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title: "What Is The Point Of Terminal On A Mac?"  
description: "What Is The Point Of Terminal On A Mac?"  
author: "Deepak Aiyappa"  
published: 2018-09-18  
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category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
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#  What Is The Point Of Terminal On A Mac?

What Is The Point Of [Terminal](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72321/what-is-terminal-high-altitude-area-defense-thaad-sometimes-seen-in-the-news) On A [Mac](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12464/what-is-mac-o-s)?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- The **Mac Terminal is a command-line system** that allows you to easily control and modify your operating system.

- You may access the **Terminal software** via the Finder or Spotlight on your Mac.
- You may **use it to open a program,** a file (using its default app), a file using a specified application, or a file using the text editor.


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