C.3 Macintosh Tools

You can use the following tools to work with Macintosh files and disks, Macintosh applications, and the Macintosh clipboard.

bless

Makes a system folder bootable.

diskutil

Manipulates disks and volumes .

ditto

Copies directories, and optionally includes resource forks for copied files.

hdiutil

Manipulates disk images.

installer

Installs packages; command-line tool.

lsbom

Lists the contents of a Bill of Materials (BOM) file, such as those deposited under /Library/Receipts .

open

Opens a file or directory. See Section 1.7 in Chapter 1.

pbcopy

Copies standard input to the clipboard.

pbpaste

Sends the contents of the clipboard to standard output.

pstopdf

Convert EPS and PS files to PDF format.

screencapture

Takes a screenshot of a window or the screen.

sips

Scriptable image processing system for altering image files. (See Appendix B for more information.)