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====== Start and Stop the Apple File Server from Command Line ======

You can use ''/sbin/service'' to start or stop the "Personal File Sharing".

Start the Apple File Server ("Personal File Sharing"):

<code bash>
sudo /sbin/service com.apple.AppleFileServer start
</code>

And likewise stop it:

<code bash>
sudo /sbin/service com.apple.AppleFileServer stop
</code>

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