Discovery
say
Convert text to audible speech.
sfltool
Binary to manage the Shared File List framework.
sw_vers
Prints macOS version information.
dscacheutil
gather information, statistics and initiate queries to the Directory Service cache.
dsconfigad
retrieves/changes configuration for Directory Services Active Directory Plugin.
kextstat
Display the status of loaded kernal extensions (kexts)
odutil
odutil allows caller to examine or change state of opendirectoryd
system_profiler
Reports system hardware and software configuration.
scutil
Display basic network information, check the dns config, set the computer hostname and …
mdls
List metadata attributes for the specified file.
defaults
Read, write, and delete user preference values.
dsexport
Export data from an Open Directory directory services server.
nvram
Access and manage the host's non-volatile random-access memory (NVRAM).
sqlite3
Query and manage sqlite databases.
dns-sd
Discover local network services using the DNS-Based Service Discovery (SD) protocol.
profiles
List and remove configuration profiles.
lsregister
Interact with the macOS Launch Services database.
csrutil
Configure or view system security policies.
last
Show last user logins and TTYs.
dscl
Interact with Directory Services.
softwareupdate
Interact with the macOS software update service.
GetFileInfo
Get attributes of files and directories.
mdfind
Locate files using the Spotlight database.
networksetup
Configure network settings in System Preferences.
ioreg
Displays a hierarchial view of the I/O Kit registry.
sysctl
Get macOS hardware model information.
osascript
Execute AppleScripts and other OSA language scripts and commands.