osx-for-hackers.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Some things taken from here
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx

# Ask for the administrator password upfront
sudo -v

# 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
}

# Ask for the administrator password upfront
sudo -v

# Keep-alive: update existing `sudo` time stamp until script has finished
while true; do sudo -n true; sleep 60; kill -0 "$$" || exit; done 2>/dev/null &

echo ""
cecho "##############################################" $white
cecho "#  This script will make your  Mac awesome." $white
cecho "#   Follow the prompts and you'll be fine." $white
cecho "#" $white
cecho "#            ~ Happy Hacking ~" $white
cecho "#############################################" $white
echo ""


###############################################################################
# General UI/UX
###############################################################################

#echo ""
#echo "Setting your computer name (as done via System Preferences & Sharing)"
#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

echo ""
echo "Disabling OS X Gate Keeper"
echo "(You'll be able to install any app you want from here on, not just Mac App Store apps)"
sudo spctl --master-disable
sudo defaults write /var/db/SystemPolicy-prefs.plist enabled -string no
defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false

echo ""
echo "Increasing the window resize speed for Cocoa applications"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001

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 (not to iCloud) by default"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false

echo ""
echo "Disable smart quotes and smart dashes as they're annoying when typing code"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false

echo "Disable the “Are you sure you want to open this application?” dialog"
defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false

echo "Disable Notification Center and remove the menu bar icon"
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist 2> /dev/null



###############################################################################
# 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 (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs)"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3

###############################################################################
# Screen
###############################################################################

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

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 "Showing icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop"
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true

echo ""
echo "Show hidden files in Finder by default?"
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do
  case $yn in
    Yes ) defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
        break;;
    No ) break;;
  esac
done

echo ""
echo "Show dotfiles in Finder by default?"
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do
  case $yn in
    Yes ) defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
        break;;
    No ) break;;
  esac
done

echo ""
echo "Showing all filename extensions in Finder by default"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true

echo ""
echo "Showing status bar in Finder by default"
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true

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

echo ""
echo "Displaying full POSIX path as Finder window title"
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true

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

echo ""
echo "Use column view in all Finder windows by default"
defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle Clmv

echo ""
echo "Avoiding the creation of .DS_Store files on network volumes"
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true

echo ""
echo "Disabling disk image verification"
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

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

echo ""
echo "Set Desktop as the default location for new Finder windows"
# For other paths, use `PfLo` and `file:///full/path/here/`
defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTarget -string "PfDe"
defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTargetPath -string "file://${HOME}/Desktop/"

echo ""
echo "Empty Trash securely by default"
defaults write com.apple.finder EmptyTrashSecurely -bool true

echo ""
echo "Enable AirDrop over Ethernet and on unsupported Macs running Lion"
defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool true

echo ""
echo "Show the ~/Library folder"
chflags nohidden ~/Library

echo ""
echo "Disable Dashboard"
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -bool true

echo ""
echo "Don’t show Dashboard as a Space"
defaults write com.apple.dock dashboard-in-overlay -bool true

echo ""
echo "Don’t automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use"
defaults write com.apple.dock mru-spaces -bool false

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

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 "Setting Dock to auto-hide and removing the auto-hiding delay"
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


###############################################################################
# Safari & WebKit
###############################################################################

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


###############################################################################
# Mail
###############################################################################

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

echo ""
echo "Disable inline attachments (just show the icons)"
defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool true

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


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

echo ""
echo "Disable automatic emoji substitution (i.e. use plain text smileys)"
defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticEmojiSubstitutionEnablediMessage" -bool false

echo ""
echo "Disable smart quotes as it's annoying for messages that contain code"
defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled" -bool false


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

echo ""
echo "Use `~/Downloads/Incomplete` to store incomplete downloads"
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


###############################################################################
# Personal Additions
###############################################################################

echo ""
echo "Disable annoying backswipe in Chrome"
defaults write com.google.Chrome AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false

echo ""
echo "Allow installing user scripts via GitHub Gist or Userscripts.org"
defaults write com.google.Chrome ExtensionInstallSources -array "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/" "http://userscripts.org/*"
defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary ExtensionInstallSources -array "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/" "http://userscripts.org/*"


###############################################################################
# Sublime Text
###############################################################################
echo ""
echo "Do you use Sublime Text 3 as your editor of choice and is it installed?"
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do
  case $yn in
    Yes ) echo ""
        echo "Linking Sublime Text command line"
        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;;
    No ) break;;
  esac
done


###############################################################################
# Atom
###############################################################################
echo ""
echo "Do you use Atom as your editor of choice and is it installed?"
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do
  case $yn in
    Yes ) echo ""
        echo "Setting Git to use Atom as default editor"
        git config --global core.editor "atom"
        break;;
    No ) break;;
  esac
done

###############################################################################
# Twitter.app                                                                 #
###############################################################################

echo ""
echo "Disable smart quotes as it’s annoying for code tweets"
defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac AutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false

echo ""
echo "Show the app window when clicking the menu bar icon"
defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac MenuItemBehavior -int 1

echo ""
echo "Enable the hidden ‘Develop’ menu"
defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac ShowDevelopMenu -bool true

echo ""
echo "Open links in the background"
defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac openLinksInBackground -bool true

echo ""
echo "Allow closing the ‘new tweet’ window by pressing `Esc`"
defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac ESCClosesComposeWindow -bool true

echo ""
echo "Show full names rather than Twitter handles"
defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac ShowFullNames -bool true

echo ""
echo "Hide the app in the background if it’s not the front-most window"
defaults write com.twitter.twitter-mac HideInBackground -bool true

###############################################################################
# Kill affected applications
###############################################################################

echo ""
cecho "Done!" $green
echo ""
echo ""
cecho "###############################################################################" $white
echo ""
echo ""
cecho "Note that some of these changes require a logout/restart to take effect." $white
cecho "Killing some open applications in order to take effect." $white
echo ""

###############################################################################
# Kill affected applications                                                  #
###############################################################################

for app in "Activity Monitor" "Address Book" "Calendar" "Contacts" "cfprefsd" \
	"Dock" "Finder" "Mail" "Messages" "Safari" "SizeUp" "SystemUIServer" \
	"Terminal" "Transmission" "Twitter" "iCal"; do
	killall "${app}" > /dev/null 2>&1
done