> On 2019-01-13, at 13:38, tu...@posteo.de wrote:
>
> Only to get sure not to break anything (the MAC is not my own and I am
> not at $HOME with Macs)...the
> two commands:
>
> defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true
> defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores true
>
> need to given as commands at the commandline (the way real UNICES do
> it), aren't they?
Yes. Open Terminal and paste these in.
macOS is POSIX certified:
https://blog.opengroup.org/2012/07/25/apple-registers-mac-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-to-the-unix-03-standard/