If you've spent any amount of time configuring and customizing your Linux environment, shell, or CLI tools, you've likely done so by editing configuration files. These config or dot files (they're ...

In Snow Leopard, some people have had problems with the Finder's archive process, where it will pause indefinitely and fail to complete the compression. In OS X, the Finder comes with a handy ...

A Unix file name that begins with a period, which designates the file as hidden from normal view. In Unix, the ls command displays the file names in the current folder. The -a switch shows the hidden ...