I love messing around with Terminal ever since I started to learn that Front End Developer could be done through it (I didn’t really have much use for it before).
I think I like it so much because it feels like I’m within the Matrix… bit sad I know but I don’t care.
What makes me like it so much are the other things you can do with Terminal.
Ping Command
I used to use ping.eu if I ever needed to ping a URL. But I found myself using Terminal more for quickly pinging.
$ ping www.google.com
Say Hello Terminal
If you want your Mac to say something out loud, you can use the “say” command, followed by whatever it is you want your Mac to say. Here’s an example:
$ say "hello"
Speak up Thomas
In addition, there are many different voices in which terminal can say what you pass in.
$ say --voice Thomas "Bonjour je m'appelle Valère"
Keep Your Mac From Falling Asleep
Terminal comes with a way to keep your Mac from falling asleep, dimming the display, or showing the screensaver. Simply use the following command:
$ caffeinate
Clear the Back Scroll
You can quickly clear the back scroll within Terminal by simply pushing CMD + K.
Calendar
You can view the current month’s calendar by running:
$ cal
You can also pass different arguments after to display other months and years.
Display the whole year:
$ cal 2017
Display just November 1955 (if you know why this date your good in my books):
$ cal 11 1955
These are a few I use/played around with. Theres plenty more things to do though.