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Useful macOS commands
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How to list non-Apple kernel extensions

kextstat | egrep -v '\bcom.apple.'

How to restart the computer without having to manually unlock FileVault

sudo fdesetup authrestart

How to flush the OS DNS cache

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache

How to list sleep/wake events

pmset -g log | egrep '\b(Sleep|Wake|Start)\s{2,}'

How to put the display to sleep

sudo pmset displaysleepnow

How to put the computer to sleep

osascript << END
  tell application "System Events"
    sleep
  end
END
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