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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:

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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Posted on Apr 23, 2021 8:57 PM

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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