#!/bin/sh | |
### | |
# SOME COMMANDS WILL NOT WORK ON macOS (Sierra or newer) | |
# For Sierra or newer, see https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos | |
### | |
# Alot of these configs have been taken from the various places | |
# on the web, most from here | |
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/5b3c8418ed42d93af2e647dc9d122f25cc034871/.osx | |
# Set the colours you can use | |
black='\033[0;30m' | |
white='\033[0;37m' | |
red='\033[0;31m' | |
green='\033[0;32m' | |
yellow='\033[0;33m' | |
blue='\033[0;34m' | |
magenta='\033[0;35m' | |
cyan='\033[0;36m' | |
# Resets the style | |
reset=`tput sgr0` | |
# Color-echo. Improved. [Thanks @joaocunha] | |
# arg $1 = message | |
# arg $2 = Color | |
cecho() { | |
echo "${2}${1}${reset}" | |
return | |
} | |
# Set continue to false by default | |
CONTINUE=false | |
echo "" | |
cecho "###############################################" $red | |
cecho "# DO NOT RUN THIS SCRIPT BLINDLY #" $red | |
cecho "# YOU'LL PROBABLY REGRET IT... #" $red | |
cecho "# #" $red | |
cecho "# READ IT THOROUGHLY #" $red | |
cecho "# AND EDIT TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS #" $red | |
cecho "###############################################" $red | |
echo "" | |
echo "" | |
cecho "Have you read through the script you're about to run and " $red | |
cecho "understood that it will make changes to your computer? (y/n)" $red | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
CONTINUE=true | |
fi | |
if ! $CONTINUE; then | |
# Check if we're continuing and output a message if not | |
cecho "Please go read the script, it only takes a few minutes" $red | |
exit | |
fi | |
# Here we go.. ask for the administrator password upfront and run a | |
# keep-alive to update existing `sudo` time stamp until script has finished | |
sudo -v | |
while true; do sudo -n true; sleep 60; kill -0 "$$" || exit; done 2>/dev/null & | |
############################################################################### | |
# General UI/UX | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Would you like to set your computer name (as done via System Preferences >> Sharing)? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
echo "What would you like it to be?" | |
read COMPUTER_NAME | |
sudo scutil --set ComputerName $COMPUTER_NAME | |
sudo scutil --set HostName $COMPUTER_NAME | |
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName $COMPUTER_NAME | |
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server NetBIOSName -string $COMPUTER_NAME | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Hide the Time Machine, Volume, User, and Bluetooth icons? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
# Get the system Hardware UUID and use it for the next menubar stuff | |
for domain in ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.systemuiserver.*; do | |
defaults write "${domain}" dontAutoLoad -array \ | |
"/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/TimeMachine.menu" \ | |
"/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Volume.menu" \ | |
"/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/User.menu" | |
done | |
defaults write com.apple.systemuiserver menuExtras -array \ | |
"/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Bluetooth.menu" \ | |
"/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/AirPort.menu" \ | |
"/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Battery.menu" \ | |
"/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Clock.menu" | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Hide the Spotlight icon? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
sudo chmod 600 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable Spotlight indexing for any volume that gets mounted and has not yet been indexed before? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
echo 'Use `sudo mdutil -i off "/Volumes/foo"` to stop indexing any volume.' | |
sudo defaults write /.Spotlight-V100/VolumeConfiguration Exclusions -array "/Volumes" | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Change indexing order and disable some search results in Spotlight? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
# Yosemite-specific search results (remove them if your are using OS X 10.9 or older): | |
# MENU_DEFINITION | |
# MENU_CONVERSION | |
# MENU_EXPRESSION | |
# MENU_SPOTLIGHT_SUGGESTIONS (send search queries to Apple) | |
# MENU_WEBSEARCH (send search queries to Apple) | |
# MENU_OTHER | |
defaults write com.apple.spotlight orderedItems -array \ | |
'{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "APPLICATIONS";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "SYSTEM_PREFS";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "DIRECTORIES";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "PDF";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "FONTS";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "DOCUMENTS";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MESSAGES";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "CONTACT";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "EVENT_TODO";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "IMAGES";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "BOOKMARKS";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MUSIC";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MOVIES";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "PRESENTATIONS";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "SPREADSHEETS";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "SOURCE";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_DEFINITION";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_OTHER";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_CONVERSION";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_EXPRESSION";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_WEBSEARCH";}' \ | |
'{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_SPOTLIGHT_SUGGESTIONS";}' | |
# Load new settings before rebuilding the index | |
killall mds > /dev/null 2>&1 | |
# Make sure indexing is enabled for the main volume | |
sudo mdutil -i on / > /dev/null | |
# Rebuild the index from scratch | |
sudo mdutil -E / > /dev/null | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Expanding the save panel by default" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true | |
echo "" | |
echo "Automatically quit printer app once the print jobs complete" | |
defaults write com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs "Quit When Finished" -bool true | |
# Try e.g. `cd /tmp; unidecode "\x{0000}" > cc.txt; open -e cc.txt` | |
echo "" | |
echo "Displaying ASCII control characters using caret notation in standard text views" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSTextShowsControlCharacters -bool true | |
echo "" | |
echo "Save to disk, rather than iCloud, by default? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Reveal IP address, hostname, OS version, etc. when clicking the clock in the login window" | |
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow AdminHostInfo HostName | |
echo "" | |
echo "Check for software updates daily, not just once per week" | |
defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int 1 | |
echo "" | |
echo "Removing duplicates in the 'Open With' menu" | |
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable smart quotes and smart dashes? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Add ability to toggle between Light and Dark mode in Yosemite using ctrl+opt+cmd+t? (y/n)" | |
