osx-for-hackers.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Alot of these configs have been taken from the various places
# on the web, most from here
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.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'

#  Reset text attributes to normal + without clearing screen.
alias Reset="tput sgr0"

# Color-echo.
# arg $1 = message
# arg $2 = Color
cecho() {
  echo "${2}${1}"
  Reset # Reset to normal.
  return
}

# Set continue to false by default
CONTINUE=false

# 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 "Hide the Time Machine, Volume, User, and Bluetooth icons?  (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
      # Get the system Hardware UUID and use it for the next menubar stuff
      for domain in ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.systemuiserver.*; do
          defaults write "${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"
      break;;
  *) break;;
esac

echo ""
echo "Hiding the Spotlight icon"
sudo chmod 600 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search

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 "Saving to disk, rather than iCloud, by default"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false

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 "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
case $response in
  [yY])
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac

################################################################################
# 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 "Setting a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0

echo ""
echo "Disable auto-correct? (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac

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 "Disable display from automatically adjusting brightness? (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.iokit.AmbientLightSensor "Automatic Display Enabled" -bool false
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac

echo ""
echo "Disable keyboard from automatically adjusting backlight brightness in low light? (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.iokit.AmbientLightSensor "Automatic Keyboard Enabled" -bool false
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac

###############################################################################
# Finder
###############################################################################

echo ""
echo "Show icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop? (y/n)"
case $response in
  [yY])
    defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac

echo ""
echo "Show hidden files in Finder by default? (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac

echo ""
echo "Show dotfiles in Finder by default? (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac

echo ""
echo "Show all filename extensions in Finder by default? (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac

echo ""
echo "Disabling the warning when changing a file extension"
defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false

echo ""
echo "Avoid creation of .DS_Store files on network volumes? (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac

echo ""
echo "Allowing text selection in Quick Look/Preview in Finder by default"
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true

echo ""
echo "Enabling snap-to-grid for icons on the desktop and in other icon views"
/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


###############################################################################
# Dock & Mission Control
###############################################################################

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 "Set Dock to auto-hide and remove the auto-hiding delay? (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    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
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac


###############################################################################
# Chrome, Safari, & WebKit
###############################################################################

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 "Disable the annoying backswipe in Chrome? (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    defaults write com.google.Chrome AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false
    defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac

###############################################################################
# Time Machine
###############################################################################

echo ""
echo "Preventing Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume"
defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true
esac

###############################################################################
# Messages                                                                    #
###############################################################################

echo ""
echo "Disable smart quotes in Messages.app? (it's annoying for messages that contain code) (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled" -bool false
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac

echo ""
echo "Disable continuous spell checking in Messages.app? (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
 
   defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "continuousSpellCheckingEnabled" -bool false
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac


###############################################################################
# Transmission.app                                                            #
###############################################################################


echo ""
echo "Do you use Transmission for torrenting? (y/n)"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    echo ""
    echo "Use `~/Downloads/Incomplete` to store incomplete downloads"
    mkdir -p ~/Downloads/Incomplete
    defaults write org.m0k.transmission UseIncompleteDownloadFolder -bool true
    defaults write org.m0k.transmission IncompleteDownloadFolder -string "${HOME}/Downloads/Incomplete"

    echo ""
    echo "Don't prompt for confirmation before downloading"
    defaults write org.m0k.transmission DownloadAsk -bool false

    echo ""
    echo "Trash original torrent files"
    defaults write org.m0k.transmission DeleteOriginalTorrent -bool true

    echo ""
    echo "Hide the donate message"
    defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningDonate -bool false

    echo ""
    echo "Hide the legal disclaimer"
    defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningLegal -bool false
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac


###############################################################################
# Sublime Text
###############################################################################
echo ""
echo "Do you use Sublime Text 3 as your editor of choice, and is it installed?"
read -r response
case $response in
  [yY])
    # 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"
    break;;
  *) break;;
esac


###############################################################################
# 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