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# Minicom on macOS
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### Finding Your Command Key
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```shell
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$ # start minicom in setup mode
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$ minicom -s
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```
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1. Select `Keyboard and Misc Functions`
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2. Look at the first option `A - Command key is`

microbit/src/06-serial-communication/nix-tooling.md

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- `Ctrl+A` + `Q`. Quit with no reset
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> **NOTE** Mac users: In the above commands, replace `Ctrl+A` with `Meta`.
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[Can't find the Meta key?](minicom-on-macos.md)

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- [Serial communication](06-serial-communication/README.md)
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- [\*nix tooling](06-serial-communication/nix-tooling.md)
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- [Windows tooling](06-serial-communication/windows-tooling.md)
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- [Minicom on macOS](06-serial-communication/minicom-on-macos.md)
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- [UART](07-uart/README.md)
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- [Send a single byte](07-uart/send-a-single-byte.md)
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- [Send a string](07-uart/send-a-string.md)

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