# http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/2jr6s2/1010_i_found_a_way_to_dynamically_switch_between/ | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist _HIEnableThemeSwitchHotKey -bool true | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable Photos.app from starting everytime a device is plugged in" | |
defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ImageCapture disableHotPlug -bool true | |
############################################################################### | |
# General Power and Performance modifications | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable hibernation? (speeds up entering sleep mode) (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0 | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Remove the sleep image file to save disk space? (y/n)" | |
echo "(If you're on a <128GB SSD, this helps but can have adverse affects on performance. You've been warned.)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
sudo rm /Private/var/vm/sleepimage | |
echo "Creating a zero-byte file instead" | |
sudo touch /Private/var/vm/sleepimage | |
echo "and make sure it can't be rewritten" | |
sudo chflags uchg /Private/var/vm/sleepimage | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable the sudden motion sensor? (it's not useful for SSDs/current MacBooks) (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
sudo pmset -a sms 0 | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable system-wide resume? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.systempreferences NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable the menubar transparency? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Speeding up wake from sleep to 24 hours from an hour" | |
# http://www.cultofmac.com/221392/quick-hack-speeds-up-retina-macbooks-wake-from-sleep-os-x-tips/ | |
sudo pmset -a standbydelay 86400 | |
################################################################################ | |
# Trackpad, mouse, keyboard, Bluetooth accessories, and input | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Increasing sound quality for Bluetooth headphones/headsets" | |
defaults write com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" -int 40 | |
echo "" | |
echo "Enabling full keyboard access for all controls (enable Tab in modal dialogs, menu windows, etc.)" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3 | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disabling press-and-hold for special keys in favor of key repeat" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false | |
echo "" | |
echo "Setting a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0 | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable auto-correct? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Setting trackpad & mouse speed to a reasonable number" | |
defaults write -g com.apple.trackpad.scaling 2 | |
defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.scaling 2.5 | |
echo "" | |
echo "Turn off keyboard illumination when computer is not used for 5 minutes" | |
defaults write com.apple.BezelServices kDimTime -int 300 | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable display from automatically adjusting brightness? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.iokit.AmbientLightSensor "Automatic Display Enabled" -bool false | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable keyboard from automatically adjusting backlight brightness in low light? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.iokit.AmbientLightSensor "Automatic Keyboard Enabled" -bool false | |
fi | |
############################################################################### | |
# Screen | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Requiring password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins" | |
defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -int 1 | |
defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPasswordDelay -int 0 | |
echo "" | |
echo "Where do you want screenshots to be stored? (hit ENTER if you want ~/Desktop as default)" | |
# Thanks https://github.com/omgmog | |
read screenshot_location | |
echo "" | |
if [ -z "${screenshot_location}" ] | |
then | |
# If nothing specified, we default to ~/Desktop | |
screenshot_location="${HOME}/Desktop" | |
else | |
# Otherwise we use input | |
if [[ "${screenshot_location:0:1}" != "/" ]] | |
then | |
# If input doesn't start with /, assume it's relative to home | |
screenshot_location="${HOME}/${screenshot_location}" | |
fi | |
fi | |
echo "Setting location to ${screenshot_location}" | |
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "${screenshot_location}" | |
echo "" | |
echo "What format should screenshots be saved as? (hit ENTER for PNG, options: BMP, GIF, JPG, PDF, TIFF) " | |
read screenshot_format | |
if [ -z "$1" ] | |
then | |
echo "" | |
echo "Setting screenshot format to PNG" | |
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string "png" | |
else | |
echo "" | |
echo "Setting screenshot format to $screenshot_format" | |
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string "$screenshot_format" | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Enabling subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2 | |
echo "" | |
echo "Enabling HiDPI display modes (requires restart)" | |
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver DisplayResolutionEnabled -bool true | |
############################################################################### | |
# Finder | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Show icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Show hidden files in Finder by default? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Show dotfiles in Finder by default? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Show all filename extensions in Finder by default? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Show status bar in Finder by default? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Display full POSIX path as Finder window title? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable the warning when changing a file extension? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Use column view in all Finder windows by default? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle Clmv | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Avoid creation of .DS_Store files on network volumes? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable disk image verification? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify -bool true | |
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-locked -bool true | |
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-remote -bool true | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Allowing text selection in Quick Look/Preview in Finder by default" | |
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true | |
echo "" | |
echo "Show item info near icons on the desktop and in other icon views? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Show item info to the right of the icons on the desktop? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:labelOnBottom false" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Enable snap-to-grid for icons on the desktop and in other icon views? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Increase grid spacing for icons on the desktop and in other icon views? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Increase the size of icons on the desktop and in other icon views? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 80" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 80" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 80" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
fi | |
############################################################################### | |
