pkg your applications

README.md

pkg your applications

• run install.sh
• write contents from profile.sh to ~/.bash_profile
• use like pkgapp /Applications/Apple\ Configurator\ 2.app
• OR pkgapp Apple\ Configurator\ 2.app
• OR pkgapp Apple\ Configurator\ 2
• search dmg on your desktop

install.sh

#!/bin/bash -xe

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adobe/chromium/master/chrome/installer/mac/pkg-dmg
install pkg-dmg /usr/local/bin/pkg-dmg
rm pkg-dmg

profile.sh

pkgapp () {
  cd /Applications/

  NAME=$(echo "$1" | sed 's/\///g' | sed 's/.app//g' | sed 's/Applications//g')
  TMP_DIR="/tmp/TMP_DIR_${NAME}"
  
  mkdir -p "${TMP_DIR}"
  mv "/Applications/${NAME}.app" "${TMP_DIR}"

  pkg-dmg \
  --verbosity 2 \
  --volname "${NAME}" \
  --source "${TMP_DIR}" \
  --target "${HOME}/Desktop/${NAME}.dmg"

  mv "${TMP_DIR}/${NAME}.app" "/Applications"
  rm -rf "${TMP_DIR}"
  cd -
}