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In this example, the file named “file1.txt” with be copied to a file named “file1.txt.bak” without having to type in the second file name.  This is done using brace expansion.

 In Terminal, enter the command below:

Download and Install figlet for OS X here: http://rudix.org/packages/figlet.html


Once installed, Open Terminal and enter: figlet HCS (or whatever text you want)

The ASCII Art will be generated for you.  You can also: man figlet to view the man page for more options.

sudo -i   

This will give you root access and switch the home folder to the root user.  

If you're running OS X Yosemite and above, you can use the new "sysadminctl" command to easily create users from the command line.

sudo sysadminctl -addUser keith -password mypassword

This is  a neat website that allows you to select the apps you want then it generates a bash script so you can download it via the command line.