# Dock & Mission Control | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "Wipe all (default) app icons from the Dock? (y/n)" | |
echo "(This is only really useful when setting up a new Mac, or if you don't use the Dock to launch apps.)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Setting the icon size of Dock items to 36 pixels for optimal size/screen-realestate" | |
defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 36 | |
echo "" | |
echo "Speeding up Mission Control animations and grouping windows by application" | |
defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1 | |
defaults write com.apple.dock "expose-group-by-app" -bool true | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable the over-the-top focus ring animation" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSUseAnimatedFocusRing -bool false | |
echo "" | |
echo "Hide the menu bar? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write "Apple Global Domain" "_HIHideMenuBar" 1 | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Set Dock to auto-hide and remove the auto-hiding delay? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true | |
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 | |
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0 | |
fi | |
############################################################################### | |
# Chrome, Safari, & WebKit | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Privacy: Don't send search queries to Apple" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari UniversalSearchEnabled -bool false | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari SuppressSearchSuggestions -bool true | |
echo "" | |
echo "Hiding Safari's bookmarks bar by default" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowFavoritesBar -bool false | |
echo "" | |
echo "Hiding Safari's sidebar in Top Sites" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowSidebarInTopSites -bool false | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disabling Safari's thumbnail cache for History and Top Sites" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2 | |
echo "" | |
echo "Enabling Safari's debug menu" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true | |
echo "" | |
echo "Making Safari's search banners default to Contains instead of Starts With" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari FindOnPageMatchesWordStartsOnly -bool false | |
echo "" | |
echo "Removing useless icons from Safari's bookmarks bar" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari ProxiesInBookmarksBar "()" | |
echo "" | |
echo "Enabling the Develop menu and the Web Inspector in Safari" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -bool true | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtrasEnabledPreferenceKey -bool true | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari "com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2DeveloperExtrasEnabled" -bool true | |
echo "" | |
echo "Adding a context menu item for showing the Web Inspector in web views" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disabling the annoying backswipe in Chrome" | |
defaults write com.google.Chrome AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false | |
defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false | |
echo "" | |
echo "Using the system-native print preview dialog in Chrome" | |
defaults write com.google.Chrome DisablePrintPreview -bool true | |
defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary DisablePrintPreview -bool true | |
############################################################################### | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Setting email addresses to copy as 'foo@example.com' instead of 'Foo Bar <foo@example.com>' in Mail.app" | |
defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false | |
############################################################################### | |
# Terminal | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Enabling UTF-8 ONLY in Terminal.app and setting the Pro theme by default" | |
defaults write com.apple.terminal StringEncodings -array 4 | |
defaults write com.apple.Terminal "Default Window Settings" -string "Pro" | |
defaults write com.apple.Terminal "Startup Window Settings" -string "Pro" | |
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# Time Machine | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Prevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable local Time Machine backups? (This can take up a ton of SSD space on <128GB SSDs) (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal | |
fi | |
############################################################################### | |
# Messages # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable automatic emoji substitution in Messages.app? (i.e. use plain text smileys) (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticEmojiSubstitutionEnablediMessage" -bool false | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable smart quotes in Messages.app? (it's annoying for messages that contain code) (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled" -bool false | |
fi | |
echo "" | |
echo "Disable continuous spell checking in Messages.app? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "continuousSpellCheckingEnabled" -bool false | |
fi | |
############################################################################### | |
# Transmission.app # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Do you use Transmission for torrenting? (y/n)" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
mkdir -p ~/Downloads/Incomplete | |
echo "" | |
echo "Setting up an incomplete downloads folder in Downloads" | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission UseIncompleteDownloadFolder -bool true | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission IncompleteDownloadFolder -string "${HOME}/Downloads/Incomplete" | |
echo "" | |
echo "Setting auto-add folder to be Downloads" | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission AutoImportDirectory -string "${HOME}/Downloads" | |
echo "" | |
echo "Don't prompt for confirmation before downloading" | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission DownloadAsk -bool false | |
echo "" | |
echo "Trash original torrent files after adding them" | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission DeleteOriginalTorrent -bool true | |
echo "" | |
echo "Hiding the donate message" | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningDonate -bool false | |
echo "" | |
echo "Hiding the legal disclaimer" | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningLegal -bool false | |
echo "" | |
echo "Auto-resizing the window to fit transfers" | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission AutoSize -bool true | |
echo "" | |
echo "Auto updating to betas" | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission AutoUpdateBeta -bool true | |
echo "" | |
echo "Setting up the best block list" | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission EncryptionRequire -bool true | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistAutoUpdate -bool true | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistNew -bool true | |
defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistURL -string "http://john.bitsurge.net/public/biglist.p2p.gz" | |
fi | |
############################################################################### | |
# Sublime Text | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Do you use Sublime Text 3 as your editor of choice, and is it installed?" | |
read -r response | |
if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
# Installing from homebrew cask does the following for you! | |
# echo "" | |
# echo "Linking Sublime Text for command line usage as subl" | |
# ln -s "/Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl" /usr/local/bin/subl | |
echo "" | |
