Remote desktop software allows admins to interface with a remote system, provided it is online.
There are several options available to employ for running remote commands on Macs. When a system is remote, however, admins can’t physically access the machine to run commands like they normally would in the office. Administrators input their scripts into the Terminal app to make system changes through commands.
Zsh script is the default language for macOS ® Catalina™, but can be modified to bash for those more familiar with the traditional Mac scripting language. For instance, PowerShell, a popular and powerful scripting language, can be applied to Mac, Windows ®, and Linux ® systems. Using various languages and/or standard development kits (SDK), admins can manage virtually any endpoint or OS, provided they know the syntax. Often, CLI allows for more customization than a graphical user interface (GUI), which is limited to the extent of features displayed by the developer.Īnother key feature of CLI is its extensibility. PKG, and even deploy files at scale across multiple endpoints simultaneously. Commands can be used to tweak system configurations, query data points upon request, push application downloads via. The Power of CommandsĬommand line interfaces (CLIs) give savvy IT admins high levels of control over their systems and other endpoints. By managing Mac systems through a cloud directory service, organizations can push commands to systems regardless of their location. Depending on the tools used to manage Macs, however, admins may not be able to fully accomplish their goals. Syntax: POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "Version of Wine" Example: POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "1.3.As IT administrators look to efficiently manage remote Mac ® systems, some turn to scripting to help automate their needs. To do this, you just have to add an argument to the function POL_Wine_PrefixCreate. This can also be used if some software stopped working with recent versions of Wine. This is specially useful for large games or applications, whose performance may vary from version to version of Wine. It is possible to assign some version of Wine to a game (independantly of the version of Wine installed system-wide). POL_Wine start /unix "path/to/some/file.exe" Example: POL_SetupWindow_wait "Please wait" "Installation in progress" You can put as many commands as you want The "please wait" message will stay around until another command affecting the window is used. Syntax: POL_SetupWindow_wait "Message" "Title" This is particularly useful for the command POL_Wine that will last as long as the program it launched has not completed (hence, in the case of an installation, until the installation is over). It's sometimes useful to display a "please wait" message while commands are running.
The 2 nd example show how to run an executable selected by the user thru the command POL_SetupWindow_browse.
exe file Syntax: POL_Wine start /unix "path/to/the/file.exe" Examples: POL_Wine start /unix "/home/user/file.exe" POL_Wine start /unix "$APP_ANSWER" It is necessary before each installation. Create a prefix (after having selected it) Syntax: POL_Wine_PrefixCreate Example: POL_Wine_PrefixCreate Will select Steam's prefix (must be done even if the prefix doesn't exist yet). Select a prefix Syntax: POL_Wine_SelectPrefix "PrefixName"Ī prefix name should only contain alphanumerical characters (roughly meaning no spaces, no special chars).Īvoid short cryptic prefix names like WoW, prefer WorldOfWarcraft. We'll now see some usual commands to manage Wine prefixes with PlayOnMac. The point being: It allows to have a specific configuration per program, and the uninstallation of a program is simplified (you just have to remove a folder). With PlayOnMac, it can be summed up this way: With Wine, the installation of a game looks like this: Nothing better than an illustration to explain this. For the more technical functions, you should read the annex listing them all. In this chapter, I will show you some important PlayOnMac functions in regard to Wine, but not all of them.
This software developped by WineHQ permits to run softwares that were created for Windows on Linux and Mac OS X. Create a script for PlayOnMac - Chapter 5: Wine Who's that?