Terminal is the Mac OS X command line tool that gives you access to unbridled destructive power (i.e., step carefully). You’ll find it in Applications / Utilities. If you are brand new to Terminal, here’s a very gentle intro.
If you use Terminal on a regular basis, take some time to dig into Craig Hockenberry’s fantastic Terminal tricks blog post. Some of these you’ll know, but some will likely be new to you. It’s deep, it’s long, and so well written. Pass this one along to your tech friends. [via iOS Dev Weekly]
I’ve never been comfortable using Terminal, but I could stand to learn a few more things about it. Thanks for the links.
I read the first tip, where he advocates positioning the pointer and using “option-click” to reposition the cursor at the previous word, instead of just typing “escape-b”. (non-secret secret: bash supports emacs cursor control)
I quit reading after that.
I find a lot of formal Unix/Linux users know little to none Terminal commands for networksetup or tmutil commands, plus the diskutil commands.
To your first point, the option click was not jut a word move, but a move to an arbitrary location.
To your second point, it was an attempted slight to emacs from a hardcore vi user.
Maybe reconsider your conclusion?