For Mac OS X, you can access the command prompt through a program called Terminal.
How do to find it?:
In Mac OS X you can find any application using the search spot light:
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spotlight search at the top right corner:
Click on the magnifying glass icon
or use Command–Space bar to pull up the spotlight search.
Then type in “terminal” and you should see something like:
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Click on the top icon and you should be able to access the terminal.
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It’s not the only way to access an application - but hopefully this will have gotten you started.
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