sysctl
Access kernel state information. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/sysctl.html.
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Show all available variables and their values:
sysctl -a -
Show Apple model identifier:
sysctl -n hw.model -
Show CPU model:
sysctl -n machdep.cpu.brand_string -
Show available CPU features (MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AES, etc):
sysctl -n machdep.cpu.features -
Set a changeable kernel state variable:
sysctl -w {{section.tunable}}={{value}}
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