echo "Setting Git to use Sublime Text as default editor" | |
git config --global core.editor "subl -n -w" | |
fi | |
############################################################################### | |
# Optional Extras | |
############################################################################### | |
# Create a nice last-change git log message, from https://twitter.com/elijahmanor/status/697055097356943360 | |
git config --global alias.lastchange 'log -p --follow -n 1' | |
############################################################################### | |
# Kill affected applications | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
cecho "Done!" $cyan | |
echo "" | |
echo "" | |
cecho "################################################################################" $white | |
echo "" | |
echo "" | |
cecho "Note that some of these changes require a logout/restart to take effect." $red | |
cecho "Killing some open applications in order to take effect." $red | |
echo "" | |
find ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock -name "*.db" -maxdepth 1 -delete | |
for app in "Activity Monitor" "Address Book" "Calendar" "Contacts" "cfprefsd" \ | |
"Dock" "Finder" "Mail" "Messages" "Safari" "SystemUIServer" \ | |
"Terminal" "Transmission"; do | |
killall "${app}" > /dev/null 2>&1 | |
done |
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I just updated the script as I noticed this as well. Thanks for the heads up! |
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jbrooksuk
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Aug 22, 2014
Figured it out. sudo chmod 755 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search
killall SystemUIServer This should be optional. |
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arthurgeek
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Sep 3, 2014
Ok, I read everything in here before running this script. No mention of Spotlight. And after running it, there's no Spotlight on the Menu screen. I have even restarted the machine, without any luck. Any idea? |
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iamnewton
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Sep 11, 2014
@arthurgeek, its line 72 |
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juanjardim
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Sep 12, 2014
Hi, I executed all the steps here, but I notice that the functionality of F3 key ("multiple windows") doesn't work any more. Can you help me with this issue? |
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andrewgordstewart
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Sep 15, 2014
@juanjardim, it's disabled by line 476: |
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robrecord
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Sep 29, 2014
Really you should ask the user before disabling some of these things, eg. system sleep. Disabling mission control is a sledgehammer approach, don't you think? |
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sbilstein
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Oct 2, 2014
Really should consider making killing spotlight optional (and explicit) |
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This script was recently mentioned on HN through this link so I imagine this is going to get some exposure and flack soon. Not trying to be on the defensive when I say "don't run shell scripts from the internet" but you're more than welcome to read what the script does first before running it (which I seriously advise). I know there are a ton of places in the script that could be improved and I'm always re-evaluating and improving it based on feedback so I'm open to suggestions. @robrecord I'm sure that could be improved and it's definitely something I'll consider. My personal preference is to remove all icons from the menubar to start from a minimal and clean slate. I tend to only run this script when setting up a new computer anyways. @sbilstein at one point almost every option was inside of a prompt, but it took forever to loop through when testing so I removed a lot of them. |
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@sbilstein just updated to include a prompt when hiding Spotlight icon |
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benbaker
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Oct 3, 2014
I didn't know how much I wanted most of these things. Thank you! |
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Happy to help @benbaker :) more updates coming soon once Yosemite official drops |
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hkjorgensen
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Oct 3, 2014
Thanks for the script and tips! Removing the volume-icon is bad idea, because it does provide information and usefull functionality (not the volume up/down stuff). |
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@hkjorgensen I agree and disagree, you can control volume from your keyboard and from the terminal. My personal preference is to use the Sound Preferences menu if I'm doing any sound editing. In the next version the script will prompt if you want to remove the icons from the menu bar. |
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albertorestifo
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Oct 3, 2014
There is an issue with OSX Yosemite: If you decide to hide the spotlight icon, it will also remove the functionality (Using Cmd + space won't fire it anymore) |
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@albertorestifo generally if you're disabling the spotlight icon, you're gonna use Alfred (or another launcher instead) so for the sake of the script, remove the line if you run it. |
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phoward8020
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Oct 6, 2014
@albertorestifo - FWIW, I'm running the Yosemite GM Candidate version and my designated keyboard shortcut (⌥-space instead of the default ⌘-space) launches Spotlight just fine, even with the menu bar icon hidden. |
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kopf
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Oct 6, 2014
Half of this shit (if not all) should prompt the user. Disabling sleep completely? Autohiding the dock? That kind of stuff is completely subjective. |
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kopf
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Oct 6, 2014
Seriously? |
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j-mcnally
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Oct 6, 2014
@kopf this is a guide for hackers, if u dont want it to do that, edit the script. |
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@kopf I agree with @j-mcnally, If you don't like something please feel free to edit the script before running. The reasoning for removing the sleepimage is to remove a ridiculously large amount of occupied space for low storage-size SSDs. I understand it's use in the OS however when using with a large amount of RAM (4-8GB) and a small 64GB/128GB SSD where storage space matters, the more storage the better. I've seen very minimal instability with this and I'm sure others can attest. Also, those few lines were ripped almost verbatim from a few other |
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kopf
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Oct 7, 2014
