macOS System Info Commands You Should Know

Posted on Fri 01 May 2026 in DevTools • Tagged with macos, terminal, cli, sysadmin, commands

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 …


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