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@dergachev
dergachev / GIF-Screencast-OSX.md
Last active September 24, 2026 09:33
OS X Screencast to animated GIF

OS X Screencast to animated GIF

This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.

Screencapture GIF

Instructions

To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:

@brandonb927
brandonb927 / osx-for-hackers.sh
Last active September 20, 2026 16:21
OSX for Hackers: Yosemite/El Capitan Edition. This script tries not to be *too* opinionated and any major changes to your system require a prompt. You've been warned.
#!/bin/sh
###
# SOME COMMANDS WILL NOT WORK ON macOS (Sierra or newer)
# For Sierra or newer, see https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos
###
# Alot of these configs have been taken from the various places
# on the web, most from here
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/5b3c8418ed42d93af2e647dc9d122f25cc034871/.osx
@erikh
erikh / hack.sh
Created March 31, 2012 07:02 — forked from DAddYE/hack.sh
OSX For Hackers
#!/usr/bin/env sh
##
# This is script with usefull tips taken from:
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx
#
# install it:
# curl -sL https://raw.github.com/gist/2108403/hack.sh | sh
#
@mathiasbynens
mathiasbynens / appify
Created November 12, 2010 13:46 — forked from subtleGradient/appify
appify — create the simplest possible Mac app from a shell script
#!/bin/bash
if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "--help" -o -z "$1" ]; then cat <<EOF
appify v3.0.1 for Mac OS X - http://mths.be/appify
Creates the simplest possible Mac app from a shell script.
Appify takes a shell script as its first argument:
`basename "$0"` my-script.sh
@yinhm
yinhm / pptpd.sh
Created November 7, 2010 17:02
Automaticlly install pptpd on Amazon EC2 Amazon Linux
# Automaticlly install pptpd on Amazon EC2 Amazon Linux
#
# Ripped from http://blog.diahosting.com/linux-tutorial/pptpd/
# pptpd source rpm packing by it's authors
#
# WARNING:
# first ms-dns setting to 172.16.0.23, 172.16.0.23 was showing on my
# /etc/resolv.conf, I'm not sure this is the same on all Amazon AWS zones.
#
# You need to adjust your "Security Groups" which you are using too.
@omz
omz / ShortcutGenerator.py
Created December 9, 2013 11:01
ShortcutGenerator
# This script adds a "Webclip" shortcut to your homescreen.
# The shortcut can be used to open a web page in full-screen mode,
# or to launch a custom URL (e.g. a third-party app).
# You'll be asked for a title, a URL, and an icon (from your camera roll)
import plistlib
import BaseHTTPServer
import webbrowser
import uuid
from io import BytesIO
@ccstone
ccstone / BBEdit-TextWrangler_RegEx_Cheat_Sheet.txt
Last active July 13, 2026 08:32
BBEdit-TextWrangler Regular Expression Cheat-Sheet
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BBEdit / BBEdit-Lite / TextWrangler Regular Expression Guide Modified: 2018/08/10 01:19
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NOTES:
The PCRE engine (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions) is what BBEdit and TextWrangler use.
Items I'm unsure of are marked '# PCRE?'. The list while fairly comprehensive is not complete.
//
// Regular Expression for URL validation
//
// Author: Diego Perini
// Created: 2010/12/05
// Updated: 2018/09/12
// License: MIT
//
// Copyright (c) 2010-2018 Diego Perini (http://www.iport.it)
//
@DAddYE
DAddYE / hack.sh
Created March 19, 2012 11:31
OSX For Hackers
#!/bin/sh
##
# This is a script with usefull tips taken from:
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx
#
# Run in interactive mode with:
# $ sh -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.github.com/gist/2108403/hack.sh)"
#
# or run it without prompt questions:
@al3xandru
al3xandru / gist:1128606
Created August 5, 2011 21:51
nvALT Bookmarklet
javascript:(function({
var INSTAPAPER=true,w=window,d=document,pageSelectedTxt=w.getSelection?w.getSelection():(d.getSelection)?d.getSelection():(d.selection?d.selection.createRange().text:0),pageTitle=d.title,pageUri=w.location.href,tmplt="";
tmplt="From ["+pageTitle+"]("+pageUri+"):\n\n";
if(pageSelectedTxt!="") {
pageSelectedTxt=">%20"+pageSelectedTxt;
pageSelectedTxt=pageSelectedTxt.replace(/(\r\n|\n+|\r)/gm,"\n");
pageSelectedTxt=pageSelectedTxt.replace(/\n/g,"\n>%20\n>%20");
w.location.href="nvalt://make/?txt="+encodeURIComponent(tmplt+pageSelectedTxt)+"&title="+encodeURIComponent(pageTitle)
}
else {