Absolutely - I was incredibly stupid to run this script without first reading it fully - I took a look at it and from the first glance, it looked as if it was going to ask me questions about each point. I got it on recommendation from a friend, so I ignored the prospect that it might do something malicious. Both of which proved to be very stupid mistakes indeed. In any event, here's a question: if this script isn't meant to be simply run as is, then why are you sharing it in that form? (Especially with the incredible lie It would make sense if the script were instead one of the following:
But it isn't. |
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@kopf I'm in the process now of revising the script and providing a better experience |
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verhovsky
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Oct 9, 2014
Glad I read the comments and the script before using, it worked out great, thanks! Minor point, but with 2.0, you might want to use a better encoding (see lines 37, 50, 133) |
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joshink
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Oct 10, 2014
This changed my life. Thanks for sharing! |
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ju-popov
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Oct 13, 2014
This script needs an undo option :) |
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@borisverk Yeah this was unintentional and I'm not sure why the encoding is messed up @Jul1an next version will prompt for any major/system change. If you read what each one does, it's pretty easy to deduce what the opposite/undo command is for it. |
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neilpa
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Oct 14, 2014
Setting 'dontAutoLoad' for the menu bar icons doesn't work on a fresh install. There doesn't appear to be a default plist file in there for systemuiserver and I'm unsure how to fix it since it's suffixed with an arbitrary UUID. |
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neilpa
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Oct 14, 2014
Dug a little deeper and it's the hardware UUID for your machine. Looks like you can grab it like so
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@neilpa I'm interested in what you're trying to do, could you explain? |
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pmarreck
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Oct 15, 2014
Dude. Come on. Fuck everything about that. Does that crap convention come from IE/Windows, or some shit? It is bullshit. If you are used to that convention... Lose it. Countless times I've backspaced to delete a character, only to realize I lost focus in the meantime and the browser took me back a page, losing all the text I input. The backspace key should NOT be modal. Welcome to OS X, we use Command-LeftArrow here, to go back in a browser. |
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@pmarreck the fork button is at the top, you're welcome to use it :) Snarkiness aside, I'm well aware that some of these conventions are unorthodox in the OS X ecosystem, but these are personal additions that I felt are necessary for me to feel like my Mac is my own. Fork this script and maintain your own version. Or don't. The world is your oyster. |
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neilpa
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Oct 16, 2014
@brandonb927 Sorry if I was a bit too vague. Got a new machine the other day and ran through your script but hiding the menu bar icons didn't work for me. I poked around and found that com.apple.systemuiserver.UUID.plist didn't exist for me in ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost. That means the globbing on line 58 doesn't find anything. I was trying to figure out a way to seed that file if it didn't exist. After some digging I figured out that UUID is the Hardware UUID as I mentioned above. Instead of using globbing and hoping the file exists you can explicitly write it after extracting UUID from the system_profiler command. This should probably do the trick
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@neilpa that's awesome! I'll add this into the next major version of the script :) Thanks! |
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tzvetkoff
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Oct 19, 2014
Disabling compressed memory might be a nice addition to all of these - who needs it when you have 16+G? :>
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tsenart
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Oct 19, 2014
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thanks @diimdeep! |
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@tzvetkoff that's a great hack |
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ryanmaclean
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Oct 21, 2014
@brandonb927 this is awesome! I've watched the script morph and it's become a behemoth! |
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MISIEK22
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Oct 22, 2014
Would definitely help us out! Is there anyway of enabling sharing, enabling VNC and setting a VNC password? How would you also make this not optional, ie. just enable the settings that I want implemented? |
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@MISIEK22 I'm not sure you can do this from the cli, but it'd be worth researching |
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realdannys
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Oct 23, 2014
I want to name my computer something with a space on it, but using the "" method in the script doens't work, is it possible? |
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@realdannys pretty sure you just enter the spaces as-is, there's no escaping going on here. If you test in your shell:
this is the output
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andrewcamerondouglas
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Oct 24, 2014
Thanks for sharing @brandonb927! Just what I was looking for. Forked and going to have a play. |
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EvanPurkhiser
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Oct 27, 2014
That huge else statement nesting could be refactored if you change the if statement into a guard statement with an |
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@EvanPurkhiser Thanks for the tip! |
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jitendravyas
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Oct 28, 2014
how to run this script? |
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omgmog
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Oct 28, 2014
Looks like an issue with the setting of screenshot folder: echo ""
echo "Where do you want screenshots to be stored? (hit ENTER if you want ~/Desktop as default)"
read screenshot_location
if [ -z "$1" ]
then
echo ""
echo "Setting location to ~/Desktop"
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "$HOME/Desktop"
else
echo ""
echo "Setting location to ~/$screenshot_location"
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "$HOME/$screenshot_location"
fi What if the user wants to locate their screenshot directory on another drive, or somewhere outside of I propose something like this, to check for a echo ""
echo "Where do you want screenshots to be stored? (hit ENTER if you want ~/Desktop as default)"
read screenshot_location
echo ""
if [ -z "${screenshot_location}" ]
then
# If nothing specified, we default to ~/Desktop
screenshot_location="${HOME}/Desktop"
else
# Otherwise we use input
if [[ "${screenshot_location:0:1}" != "/" ]]
then
# If input doesn't start with /, assume it's relative to home
screenshot_location="${HOME}/${screenshot_location}"
fi
fi
echo "Setting location to ${screenshot_location}"
