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Andres Jaimes

Installing bash on macOS

A quick post on how to install bash on macOS to replace zsh.

Why did Apple stop shipping with bash? Licenses. The older version of Bash was licensed under GPLv2, while newer versions are licensed under GPLv3.

Installing bash

Run the following command …

How to create a Finder Alias on Mac

A Finder alias is a special kind of shortcut or link to a folder. You can place this alias anywhere, being the Desktop a common place. You can even create an alias from a shared folder on a server.

To create an alias:

  • Open Finder and look for the …

Useful vim commands

Even though we have many sophisticated GUI text editors, there is one that has passed all time tests: vi.

vi is a text editor created originally for Unix in 1976. Are you kidding? 1976? Why should I even bother to know it exists? Because that is the …