Terminal

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Terminal is the built-in command-line interface application for macOS that allows users to interact with the operating system using text-based commands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf command-line interface application
macOS application
terminal emulator
allows text-based interaction with the operating system
bundleIdentifier com.apple.Terminal
canLaunch Unix command-line tools
command-line applications
shell scripts
defaultShell Zsh (on recent macOS versions)
developer Apple Inc.
includedWith macOS
introducedBy Mac OS X
isBuiltIn true
locationInSystem /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app
operatingSystem macOS
partOf macOS user interface utilities
platform macOS
previousDefaultShell Bash (on older macOS versions)
primaryUse file system management
process management
remote server access via SSH
running command-line programs
shell scripting
software development
system administration
relatedTo GNOME Terminal
iTerm2
xterm
replaced older classic Mac OS command-line tools (as primary CLI interface)
supports Bash
Fish (when installed)
Tcsh
Unix shell commands
Zsh
command-line interfaces
supportsFeature ANSI colors
AppleScript scripting
UTF-8 encoding
Unicode
copy and paste
custom color schemes
font customization
full-screen mode
keyboard shortcuts
multiple tabs
multiple windows
profiles
scrollback buffer
services integration
shell integration
window transparency
supportsProtocol local shell
remote shell via SSH (through underlying tools)
userInterface graphical terminal window

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
macOS
hasDefaultTerminalEmulator

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