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "${screenshot_location}" |
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@omgmog you propose a great point. I'll review this and add it in if it works as advertised :) |
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mojo2012
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Oct 30, 2014
Hey nice script, but why not integrate it into secrets (pref pane)? |
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@mojo2012 I'm not sure what you mean by "integrate" but some of these settings are very opinionated so I'm not sure they could be integrated. |
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photis
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Nov 2, 2014
Excellent! Great job @brandonb927, thanks a lot. All I'm missing now is a setting to ALWAYS include system files and hidden files when I do a Finder search. Please? Someone? Pretty please? |
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CptKacke
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Nov 5, 2014
echo "Increasing sound quality for Bluetooth headphones/headsets" is not working, since there have been some changes since Mavericks, does anyone know the new path or another way to change this value? My BT connection crackles horribly... PS: i didn't even know all these kind of changes were even possible, that's a nice script! |
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@CptKacke to be honest this is legacy from pre-Mavericks, I have no way of testing this so if anyone has feedback I'm open to modification! |
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CptKacke
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Nov 5, 2014
I found a way, but with bypassing the terminal. I don't know if this is still interesting in this case :D |
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giulioungaretti
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Nov 12, 2014
@CptKacke yeah but the changes are not permanent at all, for me at least. :D |
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darinwilson
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Nov 12, 2014
This is fantastic - thanks for posting it! |
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muzll0dr
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Nov 17, 2014
This is brilliant. Probably wouldn't use the full script, but it's a fantastic collection of power user settings. I've already shared it with some of my developer colleagues. Well done. Sorry you're getting some flack from people who don't read it through first. |
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pdfowler
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Nov 18, 2014
AMAZING! Thank you! The one that slipped by in my pre-run review was the "Allow hitting the Backspace key to go to the previous page in history" - This falls into the same category as "tap to click" on trackpads: making the computer unusable ;) |
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@fatty1380 after listening to everyone's feedback, I've removed this option |
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docterd
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Nov 22, 2014
To hide the spotlight icon you should rather use |
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@docterd that gives me an error in Yosemite:
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joeyhoer
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Nov 30, 2014
This is really clever. I like how you're using prompts. I also like the idea of a "configurable export" as @kopf suggested. I've been working on a similar tool. Disclaimer, definitely don't "just run" that one. I've focused very heavily on documenting each setting's options, especially when it comes to integer based setting, where the meaning can be cryptic. Additionally, I've split the settings across multiple files in an effort to make them more easy to find and toggle on a per-application basis. |
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pathikrit
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Dec 3, 2014
Thanks @brandonb927. My personal dead simple setup script: https://github.com/pathikrit/mac-setup-script/blob/master/setup.sh |
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@pathikrit I have a script like that in my (poorly named, which no longer actually contains any dotfiles) |
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@joeyhoer I like what you've got going on there. It does seem like a bit of overkill to me, but to each is there own right? :) |
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jeffpowrs
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Dec 8, 2014
Great script! I've been trying to run these three on Yosemite ( OS 10.10) :
But they don't seem to have any effect. Does anyone have any ideas? |
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@jeffpowrs they work when holding down a key, have you rebooted after running the script? |
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jeffpowrs
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Dec 9, 2014
@brandonb927, I have restarted. Unfortunately that didn't do it for me. The repeat is still slow and I still see the special keys when holding down a key for example the |
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dmastylo
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Dec 18, 2014
Anyone else's mail.app break after using this script? |
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massemanet
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Dec 18, 2014
com.apple.screencapture appears to be gone in Yosemite? |
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karlhorky
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Dec 18, 2014
@brandonb927 Thanks for the script! Lots of useful things. A couple of suggestions:
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@massemanet thanks for bringing that up, I'll check into it. @karlhorky great suggestions, thanks! |
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QuaqSim
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Dec 22, 2014
Haven't read through the script properly yet but it looks like there's a lot of interesting stuff to pick at, thanks for putting it together! You made a comment about testing being awkward with everything prompting all the time. How about prompting based on a variable for the things you don't want to prompt on, like sticking |
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spuder
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Dec 23, 2014
Line 703 errors if ~/Downloads/Incomplete doesn't exist. This script should test if that directory is present, and possibly create the Incomplete directory automatically. |
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@QuadSim that's a good point, I will look into that. @spuder thanks for the heads up, |
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spuder
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Jan 2, 2015
Line 120 should be wrapped in single quotes. Otherwise bash tries to interpret the backticks and throws this error |
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@spuder thanks again. I use zshell so I think that's why this worked for me. I'll make sure that this thing actually runs before I update it again. |
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spuder
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Jan 2, 2015
On a brand new mac, running 10.10, this line errors
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spuder
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Jan 2, 2015
The mkdir -p for Transmission needs to be moved in front of the 'echo' command on line 703.
