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Common commands to show up on startup of Terminal (OSX)?

I'm learning how to use Terminal on my Mac (10.10), and I want to have a short list of common commands that I've learned show up when I start a new tty session. Just for a few important navigational commmands that I keep on forgetting.

Is there a way to setup Terminal such that a custom message/list will appear with every new tty instance?

Thanks.

Solution

  • Any text in the file /etc/motd will be displayed when you open a new terminal. You will need to edit this file using sudo, eg

    $ sudo vi /etc/motd