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Keeping Mac OSX up and sleepless while task / app is running

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Mar 15, 20266479 views
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I want to leave rsync working over wifi for hours turned on AC power. But when I do so the Mac breaks the connection after some time. On Energy Settings pane it's configured to "Computer Never Sleep", "Put hard disk to sleep when possible" and "Wake for network access". Plus it'd be good if the mac…

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Fix for: Keeping Mac OSX up and sleepless while task / app is running

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Caffeinate For example: From the man page: It can also be used for situations like "don't let the display sleep while I'm watching this movie": ... or "stay awake for the next 10,000 seconds": See for details.

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