The first line attempts to expand ~/Downloads/Incomplete, but that directory isn't necessarily available until line 704 |
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obeid
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Jan 19, 2015
The KeyRepeat command won't have an effect if you use Karabiner for any key-remapping. |
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corvine74
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Jan 20, 2015
Has anyone found a way to lock the dock items when running Yosemite? |
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brownmike
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Jan 23, 2015
@corvine74 |
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Thanks for the heads up @spuder. I fixed the Downloads folder issue though I'm unable to replicate the snap-to-grid issue. |
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joaocunha
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Jan 24, 2015
@brandonb927 loved your # Colors list
red='\033[0;31m'
green='\033[0;32m'
# ...
# Bold
bold=`tput bold`
# Resets the style
normal=`tput sgr0`
# Color-echo.
# arg $1 = message
# arg $2 = Color
cecho() {
echo "${2}${bold}\n${1}${normal}"
return
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joaocunha
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Jan 24, 2015
@brandonb927 Also, some of the prompts can probably be shortened. I'm prompting this way: echo "Question? [y/n]"
read -r response
if [[ ! $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then
echo "no"
else
echo "yes"
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iantearle
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Jan 27, 2015
I didn't really want this, but didn't spot it before it was too late, thought it would be an easy fix to return to details on the bottom, but apparently not, any clues?
I have been running the opposite from your command, killing finder and restarting doesn't return them...
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@joaocunha Thanks for the tips, I'll see how they work with some testing. @iantearle you really shouldn't run scripts blindly... but regardless I think the fix here is to change the settings in Finder View settings if changing |
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gjpalau
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Brandon, Wanted to suggest a couple of snippets I made for renaming the macs, by identifying the type of chassis and using ML-$serial for laptops, MW-$serial for iMac, Mac Pro or Mac Mini and S-$serial XServe. A longer script with an AD bind script included on this link in case someone needs it: https://gist.github.com/gjpalau/92e802d422923762311c#file-rename-and-bind-sh Shameless Plug: I write in a blog oriented for Mac OS X Administrators called http://enterpriseosx.com if anyone needs more scripts for free, no ads etc... |
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@gjpalau thanks for the suggestion! I'm not sure that outside of enterprise those would be useful, but great work there :) I think a lot of people who would use this script would want to customize their name to their needs. |
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petemill
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Feb 20, 2015
Just a word on the sleepimage stuff - it's all good about saving space until you realise that if you run out of battery, your Mac will just turn off ungracefully and you will lose state (including any unsaved files) without warning. Might be worth warning the user / adding a comment in the script for a hacker so they know. If you want to reverse this, don't set the hibernatevalue value to 1 (from the 0 in the script), set it to 3. From: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/pmset.1.html A great script though, including that functionality! Just needs the warning IMO as most people won't know what hibernatemode does off the top of their head. |
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@petemill I agree completely and I've actually had it happen to me once, however it was 100% my fault and I don't think it changes my opinion on keeping it in the script behind a prompt which it already is. I'd also note that if you're a hacker/coder who's gonna use this script, you're going to research what some of the commands do before you run them right? ;) |
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chriso
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Mar 3, 2015
Just a warning for anyone using You can run |
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lucianf
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Mar 10, 2015
Am I missing something, or do the two sections around 369 and 376 do the same thing? |
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benjibee
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Mar 10, 2015
I come back to this gist with each new major OS release and I always discover all sorts of new tricks. I love it. Thanks so much |
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anchor-detail
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Mar 19, 2015
This script is awesome, thanks! I would love to turn on Three Finger dragging & Touch to click. Anyone have any luck with those? |
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thanks for the feedback @anchor-detail! |
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0xafbf
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Apr 4, 2015
Hello @brandonb927, there is an issue with case-sensitive osx, when removing the sleepimage it does not find /Private/.... because it is called 'private' |
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@BoteRock this is something you'd have to fix before running it, I'm not going to add case-sensitive partition checking just for that as it's just not that big of an issue that I've run into. Great to know however and good catch! |
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dvcrn
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Apr 28, 2015
Ran into this script for the transparency line defaults write |
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@dabido I think you need to |
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tjsoftworks
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May 12, 2015
@brandon927 - Thanx for sharing. This helps expose and document a lot of little things that should be exposed. While everyone has there own perferences and needs. Have a model script like this is really helpful. Likely everyone who finds this gist was looking for the: "How do I change this or that?" and this shows that a little CLI can do it. |
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dcondrey
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Jun 23, 2015
Suggest adding a line to modify /etc/profile to improve slow bash prompt.. Add the line
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Thanks @tjsoftworks, I appreciate it :) Also thanks for the suggestion @dcondrey, I'll test that out! |
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elnappo
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Jul 27, 2015
I used these defaults via the new ansible module osx_defaults in my dotfiles: https://github.com/elnappo/dotfiles/blob/master/init/tasks/osx_defaults.yml |
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dvcrn
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Aug 28, 2015
Here's one I always use in my system. Maybe you can add that one too
This tweak is incredible helpful for lazy people like me that let their download folder overgrow. It forces me to categorize: Is the file I just downloaded important or not? If it is, move it to it's place and if it's not, just leave it and it will get deleted upon restart. Especially with .dmg files I found this to be super helpful because I care about the content inside the container and not the container itself. |
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adamziaja
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Oct 18, 2015
