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As someone who hasn't apple'd in over a decade, I thought this was real
As someone who has only linux'd in over a decade, I didn't even realise this wasn't Linux until I read your comment.
Same here. Once my iMac G3 and 2nd gen iPod Touch shit the bed, I was out. My parents are mac people and frequently ask me for help with random, outlandish issues on their Macs (since I'm a "computer person") and I'm usually at a loss.
Are you me?
IIRC, it opens a gui modal asking if you want to give the terminal permission to read the folder. Not quite the same, but still weird and jarring.
uwotm8?