Getting your macOS system and disk information from the terminal is straightforward once you know the right commands. Here's a quick reference.

System Info

system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType — Displays macOS version, build number, kernel version, boot volume, and uptime. Good for confirming your OS details quickly.

Use like this in your terminal …

If you've ever wondered what --set-upstream really means in Git — or why it isn't just called --set-remote — this post breaks it down, along with practical tricks to explore Git options faster.

Core Concepts

--set-upstream vs --set-remote — "remote" in Git already refers to the server (like origin), so naming it --set-remote …