MacOS
File system
Domains
- User
- System
- Local
- Network
Standard directories
/Applications
/System
/Users
/Library
/Network
/Devices
Unix directories
/
Root
/home
Home; home directories for each user (which include files such as Desktop, Documents, Downloads etc.)
/usr
User; self-compiled shared files and binary files
/dev
Devices; devices listed as files
/bin
Binary; binary files for terminal applications
/etc
Et cetera; configuration files
/opt
Optional; optional files
/tmp
/sbin
/private
/var
/cores
Versions
Mac OS X
- Cheetah
- Puma
- Jaguar
- Panther
- Tiger
- Leopard
- Snow Leopard
- Lion
OS X
- Mountain Lion
- Mavericks
- Yosemite
- El Capitan
MacOS
- Sierra
- High Sierra
- Mojave
- Catalina
- Big Sur
- Montenery
- Ventura
- Sonoma
Components
GUI - Aqua
Kernel - XNU
OS base - Darwin
API - Cocoa
Disk encryption - FileVault
Application management
Appstore
Downloads
Homebrew
GUI
Finder
Launchpad
Apple menu
Dock
Control center
Spotlight
Configuration
fstab
Permissions
Permissions
Entities
Shell prompt
Prompt anatomy
Arch: [user@zaco ~]$
Ubuntu: user@zaco:~$
- Username
- Hostname
- Current path
- Priviledge indicator
$
Unpriviledged user
#
Piveledged user