Jason Fox

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killall Dock - the most awesome command in the world

Ever have Expose freeze up on you? Command-TAB stops working, Spaces stops working, the Dock stops working, show desktop stops working, show windows stops working; you’re trapped!  Well, if you happen to have a terminal window open or can launch one, fear not!  Simply issue the following command (make sure to use a capital ‘D’) and you’re golden.  No restart required!

$ killall Dock

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