Useful OSX customizations via command line

Mac OSX customization

# No sound effects on startup
sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume=" "

# Expand panel on save by default
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true

# Disable dialog on applicaton first-run
defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false

# No .DS_Store files on network volumes
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true

# Make Finder's list view on open dialog the default
defaults write com.apple.Finder FXPreferredViewStyle Nlsv

# Menu bar extra: show remaining battery, hide remaining time
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowPercent -string "YES"
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowTime -string "NO"

# hide menu icons
defaults -currentHost write com.apple.systemuiserver dontAutoLoad -array-add "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/TimeMachine.menu"
defaults -currentHost write com.apple.systemuiserver dontAutoLoad -array-add "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Volume.menu"

# Hide Spotlight icon
sudo chmod 600 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search
 
 # Disable GateKeeper
sudo spctl --master-disable

# Enable Firewall
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.alf globalstate -int 1

# Accessibility: Keyboard control in dialogs, all controls
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3

# Mute feedback on volume change
defaults write -g 'com.apple.sound.beep.feedback' -bool false
 
 # Use current directory as default search scope in Finder
defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf"