Help with Terminal!

Hi guys, my problem is when I load up terminal I get:
Unknown-00-1c-b3-76-e2-b8:~ "my user name"$
and when I want to run any script (this time I'm changing the look of my dock) I get an error message saying:
"No matching processes belonging to you were found"
Please help

When in Terminal.app type in "id" and CR. Post back what you see.
CR = carriage return.
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Here's the deal. My cousin was playing on my computer when I was at a friends and decided to mess with terminal. Now it won't work. Here is the site of the codes he was working with → http://www.usingmac.com/2009/4/27/twiddle-with-terminal-command-prompt I also made a screenshot of how my terminal changed → http://img29.imageshack.us/my.php?image=terminalshot.tif
The problem now is I can't type anything in it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Sarah

The simplest recover is to use TimeMachine to restore the system to just prior to the hacking.
Also Apple recommends NEVER using your computer casually as an administrator.
Letting other people play with your computer as a toy, when you are running an administrator account is begging for problems.
If you don't have a backup, ask your cousin exactly what he did, and reverse it.

Kinda need some help with Terminal =\

I pasted a code i found in the Wikipedia into terminal, how do i reverse it? it's making my panther act really weird =(
Below is the article with the code in it i copied, it's from wikipedia.
Thanks for your help.
It's here (look under Trivia): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposé%28Mac_OSX%29
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The "blob" is a hidden and undocumented interface to Exposé that was discovered by a member of the MacNN forums[2] When clicked, it enables the "Application Windows" mode. When Option+clicked, it enables the "All Windows" mode. Holding down Shift and clicking or Option+clicking causes the Exposé effect to occur in slow motion.
To enable the blob, enter the following commands in Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app):
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-floater -bool true
killall Dock
To disable the blob, repeat the above steps replacing true with false.
Another undocumented feature of Exposé is for the show desktop function. It places all the open windows in a small box on the screen that can be moved to anywhere on the screen. Unfortunately this function has some bugs, after exiting the show desktop mode, the foremost window will not have a shadow and the user will not be able to move the window. However, this easily fixed by using the show all function (which is set to default F9).
To enable this function simply enter the following command into the Terminal
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-olddesktop -bool false
killall Dock
To disable this function repeat the above steps replacing false with true.
Exposé was introduced with Mac OS X v10.3 ("Panther") on June 23, 2003. Since then, a number of third-party applications have appeared for other platforms that attempt to duplicate its functionality. A new feature in Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system, "Windows Flip 3D", also bears a slight resemblance to Exposé. Compiz, an experimental compositing window manager for the accelerated X server Xgl, also has a plugin (called "scale") which adds a similar feature.
Exposé makes extensive use of undocumented features of the Core Graphics framework.

Ah, thanks
Before, i tried it but didn't put the Killall dock thing in ^_^;
funny how these things can seem so obvious once you know the answer, eh? ^__^;;;
Thanks ^_^
I have not tried any of this myself, but the
Wikipedia article tells how to undo these settings.
To enable the blob, enter the following commands
in Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app):
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-floater -bool
true
killall Dock
To disable the blob, repeat the above steps replacing
true with false.
That is, to disable the blob, enter the following two
commands into a Terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-floater -bool
false
killall Dock
To enable this function simply enter the following
command into the Terminal
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-olddesktop -bool
false
killall Dock
To disable this function repeat the above steps
replacing false with true.
That is, enter the following commands in a Terminal
window:
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-olddesktop -bool
true
killall Dock
I hope this solves your problems.
Rich
EMAC G4 1.0 GHz
Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Can anyone help with Terminal not working properly on 2013 (late) mac pro?

New 2013 (late) mac pro. 10.9.2 osx
Using Terminal utility and giving "cat" command, I get a return message of "file or directory not found" even though the files are right there. This is a little procedure I have performed with older mac pro and laptops (also Mavericks) and never had a problem.

Thank you for posting Linc. I worked it out, it is a case of user error.

Done Something Dumb, Please Help With Terminal Command

OK, So I couldn't figure out why I was no longer getting Growl notifications with mail.app and GrowlMail after I upgraded to 10.5. Turns out it has something to do with the bundle version it is running. I ran the following 2 terminal commands found here : http://www.davidroessli.com/logs/2007/01/gettinggrowlmail_towork/
they were:
defaults write com.apple.mail EnableBundles 1
defaults write com.apple.mail BundleCompatibilityVersion 2
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Email the author. Growl isn't supported by Apple.
You are aware that the article was written quite a while before 10.5.2 was released? It's not a good idea to implement modifications that are not tested on the current version of OS X without checking first with the author of such modifications. It's especially not a good idea to use the "defaults write" command without knowing how to undo the change.
The first command is undone by substituting 0 for 1. Change the second one from 2 to 3.

