Mac OS X is a Unix OS and its command line is 99.9% the same as any Linux distribution. bash is your default shell and you can compile all of the same programs and utilities. There’s no notable difference.

Can you use Linux commands on Mac?

The Common Roots of Linux and macOS

POSIX stands for Portable Operating System Interface for Unix-like Operating Systems. This compatibility makes it possible to compile applications developed on Linux on macOS systems. … In a shell, you can use all the basic Linux and shell commands such as ls, cd, and cat.

Will Unix commands work in a Mac terminal?

This is the operating system that runs on Macintosh computers. Mac OS is UNIX based with a Darwin Kernel and so the terminal lets you basically enter the commands directly into that UNIX environment.