:39 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409400 You can also use "option+command+eject" You can also use “option+command+eject”

]]> By: Patrick http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409383 Patrick Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:15:50 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409383 Will, thanks for the info. A few days before this post, I was playing around in "the scary terminal" (I'm looking at you, Bob). I was logged in under my admin account and goofing around. I remembered an old unix command from my Novell days so I tried entering "shutdown -h now", which from what I vaguely remembered would power down the whole server immediately. Terminal kept looking for some higher level password from me, which I could not provide because I had not enabled root. After reading this thread, I realized i didnt type the sudo prefix. Duh. So, tried the command again, with sudo prefix this time, and hey, the mac shutdown instantly. Cool! Thanks again. This has sparked an interest in getting to know cli a bit better. sudo. wow. Will, thanks for the info. A few days before this post, I was playing around in “the scary terminal” (I’m looking at you, Bob). I was logged in under my admin account and goofing around. I remembered an old unix command from my Novell days so I tried entering “shutdown -h now”, which from what I vaguely remembered would power down the whole server immediately. Terminal kept looking for some higher level password from me, which I could not provide because I had not enabled root. After reading this thread, I realized i didnt type the sudo prefix. Duh. So, tried the command again, with sudo prefix this time, and hey, the mac shutdown instantly.

Cool! Thanks again. This has sparked an interest in getting to know cli a bit better. sudo. wow.

]]> By: playmakerx http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409225 playmakerx Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:41:15 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409225 Where can I find this wallpaper? Thanks. Where can I find this wallpaper? Thanks.

]]> By: Xavier http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409218 Xavier Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:51:42 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409218 I actually have that app but i don't get it work like that... I mean i'll love to have the menu bar like in the picture (Blue-Black) Thanks for your answer :) I actually have that app but i don’t get it work like that… I mean i’ll love to have the menu bar like in the picture (Blue-Black) Thanks for your answer :)

]]> By: Alberto I http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409172 Alberto I Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:28:55 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409172 Terminal should not be removed from the system because it can be very useful. But I think that the "normal Apple user" is a person that doesn't want to complicate the own existence with terminal or similar things. The use of the terminal is completely contrary to the Apple's philosophy. Terminal should not be removed from the system because it can be very useful.
But I think that the “normal Apple user” is a person that doesn’t want to complicate the own existence with terminal or similar things.
The use of the terminal is completely contrary to the Apple’s philosophy.

]]> By: Bob http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409141 Bob Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:41:57 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409141 Sounds like an apple user. Don't worry I am sure apple will remove the scary terminal soon enough. Sounds like an apple user.

Don’t worry I am sure apple will remove the scary terminal soon enough.

]]> By: Alberto I http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409140 Alberto I Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:32:42 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409140 Probably you are right. But personally I have absolutely no interest to log via ssh… I don't even know what it means :D Probably you are right.
But personally I have absolutely no interest to log via ssh…
I don’t even know what it means :D

]]> By: BB.13 http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409135 BB.13 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:23:24 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409135 Pretty tough to "Apple menu > Sleep…" if you're logged in remotely via ssh. Pretty tough to “Apple menu > Sleep…” if you’re logged in remotely via ssh.

]]> By: Alberto I http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409129 Alberto I Mon, 23 Jul 2012 06:27:17 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409129 Apple menu > Sleep… Isn't that faster? Apple menu > Sleep…

Isn’t that faster?

]]> By: Will http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409119 Will Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:57:39 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409119 sudo executes whatever command is following as root (admin) so you don't need to setup another account, you'll just need the admin password when using it. sudo executes whatever command is following as root (admin) so you don’t need to setup another account, you’ll just need the admin password when using it.

]]> By: Patrick http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409094 Patrick Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:49:56 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409094 Do you need to set up a root account to use "sudo shutdown -s now" or do you just have to be logged in as an admin? Do you need to set up a root account to use “sudo shutdown -s now” or do you just have to be logged in as an admin?

]]> By: bernard http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409067 bernard Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:50:23 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409067 Black menu bar is accomplished with MenuBarFilter http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/23/dark-menu-bar-mac-os-x/ Black menu bar is accomplished with MenuBarFilter

http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/23/dark-menu-bar-mac-os-x/

]]> By: Xavier http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/22/sleep-a-mac-from-the-command-line/#comment-409066 Xavier Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:39:09 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=31969#comment-409066 Hey guys how did you make the menu bar like that? Thanks in advance :) Hey guys how did you make the menu bar like that? Thanks in advance :)

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