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Hello all... this is my first post on here as I'm having some trouble with some Termianl commands. I'm trying to learn Terminal at the moment as it is but I would appreciate some help with this one....
I'm trying to sort a rather large txt file into alphabetical order and also delete any duplicates. I've been using the following command in Terminal:
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sort: Set LC_ALL='C' to work around the problem.
sort: The strings compared were `ariadnetr\345dens\r' and `ariadnetr\345ds\r'.
What should my initial command be? What is Set LC_ALL='C'?
Hope you guys can help?

Various languages distinct sorting - collation - sequences.
The characters can and variously do sort differently, depending on what language is involved.
Languages here can include the written languages of humans, and a few settings associated with programming languages. This is all part of what is known as internationalization and localization, and there are are various documents around on that topic.
The LC_ALL environment variable sets all of the locale-related settings en-mass, including the collation sequence that is established via LC_COLLATE et al, and the sort tool is suggesting selecting the C language collation.
Here, the tool is suggesting the following syntax:
LC_ALL=C sort -u words.txt > words1.txt
This can also be done by exporting the LC_ALL, but it's probably better to just do this locally before invoking the tool.
Also look at the lines of text in question within the files, and confirm the character encoding of the file.
Files can have different character encodings, and there's no reliable means to guess the encoding. For some related information, see the file command:
file words.txt
...and start reading some of the materials on internationalization and localization that are posted around the 'net. Here's Apple's top-level overview.
In this case, it looks like there's an "odd" character and probably an å character on that line and apparently the Svenska ariadnetrådens.
Switching collation can help here, or - if the character is not necessary - removing it via tr or replacing it via sed can be equally effective solutions.
Given it appears to be Svenska, it might work better to switch to Svenska collation thanto the suggested C collation.
I think that's going to be sv_SE, which would make the command:
LC_ALL=sv_SE sort -u words.txt > words1.txt
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A user on my computer with admin access moved "Fonts" folder from /System/Library on my hard drive (not under user) to the Desktop. Now I get the blue screen upon startup. Safe mode won't work. I've searched the forum and apple support for solutions to the blue screen, but they haven't worked. I'm thinking if I can just move that file back with Terminal, everything will be fine.
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I can no longer create new folders on my desktop. The option to do that is now light gray on the drop down menu and can't be selected.
I cannot drag new items onto desktop any longer either.
The Desktop in Finder opens with Terminal.
Folders and items on Desktop open and work normally.
Not sure if this has anything to do with upgrading to Mavericks but I need help if anyone has ideas.
Thank you.

Take these steps if the cursor changes from an arrow to a white "prohibited" symbol when you try to move an icon on the Desktop.
Sometimes the problem may be solved just by logging out or rebooting. Try that first, if you haven't already done it. Otherwise, continue.
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If the Kind is Folder, uncheck the box marked Locked. Close the Info window and test.
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☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You should get a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”). Quit Terminal.
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If the problem is now resolved, and if you use iPhoto, continue.
Quit iPhoto if it's running. Launch it while holding down the option key. It will prompt you to select a library. Choose the one you want to use (not the Desktop folder.)

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I'm pretty desperate and very frustrated. I try to open terminal, and all I see is a blank window with Terminal-login-80x24
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congratulations on coming over from the dark side.
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Does anybody know how to get help with this one?

Hello there!
I wanted to get an advice on how to get in touch with the appropriate person at BT that could help with my situation.
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I have recently moved home. I contacted BT on 26th June to organise the line transfer to the new address. The date was set for 18th July. I also ordered line rental saver and paid for it over the phone. All went smooth, telephone and broadband was working fine at the new place, but on the 23rd July I was sent an email that "BT is sorry that I am leaving".
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I was sent a bill for over 200 pounds due to premature termination of phone and broadband service , which I never ordered. They already took the money this week. My line saver is gone as well. So I am 360 pounds short. I aslo have no access to myBT to monitor my phone activity or make orders.They also did not send any confrimation of the call plan I am currently on.
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Mac OS X help with share access on a windows 2003 server

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I am not too familiar with Mac OS X (Darwin) and so on and need a little help.
We recently got a new windows 2003 standard server and I want to move my files to there so they get backed up and so on. I am able to access shares on the pc's on our network but when I try to access the server from finder i just get a box pop up saysing do you want to fix or delete the alias.
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I'm sorry I am not able to help with your questions about sharing from your Mac to the server but wanted to suggest that you post back the exact Mac OS version you are using. Your specs below your post suggest 10.0.x which was barely a beta version of Mac OS X. This will surely help those who are seeing your topic and trying to help.
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