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kjvswift93
13,515 PointsIs this course about utilizing Terminal in OS X Yosemite by learning shell commands?
Will I learn how to use the Terminal application on my macbook pro?
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Arjun Temurnikar
9,695 PointsYes. The course is taught on a linux based machine but since Mac OS X (Darwin) is a POSIX complaint operating system, so you can apply most of these commands to the Mac OS X terminal.
Go to Applications -> System -> Terminal to open your terminal.