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macosx: create an encrypted dmg for dropbox
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encrypted_dmg_for_dropbox.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Create an encrypted dmg for Dropbox
# Command notes: we echo the password to hdiutil and use the -stdinpass to recieve it via stdin
echo -n "password" | hdiutil create -encryption AES-256 -size 5m -fs HFS+J -stdinpass -volname MountedVolumeName DiskImageName.dmg
# attach and detach the dmg
hdiutil attach /path/to/dmg/DiskImageName.dmg
hdiutil detach /Volumes/MountedVolumeName
# resize disk image
hdiutil resize -size 50m DiskImageName.dmg
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