File system monitoring: • sudo fs_usage • sudo opensnoop • lsof With respect to package-based installations: • /Users/*/Library/Receipts/ • /Librar

File system monitoring: • sudo fs_usage • sudo opensnoop • lsof With respect to package-based installations: • /Users/*/Library/Receipts/ • /Library/Receipts/ Tools of interest (check man pages): • /usr/bin/lsbom SomeBOM.bom • /usr/bin/defaults read /Path/To/Receipt/org.example.foo.plist (Explicit, general PList reading example.) • /usr/bin/defaults read net.example.Bar (Searches in Preferences locations for matching name.) • /usr/bin/installer Preferences (configurations): • /Library/Preferences/ (Computer-wide, Local Preferences) • /Users/*/Library/Preferences/ (User Preferences) Application Support (serials, etc.): • /Library/Application Support/ • /Users/*/Library/Application Support/ Further/related readings: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPRuntimeConfig/Articles/UserPreferences.html https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/MacOS... http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGUide/FileSystemOverview/FileSystemOverview.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010672-CH2-SW14 http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/FileMa... http://www.gnustep.org/resources/documentation/User/GNUstep/filesystem.html http://www.gnustep.org/resources/documentation/User/GNUstep/... http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/22/monitor-mac-os-x-filesystem-usage-access-with-opensnoop/ http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/22/monitor-mac-os-x-filesystem-u... http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060817044149264 http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=2006081704414926... http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#featuredarticles/FileSystemEvents/_index.html http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#featuredarticles/Fil... http://superuser.com/questions/97980/view-filesystem-access-in-real-time-on-mac-os-x http://superuser.com/questions/97980/view-filesystem-access-... https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/pkgutil.1.html https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwi... http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/PackageMakerUserGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Develo... http://support.apple.com/kb/TA26118?viewlocale=en_US http://support.apple.com/kb/TA26118?viewlocale=en_US Note: Different tools are available/unavailable in different versions of OS X.