Mac Terminal

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Fastest Way to Open Terminal on Mac

How to open Terminal on Mac, in a short video: Command-Space (Spotlight search), Apps in the Dock, keeping Terminal in the Dock, and opening it right in a folder.



This short video shows how to open Terminal on a Mac: press Command-Space, type "terminal" and press Return, or click Apps in the Dock and type "terminal". It checks that Terminal works with the whoami command, keeps Terminal in the Dock, and opens Terminal right in a folder when you drag the folder onto its icon. You can also watch it on YouTube.

For every way to open Terminal, including at a folder in the Finder, see How to Open Terminal on Mac.