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Terminal Tips: Enable "path view" in Finder

by Cory Bohon (Dec 5th, 2008)

When you open a Finder window and start browsing to a folder, do you lose track of the path to that folder? If you do, the Terminal command below will enable path view in the Finder -- this means that you will see the directory path to the current folder you are browsing in the title bar, instead ...

Terminal tip: Remind yourself about appointments

by Erica Sadun (May 24th, 2007)

Got a place you need to be at 3:00? Want to send yourself a message to get out the door at 2:40? Terminal's "leave" command offers a simple way to remind yourself about your upcoming schedule. leave 0240 waits until 2:35 and then alerts you to get ready to leave with both text and a beep. Reminders ...