Tweak flush and sync settings for Docker for Mac

make_docker_great_again.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
# via https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/668#issuecomment-284028148

cd ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/database
git config --global user.useconfigonly false
git reset --hard > /dev/null

mkdir -p ./com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/disk
touch ./com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/disk/full-sync-on-flush
touch ./com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/disk/on-flush

echo
echo
echo "Current docker settings"
echo "-----------------------"

echo "full-sync-on-flush: $(cat ./com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/disk/full-sync-on-flush)"
echo "on-flush: $(cat ./com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/disk/on-flush)"

echo -n false > ./com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/disk/full-sync-on-flush
echo -n none > ./com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/disk/on-flush

git add ./com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/disk/full-sync-on-flush
git add ./com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/disk/on-flush

if ! git diff --cached --exit-code ; then
  echo
  echo "NEW docker settings"
  echo "-----------------------"

  echo "full-sync-on-flush: $(cat ./com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/disk/full-sync-on-flush)"
  echo "on-flush: $(cat ./com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/disk/on-flush)"
  echo

  git commit -s -m "Disable flushing" > /dev/null
  echo "Docker should restart by itself now."
else
  echo
  echo "No changes were made"
fi

~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/database/ is missing because it is no longer used.

@abotto

Does it mean there is no way or no need to disable full sync on flush anymore?

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