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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.
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| #!/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 | |
| # 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' | |
| # Resets the style | |
| reset=`tput sgr0` | |
| # Color-echo. Improved. [Thanks @joaocunha] | |
| # arg $1 = message | |
| # arg $2 = Color | |
| cecho() { | |
| echo "${2}${1}${reset}" | |
| return | |
| } | |
| # Set continue to false by default | |
| CONTINUE=false | |
| echo "" | |
| cecho "###############################################" $red | |
| cecho "# DO NOT RUN THIS SCRIPT BLINDLY #" $red | |
| cecho "# YOU'LL PROBABLY REGRET IT... #" $red | |
| cecho "# #" $red | |
| cecho "# READ IT THOROUGHLY #" $red | |
| cecho "# AND EDIT TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS #" $red | |
| cecho "###############################################" $red | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "" | |
| cecho "Have you read through the script you're about to run and " $red | |
| cecho "understood that it will make changes to your computer? (y/n)" $red | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| CONTINUE=true | |
| fi | |
| if ! $CONTINUE; then | |
| # Check if we're continuing and output a message if not | |
| cecho "Please go read the script, it only takes a few minutes" $red | |
| exit | |
| fi | |
| # Here we go.. ask for the administrator password upfront and run a | |
| # keep-alive to update existing `sudo` time stamp until script has finished | |
| sudo -v | |
| while true; do sudo -n true; sleep 60; kill -0 "$$" || exit; done 2>/dev/null & | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # General UI/UX | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Would you like to set your computer name (as done via System Preferences >> Sharing)? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| 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 | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Hide the Time Machine, Volume, User, and Bluetooth icons? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| # Get the system Hardware UUID and use it for the next menubar stuff | |
| for domain in ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.systemuiserver.*; do | |
| defaults write "${domain}" dontAutoLoad -array \ | |
| "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/TimeMachine.menu" \ | |
| "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Volume.menu" \ | |
| "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/User.menu" | |
| done | |
| defaults write com.apple.systemuiserver menuExtras -array \ | |
| "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Bluetooth.menu" \ | |
| "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/AirPort.menu" \ | |
| "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Battery.menu" \ | |
| "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Clock.menu" | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Hide the Spotlight icon? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| sudo chmod 600 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable Spotlight indexing for any volume that gets mounted and has not yet been indexed before? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| echo 'Use `sudo mdutil -i off "/Volumes/foo"` to stop indexing any volume.' | |
| sudo defaults write /.Spotlight-V100/VolumeConfiguration Exclusions -array "/Volumes" | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Change indexing order and disable some search results in Spotlight? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| # Yosemite-specific search results (remove them if your are using OS X 10.9 or older): | |
| # MENU_DEFINITION | |
| # MENU_CONVERSION | |
| # MENU_EXPRESSION | |
| # MENU_SPOTLIGHT_SUGGESTIONS (send search queries to Apple) | |
| # MENU_WEBSEARCH (send search queries to Apple) | |
| # MENU_OTHER | |
| 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" = 1;"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";}' \ | |
| '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_DEFINITION";}' \ | |
| '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_OTHER";}' \ | |
| '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_CONVERSION";}' \ | |
| '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_EXPRESSION";}' \ | |
| '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_WEBSEARCH";}' \ | |
| '{"enabled" = 0;"name" = "MENU_SPOTLIGHT_SUGGESTIONS";}' | |
| # 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 | |
| fi | |
| 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 "Save to disk, rather than iCloud, by default? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "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 | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Check for software updates daily, not just once per week" | |
| defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int 1 | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Removing duplicates in the 'Open With' menu" | |
| /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable smart quotes and smart dashes? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Add ability to toggle between Light and Dark mode in Yosemite using ctrl+opt+cmd+t? (y/n)" | |
| # http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/2jr6s2/1010_i_found_a_way_to_dynamically_switch_between/ | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist _HIEnableThemeSwitchHotKey -bool true | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable Photos.app from starting everytime a device is plugged in" | |
| defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ImageCapture disableHotPlug -bool true | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # General Power and Performance modifications | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable hibernation? (speeds up entering sleep mode) (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0 | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Remove the sleep image file to save disk space? (y/n)" | |
| echo "(If you're on a <128GB SSD, this helps but can have adverse affects on performance. You've been warned.)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| sudo rm /Private/var/vm/sleepimage | |
| echo "Creating a zero-byte file instead" | |
| sudo touch /Private/var/vm/sleepimage | |
| echo "and make sure it can't be rewritten" | |
| sudo chflags uchg /Private/var/vm/sleepimage | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable the sudden motion sensor? (it's not useful for SSDs/current MacBooks) (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| sudo pmset -a sms 0 | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable system-wide resume? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.systempreferences NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable the menubar transparency? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Speeding up wake from sleep to 24 hours from an hour" | |
