macOS Dock scripts #mac

mac-dock.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# list apps
defaults read com.apple.dock persistent-apps | grep '"_CFURLString"' | awk -F'"' '{print $4}' | php -R 'echo urldecode($argn)."\n";' | sed -e 's/file:\/\///g' | sed -e 's/\/$//g'

# list folders
defaults read com.apple.dock persistent-apps | grep '"_CFURLString"' | awk -F'"' '{print $4}' | php -R 'echo urldecode($argn)."\n";' | sed -e 's/file:\/\///g' | sed -e 's/\/$//g'

# add app
path=/Applications/Automator.app
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add "<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>$path</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>"; killall Dock

# remove app
dloc="$(defaults read com.apple.dock persistent-apps | grep '"_CFURLString"' | grep -n "$path" | cut -f1 -d:)"
[[ -n "$dloc" ]] && {
    dloc=$[$dloc-1]
    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete persistent-apps:$dloc" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist
    killall Dock
};:

# add spacer
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="spacer-tile";}'; killall Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="small-spacer-tile";}'; killall Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="flex-spacer-tile";}'; killall Dock

# add folder

path=~/Downloads
label="${path##*}"

arrangement=1   # 1 - name (default), 2 - added, 3 - modification, 4 - creation, 5 - kind
displayas=2     # 1 - folder, 2 - stack (default)
showas=4        # 1 - beep, 2 - grid, 3 - list, 4 - auto (default)

tmp="$(mktemp)" || exit
cat <<EOF > "$tmp"
<dict>
    <key>tile-data</key>
    <dict>
        <key>file-data</key>
        <dict>
            <key>_CFURLString</key>
            <string>$path</string>
            <key>_CFURLStringType</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
        </dict>
        <key>file-label</key>
        <string>$label</string>
        <key>arrangement</key>
        <integer>$arrangement</integer>
        <key>displayas</key>
        <integer>$displayas</integer>
        <key>showas</key>
        <integer>$showas</integer>
    </dict>
    <key>tile-type</key>
    <string>directory-tile</string>
</dict>
EOF
value="$(cat "$tmp")" || exit
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add "$value"; killall Dock