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A small Mac OS X command line utility that offers you the possibility to mine Bitcoin pool servers for currency without using a graphical user interface.. #Command line miner  #Mine Bitcoin  #Mine currency  #Command line  #Miner  #Currency  

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Since the bitcoins have become very popular among people that make online payments, more and more services integrate support for this type of currency. The best part is that Bitcoin enthusiasts are able to use the “mining” technology to be able to gather currency without exchanging “real” money.

To get started, all you need is a computer and a software utility that can mine bitcoins. You might want to set up a digital wallet and join a mining pool to expedite the process. To learn more about the entire procedure, you can access the Bitcoin support page.

cgminer is one of the applications that provides access to mining tools and can be used as a backend for the MacMiner application. However, you can also use it individually, via the Terminal.

The advantages of using the cgminer command line utility consist in the fast deployment (simply unzip the archive and open the Terminal to launch the app) and in the fact that it does not require as many resources as an app that comes with a GUI. Of course, the drawback is that you must be able to control it via the Terminal.

The cgminer folder can be moved in any location on your drive: once you decided, open the Terminal app from the Utilities folder, navigate to the cgminer bin folder using the “cd” command (“cd ~/cgminer-3.12-mac/cgminer/bin”) and then launch the app using the “./ cgminer” command.

What’s more, you can type the “ ./cgminer --help” command to learn more about the application and everything that it has to offer.

To sum up,  cgminer is a very useful command line utility that enables you to mine for bitcoins without wasting resources to maintain a graphical user interface, as long as you are able to properly control it via the Terminal.

What's new in cgminer 4.9.2:

  • Various drivers that failed to initialise (notably Antminer U3s) have been fixed by addressing various low level detection issues with other drivers.
  • Blockerupter tube driver has been disabled by default in binary builds since it's broken, and the configuration advises against it.
  • Fixes for various BFL devices not being properly recognised.
  • Getwork support has been completely REMOVED. Only local work generation protocols are now supported (stratum, GBT and solo mining). No pool should be providing getwork support in the modern mining era anyway.
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cgminer 4.9.2

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  runs on:
Mac OS X 10.6 or later (Intel only)
  file size:
7.3 MB
  filename:
cgminer-4.9.2-mac.zip
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cgminer - In the Terminal window you can view the cgminer capabilities.
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