Looks like works fine on El Capitan. |
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@adamziaja thanks for verifying that! I have yet to run it on my computer that I did a fresh install of El Capitan on as my partner uses it mostly and I use my work laptop. I'll have to do some testing and updating when I do so. Cheers. |
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cinnamonkale
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Nov 4, 2015
This script is so helpful when clean installing. One fix, Line 360 is missing |
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@kylesimmonds Thanks for pointing that out, fixed now! |
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d0p3t
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Dec 7, 2015
thanks for a better mac setup. i didn't do this on a clean install but worked fine |
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Tushkiz
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Feb 1, 2016
Is there any script like this for Ubuntu (ubuntu-for-hackers.sh)? |
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@Tushkiz not that I'm aware of, I use OS X |
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sietec
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Feb 18, 2016
I came across this fantastic collection of yours while searching for nice OS X hacks and tricks for power users....thanks a lot. Anyway, I was searching to find as much as I could because I'm a software developer (well, actually, an aerospace engineer, but do software as a side business/open-source pleasure)... and I'm creating an app for OS X which will create a persistent store of everything that might be modified prior to first invocation of the program, then with a nice GUI, allowing users to choose what they would like to change. Similar to other tools, some of which no longer exist or don't work on the latest (e.g. El Capitan), but which pushes right past the nonsense bullshit and goes straight to the meat of the matter...anyway, obviously, you are sharing this with the world, but I always like to mention and request permission to utilize your collection (obviously not verbatim, since it will be translated to C++ and system calls) in this app. I'll be posting it on GitHub...if you're interested in this at all (e.g. providing feedback, if you have any new badass hacks, etc.) just let me know and I'll give you access to the repo once it's up. So, that was a very long way of blabbing, I apologize. My main intention was to make sure you don't have any problems with my using your collection in this software. Violating someone else's IP is a pet peeve of mine...so do accept my apology if you couldn't care less...and, once again, thanks for sharing this. Ignore the naysayers who have the unbelievable guile to demonize you after they ran some script they found on the internet without ( a-reading it || b-understanding what it does || c-realizing the ramifications || d-taking the time to decide whether to perform one of the changes or not ) or more likely all of the above ( a && b && c && d ). You weren't required to post any of this, much less with the careful attention to detail you gave it and even more much less the fact that you gave options and choices for many of the settings. Some people will gripe about anything. |
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@sietec thank you for the kind words :) I'm 100% ok with you using any of this in your software, free of charge and as-is, yada yada. If you want to attribute me or anyone else mentioned here who contributed, be my guest. I'd love to see the output of your software and I might include it in here if you publish it open source or make it available for everyone to use. Cheers! |
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idontactuallyknowhowtocode
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Mar 24, 2016
I messed up when starting this up. how do I reverse it? |
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@idontactuallyknowhowtocode I'm not sure how far the script ran, generally this is run on a brand new installation of OS X so I would consider just re-installing OS X |
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kvpb
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Jun 7, 2016
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@brandonb927 Since some changes require a reboot to take effect, why not include a prompt to make things simpler to use? Here's my code, at the very end of the script:
I still haven't tested this yet, though, but you get the idea. I will include this into mine. |
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dgitman
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Jul 5, 2016
@brandonb927 you might want to update
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Pustur
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Aug 20, 2016
Hi @brandonb927, thanks for the script. Do you know how i can undo the Thanks! |
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izaaklauer
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Aug 23, 2016
I think your C.l.o.u.d.-To-Butt text substitor is a bit too aggressive. Line 172 probably shouldn't have NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToButt. "iButt", however, is a fantastic name for Apple's cloud service suite. I hope it catches on. |
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@izaaklauer Rats! I will fix that :) @Pustur You'd have to take a look at a fresh installation, I'm not too sure. |
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albinekb
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Sep 24, 2016
Has anyone figured out how to get the fast key-repeat on sierra? :/ |
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foldback
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Oct 15, 2016
@albinekb, |
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Note: I will not be maintaining this for macOS and beyond@mathiasbynens has a well-maintained version that I've basically pulled everything from until this point, and some. You can continue to fork this script and add your own bits and pieces, but I will not be maintaining it as I've upgraded to macOS and won't be going backwards. Thanks everyone for your support. I will check in here every now and again as Github has not implemented Gist commenting into the main Notifications panel |
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pathikrit
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Nov 15, 2016
@brandon927: Anyone know of a port of this for maxOS? |
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@pathikrit most, if not all, of these commands and tweaks will work, I just won't be supporting/keeping it up to date going forward. |
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sayan-sibyl
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Nov 29, 2017
Everything is Fine but I want the default icons back, how can I do that? |
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sayan-sibyl
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Nov 29, 2017
@branddon927 I would like the default icons to be back! |
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yazeed
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Feb 18, 2018
Is there any way to control how much space Optimize Mac Storage actually uses on my hard drive? In other words, how much optimization it actually does? Cause there doesn't seem to be a way for us to control that anywhere. Basically, I'd like to be able to free up some space, and have most of my iCloud files stay on the cloud until I need them (on demand). |
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Libra900
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Oct 9, 2019
Hireahacker is a false advertisement, after you pay nothing comes up. Talk to a real hacker if you need one. Legionofhacks AT gmail com |
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Minami-tori-shima commentedJun 19, 2014
Line:
is a duplicate of line:
even though the intention is different.