I want to be able to reboot my mac mini with a wireless keyboard (non apple keyboard) and . I don't want to pull the power or set a scheduled time - just be able to accelerate the shutdown without using a mouse or trackpad.  Is this possible by using some pre-arranged combination of keyboard commands or shortcuts?
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I'm getting more interested in using Terminal as an alternative way to address solutions on my Mac. I have seen this question entitled .  I would therefore like to know:  How to shut down, restart and sleep my Mac using the Terminal command exclusively ?
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Every time I close the lid of my Macbook Air, it turns off and I have to manually start it later when I open the lid again.  It also doesn't persist some of my settings such as volume level, desktop layouts (order of screens and which applications are full screened), and command line PATH changes such nvm's currently used node version.  Kind of a "you don't know what you don't know" situation. I'm not sure what to terms to use to search for this kind of behavior.  Edit: Adding some extra information as requested. I am on the following:   13-inch Macbook Air from Early 2014 Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)   In System Preferences > Energy Saver > Battery, I have "Put hard disks to sleep when possible" checked and "Enable Power Nap while on battery power" unchecked.  I've looked through other potentially relevant areas of System Preferences and haven't found anything that works. I've done some Googling, but haven't found anything that is related and I'm unsure of what other terms I could use to search.  Edit 2: The issue seems to have been resolved. There's nothing in particular that I tried that worked, but it's resolved now. Thanks for reading and responding!
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I have MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) and OS: 10.13.6  My pmset outputs:  $ pmset -g System-wide power settings: Currently in use:  standbydelay         10800  standby              1  womp                 1  halfdim              1  hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage  powernap             1  gpuswitch            2  networkoversleep     0  disksleep            0  sleep                0 (sleep prevented by coreaudiod, Google Chrome)  autopoweroffdelay    28800  hibernatemode        3  autopoweroff         1  ttyskeepawake        1  displaysleep         20  acwake               0  lidwake              0   You can see that I have set lidwake to 0. But, I did two tests:  1, Close the lid, and then open the lid. The display and system just turned on.  2, TopLeft Apple logo --> Sleep --> Close the lid. Then open the lid. The display and system turned on again.   Why does this happen? I just want to prevent my macbook awake when I open the lid.   When it works, I think it will be awake only when I press any keys on the keyboard, is this right? If this is right, how to wake the system and display only when I press the power button? This is kinda second question. You can ignore the second question.  PS:   I found     having the same issue. And all the discussions end up no solution... What a pity!
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I sometimes bring my external keyboard with me on the go and use it with my MBP. I would like to lay it over the macbook's current keyboard without having to worry about it pressing other keys.  Is there a way to temporarily enable/disable the onboard keyboard?
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I'm one of the lucky (?) guys who managed to get a new MacBook Pro 2016 (the version that introduced the Touch Bar).  This MBP model does not have a boot chime by default.    , specifically going to Terminal.app and typing in:  sudo nvram BootAudio=%01  Unfortunately for me, this fix does not work on my own machine. .  My guess is that it's a firmware fix or enhancement that got rid of BootAudio as an option.  Does anyone know a different option to re-enable the startup chime?
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I want to run an app in 'kiosk' mode for public unattended access via touch screen (no mouse or keyboard attached). I can already automate a network user logon and then the app launches (but only in last state - not necessarily full screen - which I want) I know with Workgroup Manager you can hide the dock, use simple Finder etc...but need something more powerful. Ideally it needs to monitor if the app crashes out and restart it / log limited user off and back on again.  Thanks  Phil
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Is there a way to start a PC with Ubuntu from the Keyboard? Because my button &quot;Power&quot; is broken.
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Ctrl+Alt+← can usually be set to restart X, however I can't find the option to allow this (it is disabled by default).  I have looked in System-&gt;Preferences-&gt;Keyboard and System-&gt;Preferences-&gt;Keyboard Shortcuts but I can't find an option to enable it.  Where can I change this setting?
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Recently I've been thinking about the idea of migrating from PC to Mac, specifically Mac Mini. The biggest issue however is hardware, since I'm not sure what will and what won't work on OS X.  First issue that comes to my mind is keyboard, currently I'm using Logitech G15. If I connect it to a Mac, how well will this work with OS X specific keys like Option, Cmd, etc? Does it work out of the box with all keyboards, or should I rather buy the Apple keyboard?
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I've just purchased a Dell P2415Q monitor which I've connected up to my MacBook Pro (running OS X El Capitan). Everything works great in terms of the display, however I've noticed that it goes into power-saving mode (i.e. shuts off the display) as soon as I disconnect my MacBook Pro from its power source.  Given the battery is already charged up I don't want to keep it plugged in as I suspect it will damage the battery life if I keep it that way for a long time (and I do intend to take my MacBook Pro out and about for other uses).  Does anybody know how I can make the display work irrespective of whether my MacBook Pro is connected to it's power source or not?
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I want to do the following without a PC, just directly from an Android phone using a script / Android Terminal:     Reboot into bootloader, and then enter a few fastboot commands   Is this possible?
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Is there a way, using the keyboard, to switch from a maximized (full screen) Remote Desktop Connection back to the main computer?  I have about 4 Remote Desktop connections that I am switching between and it would be nice to not have to go to the mouse each time I want to switch.  I know I can press Ctrl+Alt+Break and that normalizes the remote desktop screen.  That is close, but I would like a way to just minimize it (so I don't have to normalize->switch->maximize each time I want to switch screens)
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I'm aware I can use (sudo?) shutdown -h hh:mm in a terminal window to shut down a system, however the user that is logged in is a kiosk user, which is locked down in such a way that terminal (or any window other than firefox, for that matter) cannot be opened.  My question is: Is there a way I can do this without having a terminal window opened? I've read about cron, but can't quite work it out. How can I change the shutoff time depending on what day it is?
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This was working on older Mac using CtrlShiftPower. But this doesn't work on the new Macbook Pro 2016 with touch bar. Can someone please help. I want to lock my Mac without putting it to sleep.
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I have two MacBook Pros (one for work; one personal) that I want to connect to one monitor, one keyboard, and one mouse, and be able to switch between the two easily. Typically I'd opt to purchase a KVM switch, but it's been a while since I've needed that type of setup. My questions are:   Are KVM switches even needed anymore for MacBook Pros? Is there some sort of magic Wi-Fi / Bluetooth / Airplay device that can perform the same function? If KVM switches (or something similar) are still used, what's a good make / model that works well with Macbooks? Is a hardware solution even needed anymore? Is there software that can perform the same functions? (For example: Logitech Flow )   Thank you!
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My keyboard doesn't have power-related keys. I would like to enter the hybrid sleep using the keyboard and only with a minimum of keystrokes.  If there is none, how do I bind a hotkey to it?
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I am downloading macOS Sierra from Mac App Store. But I have electricity problem here. Due to which my iMac will lose power after 2 hours. Now I want to pause the downloading so that I can resume the download later on. How can I do that?  Here is a screenshot.