I was wondering if anyone could explain the meaning the command below in mac terminal:
dhcp-74-148:~
Noticed it for the first time today and just wondering what it meant.
Thanks
Mac – Meaning of MAC terminal command prompt
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Best Answer
That line is called command prompt.
dhcp-74-148is you hostname that you received from dhcp server.~is where you currently are (which directory) - tilda means you are in your home folder, /Users/[username]:just separates hostname from current directory.You can change format of command prompt by changing $PS1 variable. And - if you're interested - check out some bash shell tutorial for more information.