ls: : Operation not permitted

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th3r10n Author

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ls: : Operation not permitted

How can I list the contents of the Desktop using the 'ls' command in bash and zsh? Currently I'm getting the message:

ls: : Operation not permitted

The execution is not permitted even using 'sudo'

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 5:54 PM

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MrHoffman

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Apr 23, 2021 8:57 PM in response to th3r10n

System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > select Full Disk Access on the left, add Terminal.app on the right, and see if things work better.

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K Shaffer

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Apr 23, 2021 8:46 PM in response to th3r10n

That's a question all right.

Have noticed with curious interest, more in-depth with

general topic; while still being untutored in this matter:

• The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux) - 'Homebrew'

https://brew.sh/

There are some good things to be rediscovered in above site.

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th3r10n Author

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Apr 23, 2021 11:27 PM in response to MrHoffman

This solved my issue. Thank you very much.

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