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Useful built-in macOS command-line utilities

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700 points yen223 | 2 comments | 06 Nov 24 05:51 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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vbezhenar ◴[06 Nov 24 08:24 UTC] No.42058069[source]▶
Few additions.

open -n file.pdf : opens new instance of Preview application which is useful if you want to open the same file twice (for example to look at different pages at once).

caffeinate -d : prevents display turning off, useful if you want to look at display without moving mouse.

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1. impalallama ◴[06 Nov 24 20:04 UTC] No.42068484[source]▶
caffeinate -d is incredibly useful for work... uh reasons
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2. JasserInicide ◴[06 Nov 24 21:23 UTC] No.42069639[source]▶
Jiggler is better for that at least from a set-it-and-forget-it perspective vs. caffeinate where you have to manually set it.