06cTerminalInterfaces

Database Management

Mick McQuaid
mcq@utexas.edu

University of Texas at Austin

13 May 2026

Note

  • This is an optional video, meant only for those curious about computers
  • If you regard the computer as a necessary evil, skip this, it won’t hurt your grade
  • Some people want to know more about things they can do with their computers
  • This video shows how I set up my terminal to work more efficiently
  • A lot of upfront work with the terminal is required to do this

But first,

  • I want to show you how I will operate if I’m not curious
  • There are some inefficiencies and ugliness built in to the default way of working
  • These are things that I want to remedy, since I use the computer (and mainly the terminal) all day, every day
  • I’m using a Mac and the workflow will differ a bit for Windows

The Default Way

First I open Finder and choose Applications