how to erase a usb via command line mac

http://coolestguidesontheplanet.com/format-usb-external-disk-mac-osx-using-disk-utility/

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server options

http://hostcollate.com/blog/operating-systems/which-os-is-best-centos-ubuntu-debian/

create a bootable usb stick

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200124.aspx

How to burn an iso, img or a dmg image using Terminal to a USB stick on mac

http://borgstrom.ca/2010/10/14/os-x-bootable-usb.html

the coolest “ls” command alternative: $tree

$tree

this command allows you to see the file structure in a pretty tree-like structure instead of just text

in order to install this on a mac: $brew install tree

brew is the command for the application called homebrew. It’s a package manager like apt-get, yum, etc.

linux distributions

http://www.informationweek.com/cloud/10-linux-distros-you-need-to-know/d/d-id/1319641?image_number=5

“head” on linux

http://www.linfo.org/head.html