Extend USB list port macOS command with more possible outputs (#773)
What the developer wrote
Authored by Nick Klockenga
Extend USB list port macOS command with more possible outputs (#773)
What changed, and why it matters
This commit only changes a user-facing documentation file. It widens the suggested macOS command for finding a USB serial port from `ls /dev/cu.usbserial*` to `ls /dev/cu.usb*` so that more device names are matched. There is no code change, no security fix, and no vulnerability introduced.
No security action required. Treat as a normal documentation update.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The diff modifies docs/getting-started/installing/from-pre-built-release.en.md, replacing the shell glob ls /dev/cu.usbserial* with ls /dev/cu.usb* in an installation guide. This is purely a documentation usability improvement to accommodate additional possible USB device filenames on macOS. No source code, build scripts, cryptographic material, or permissions are affected.
Changed components
docs/getting-started/installing/from-pre-built-release.en.mdInspect captured patch +1 / −1
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installing/from-pre-built-release.en.md b/docs/getting-started/installing/from-pre-built-release.en.md
index 96999ea..7269020 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/installing/from-pre-built-release.en.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installing/from-pre-built-release.en.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Remove the Gatekeeper quarantine extended attribute from ktool-mac:
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ktool-mac
```
-See the correct port using the command line: `ls /dev/cu.usbserial*`, in the example below we use `/dev/cu.usbserial-10` (If the output isn't what you expect try a different cable, preferably a smartphone usb-c charger cable):
+See the correct port using the command line: `ls /dev/cu.usb*`, in the example below we use `/dev/cu.usbserial-10` (If the output isn't what you expect try a different cable, preferably a smartphone usb-c charger cable):
```bash
./ktool-mac -B goE -b 1500000 maixpy_amigo/kboot.kfpkg -p /dev/cu.usbserial-10
```
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