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Start the Screensaver
The screensaver engine on a Mac can be invoked from the command line. This can be useful for locking a Mac remotely if its security settings are configured to require a password after waking, but without needing to put the Mac fully to sleep:
31 Mar 2018 • 1 min read
Sleep the Display
The pmset utility can be used to sleep the display of a Mac from the command line. This can be useful for locking a Mac remotely if its security settings are configured to require a password after waking, but without needing to put the Mac fully to sleep:
24 Mar 2018 • 1 min read
Create a Bootable macOS Installation Disk
The createinstallmedia utility can be used to create a bootable macOS installation disk, which is useful for installing macOS on multiple Macs without downloading the installer over the Internet each time:
17 Mar 2018 • 1 min read
Schedule Repeating Reboots
The pmset utility can be used to schedule repeating reboots, replacing MTWRFSU 04:00:00 with your desired day(s) of the week and time of day:
10 Mar 2018 • 1 min read