How do I tell tor, from the command-line, to give me a new identity in a Mac?

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Is there a way to ask tor/vidalia for a new identity, via the command-line, as opposed to mousing to the icon, bringing up the menu, and clicking the option there? I'm running Mac OSX 10.6 and 10.7 with the stable install 0.2.2.32-0.2.14.

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Using this SO answer: Open a telnet connection to the control port of your Tor service and send it SIGNAL NEWNYM.

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How do I tell tor, from the command-line, to give me a new identity in a Mac?

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