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How do you get a shell on a Mac?

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Mar 15, 202675398 views
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I have never used a Mac before. I recently went to an Apple store and tried to open a shell to try it out. But, I was not able to open a shell - no shortcut for it, not right-click-menu entry, nothing. How do you open a shell on a Mac? Does it even have a shell? I was assuming as Mac is a descendan…

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You're correct, it is a descendant of Unix. Mac calls the shell "Terminal" and you can find it under Applications → Utilities → Terminal:

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