Executable Files

Terminal (built-in)

opens 2 file types
macOS
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PlatformsmacOS
Opens2 file types
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Last reviewed Nov 2026

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What is Terminal (built-in)?

Terminal (built-in) is listed in our database as a program that opens or converts the file formats shown on this page. It runs on macOS. The formats it works with include .EXEC and .METADATA_NEVER_INDEX.

You can get the official version from the developer's website (support.apple.com); we do not host the installer and only point you to the original source. A detailed, hand-checked description of Terminal (built-in) is on the way; for now the information here comes straight from our database.

Files Terminal (built-in) opens

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PLATFORMSmacOS

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1.EXECUnix Executable File
2.METADATA_NEVER_INDEXmacOS Spotlight "Never Index" Marker File

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