If for what ever reason you need to terminal in to your Apple TV

first you need to open Terminal (Command key + Space Bar)

then type “terminal” and press enter

This should open up your terminal window.

then type

“ssh root@AppleTV.local”

or

“ssh root@192.168.1.1″   {substitue the IP address with your Apple TV IP}

you will then get asked for a password, the default is “alpine”

you are now in the apple tv, it will probably throw you straight in to a directory down the tree

\Library\root\var\

this is something like the default path.

keep a watch on the site for more information on the next step.