How can you create and resolve Finder Aliases at the command line? And two further utilities you may find helpful for working with Aliases.
Apple silicon
How you can write entries in the unified log which are informative, easily retrieved, and extremely simple.
Utility to strip spurious quarantine flags from documents in folders, now runs native on Apple Silicon.
Utility to clear quarantine flags on folders of documents, now runs native on Apple Silicon.
Extensively revised for improved compatibility with Big Sur and Apple Silicon Macs, with minor fixes for other systems too.
Tools for editing metadata which is generally well-preserved, including copyright and keywords. Now native on all Macs.
A full browsable history of your Mac’s system and security updates in this free utility for 10.11-11.0.
Coming now to Apple Silicon Macs: all ARM-native executable code is required to be signed. Full details of this important change.
Look forward to Universal Apps, which will show how well Apple Silicon Macs perform. There’s a lot of history buried in them too.
Can you strip all Intel executables from a Universal App to make it even smaller? What benefits might there be in building an app for Big Sur only?
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