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Operating Systems OS X (Apple) OS X script question Post 302508629 by ctsgnb on Monday 28th of March 2011 03:03:21 PM
Old 03-28-2011
Since - i think - Mac OS X is (historically) based on FreeBSD, maybe you should get some documentation about that one and/or check the corresponding man page that are on your current OS.
Maybe this could be a start
Maybe also read this
 

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