Script for Automating ideal osx Settings

osx.sh

# Main
# ====

# Show battery life percentage.
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowPercent -string "YES"

# Save screenshots to the downlaods.
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location "$HOME/Downloads/"

# Disable auto-correct
 defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false

# 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

# Screen
# ======

# Save screenshots to the downlaods.
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location "$HOME/Downloads/"

# Require password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins
defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -int 1
defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPasswordDelay -int 0

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# SSD-specific tweaks                                                         #
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# Prevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume
defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true

# Disable local Time Machine snapshots
sudo tmutil disablelocal

# Disable hibernation (speeds up entering sleep mode)
sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0

# Disable local Time Machine snapshots
sudo tmutil disablelocal

# Remove the sleep image file to save disk space
sudo rm /Private/var/vm/sleepimage
# Create a zero-byte file instead…
sudo touch /Private/var/vm/sleepimage
# …and make sure it can’t be rewritten
sudo chflags uchg /Private/var/vm/sleepimage

# Disable the sudden motion sensor as it’s not useful for SSDs
sudo pmset -a sms 0


# Finder
# ======

# reveals full file paths in osx finder 
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES

# Finder: show all filename extensions
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true

# Disable the warning when changing a file extension
defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false

# Disable 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

# When performing a search, search the current folder by default
defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf"

# Disable the warning before emptying the Trash
defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false

# Show the ~/Library folder
chflags nohidden ~/Library

# Safari
# ======

# Set Safari’s home page to `about:blank` for faster loading
defaults write com.apple.Safari HomePage -string "about:blank"

# Prevent Safari from opening ‘safe’ files automatically after downloading
defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoOpenSafeDownloads -bool false

# Hide Safari’s bookmarks bar by default
defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowFavoritesBar -bool false

# Enable 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

 Disable Spotlight indexing for any volume that gets mounted and has not yet
# been indexed before.
# Use `sudo mdutil -i off "/Volumes/foo"` to stop indexing any volume.
sudo defaults write /.Spotlight-V100/VolumeConfiguration Exclusions -array "/Volumes"

defaults write com.apple.spotlight orderedItems -array \
        '{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "APPLICATIONS";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "SYSTEM_PREFS";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "DIRECTORIES";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 1;"name" = "PDF";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "FONTS";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "DOCUMENTS";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MESSAGES";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "CONTACT";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "EVENT_TODO";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "IMAGES";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "BOOKMARKS";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MUSIC";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MOVIES";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "PRESENTATIONS";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "SPREADSHEETS";}' \
        '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "SOURCE";}'
 
# Load new settings before rebuilding the index
killall mds > /dev/null 2>&1
# Make sure indexing is enabled for the main volume
sudo mdutil -i on / > /dev/null
# Rebuild the index from scratch
sudo mdutil -E / > /dev/null

# Transmission
# ============

# Use `~/Documents/Torrents` to store incomplete downloads
defaults write org.m0k.transmission UseIncompleteDownloadFolder -bool true
defaults write org.m0k.transmission IncompleteDownloadFolder -string "${HOME}/Documents/Torrents"

# Don’t prompt for confirmation before downloading
defaults write org.m0k.transmission DownloadAsk -bool false

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

# Hide the donate message
defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningDonate -bool false
# Hide the legal disclaimer
defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningLegal -bool false