Knowledge Base » [545912] How do I open the Terminal on a Mac?
Operating System: Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard), Mac OS X v10.6 (Snow Leopard), Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger), Max OS X v10.7 (Lion)
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It may be necessary, on occasion, to open a terminal meeting on a Mac to perform various tasks.

Use the instructions below to open a terminal meeting.

  1. Double-click on the hard drive icon on the desktop.

    Macintosh Hard Drive


  2. Select the hard drive from the list of devices on the left side of the finder window and then double-click the Applications folder in the list on the right.

    Mac hard drive finder window with applications circled


  3. Find the Utilities folder in the list on the right side of the Applications folder and double-click on it.

    Mac applications with utilities circled


  4. Find the Terminal application in the list on the right side of the Utilities folder and double-click on it.

    Mac utilities folder with terminal circled


  5. The Terminal window will appear as shown below.

    Mac terminal window

Keywords: Mac, terminal, shell, command

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