| # http://www.cultofmac.com/221392/quick-hack-speeds-up-retina-macbooks-wake-from-sleep-os-x-tips/ | |
| sudo pmset -a standbydelay 86400 | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # 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 (enable Tab in modal dialogs, menu windows, etc.)" | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3 | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disabling press-and-hold for special keys in favor of key repeat" | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Setting a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate" | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0 | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable auto-correct? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Setting trackpad & mouse speed to a reasonable number" | |
| defaults write -g com.apple.trackpad.scaling 2 | |
| defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.scaling 2.5 | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Turn off keyboard illumination when computer is not used for 5 minutes" | |
| defaults write com.apple.BezelServices kDimTime -int 300 | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable display from automatically adjusting brightness? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.iokit.AmbientLightSensor "Automatic Display Enabled" -bool false | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable keyboard from automatically adjusting backlight brightness in low light? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.iokit.AmbientLightSensor "Automatic Keyboard Enabled" -bool false | |
| fi | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # Screen | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Requiring password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins" | |
| defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -int 1 | |
| defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPasswordDelay -int 0 | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Where do you want screenshots to be stored? (hit ENTER if you want ~/Desktop as default)" | |
| # Thanks https://github.com/omgmog | |
| read screenshot_location | |
| echo "" | |
| if [ -z "${screenshot_location}" ] | |
| then | |
| # If nothing specified, we default to ~/Desktop | |
| screenshot_location="${HOME}/Desktop" | |
| else | |
| # Otherwise we use input | |
| if [[ "${screenshot_location:0:1}" != "/" ]] | |
| then | |
| # If input doesn't start with /, assume it's relative to home | |
| screenshot_location="${HOME}/${screenshot_location}" | |
| fi | |
| fi | |
| echo "Setting location to ${screenshot_location}" | |
| defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "${screenshot_location}" | |
| 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 "Show icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Show hidden files in Finder by default? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Show dotfiles in Finder by default? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Show all filename extensions in Finder by default? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Show status bar in Finder by default? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Display full POSIX path as Finder window title? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable the warning when changing a file extension? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Use column view in all Finder windows by default? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle Clmv | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Avoid creation of .DS_Store files on network volumes? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable disk image verification? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| 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 | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Allowing text selection in Quick Look/Preview in Finder by default" | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Show item info near icons on the desktop and in other icon views? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
| /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
| /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Show item info to the right of the icons on the desktop? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:labelOnBottom false" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Enable snap-to-grid for icons on the desktop and in other icon views? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| /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 | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Increase grid spacing for icons on the desktop and in other icon views? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
| /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
| /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Increase the size of icons on the desktop and in other icon views? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 80" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
| /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 80" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
| /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 80" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | |
| fi | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # Dock & Mission Control | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| echo "Wipe all (default) app icons from the Dock? (y/n)" | |
| echo "(This is only really useful when setting up a new Mac, or if you don't use the Dock to launch apps.)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array | |
| fi | |
| 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 "Disable the over-the-top focus ring animation" | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSUseAnimatedFocusRing -bool false | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Hide the menu bar? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write "Apple Global Domain" "_HIHideMenuBar" 1 | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Set Dock to auto-hide and remove the auto-hiding delay? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| 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 | |
| fi | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # Chrome, Safari, & WebKit | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Privacy: Don't send search queries to Apple" | |
| defaults write com.apple.Safari UniversalSearchEnabled -bool false | |
| defaults write com.apple.Safari SuppressSearchSuggestions -bool true | |
| 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 | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disabling the annoying backswipe in Chrome" | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Using the system-native print preview dialog in Chrome" | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome DisablePrintPreview -bool true | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary DisablePrintPreview -bool true | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Setting email addresses to copy as '[email protected]' instead of 'Foo Bar <[email protected]>' in Mail.app" | |
| defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # 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 | |
| defaults write com.apple.Terminal "Default Window Settings" -string "Pro" | |
| defaults write com.apple.Terminal "Startup Window Settings" -string "Pro" | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # Time Machine | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Prevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable local Time Machine backups? (This can take up a ton of SSD space on <128GB SSDs) (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal | |
| fi | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # Messages # | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable automatic emoji substitution in Messages.app? (i.e. use plain text smileys) (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticEmojiSubstitutionEnablediMessage" -bool false | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable smart quotes in Messages.app? (it's annoying for messages that contain code) (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled" -bool false | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Disable continuous spell checking in Messages.app? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "continuousSpellCheckingEnabled" -bool false | |
| fi | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # Transmission.app # | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Do you use Transmission for torrenting? (y/n)" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| mkdir -p ~/Downloads/Incomplete | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Setting up an incomplete downloads folder in Downloads" | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission UseIncompleteDownloadFolder -bool true | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission IncompleteDownloadFolder -string "${HOME}/Downloads/Incomplete" | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Setting auto-add folder to be Downloads" | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission AutoImportDirectory -string "${HOME}/Downloads" | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Don't prompt for confirmation before downloading" | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission DownloadAsk -bool false | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Trash original torrent files after adding them" | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission DeleteOriginalTorrent -bool true | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Hiding the donate message" | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningDonate -bool false | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Hiding the legal disclaimer" | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningLegal -bool false | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Auto-resizing the window to fit transfers" | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission AutoSize -bool true | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Auto updating to betas" | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission AutoUpdateBeta -bool true | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Setting up the best block list" | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission EncryptionRequire -bool true | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistAutoUpdate -bool true | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistNew -bool true | |
| defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistURL -string "http://john.bitsurge.net/public/biglist.p2p.gz" | |
| fi | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # Sublime Text | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "Do you use Sublime Text 3 as your editor of choice, and is it installed?" | |
| read -r response | |
| if [[ $response =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then | |
| # Installing from homebrew cask does the following for you! | |
| # echo "" | |
| # echo "Linking Sublime Text for command line usage as subl" | |
| # 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" | |
| fi | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # Optional Extras | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # Create a nice last-change git log message, from https://twitter.com/elijahmanor/status/697055097356943360 | |
| git config --global alias.lastchange 'log -p --follow -n 1' | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # Kill affected applications | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| echo "" | |
| cecho "Done!" $cyan | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "" | |
| cecho "################################################################################" $white | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "" | |
| cecho "Note that some of these changes require a logout/restart to take effect." $red | |
| cecho "Killing some open applications in order to take effect." $red | |
| echo "" | |
| find ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock -name "*.db" -maxdepth 1 -delete | |
| for app in "Activity Monitor" "Address Book" "Calendar" "Contacts" "cfprefsd" \ | |
| "Dock" "Finder" "Mail" "Messages" "Safari" "SystemUIServer" \ | |
| "Terminal" "Transmission"; do | |
| killall "${app}" > /dev/null 2>&1 | |
| done |
Hi @brandonb927, thanks for the script.
Do you know how i can undo the snap-to-grid setting in line 456?
I thought it would be nice to have but it seems slower and i actually prefer the default setting.
Thanks!
I think your C.l.o.u.d.-To-Butt text substitor is a bit too aggressive. Line 172 probably shouldn't have NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToButt.
"iButt", however, is a fantastic name for Apple's cloud service suite. I hope it catches on.
@izaaklauer Rats! I will fix that :)
@Pustur You'd have to take a look at a fresh installation, I'm not too sure.
Has anyone figured out how to get the fast key-repeat on sierra? :/
@albinekb, defaults write -g KeyRepeat -int 1 and defaults write -g InitialKeyRepeat -int 10
Note: I will not be maintaining this for macOS and beyond
@mathiasbynens has a well-maintained version that I've basically pulled everything from until this point, and some. You can continue to fork this script and add your own bits and pieces, but I will not be maintaining it as I've upgraded to macOS and won't be going backwards.
Thanks everyone for your support. I will check in here every now and again as Github has not implemented Gist commenting into the main Notifications panel 😑
🍻 Cheers!
@brandon927: Anyone know of a port of this for maxOS?
@pathikrit most, if not all, of these commands and tweaks will work, I just won't be supporting/keeping it up to date going forward.
Everything is Fine but I want the default icons back, how can I do that?
@branddon927 I would like the default icons to be back!
Is there any way to control how much space Optimize Mac Storage actually uses on my hard drive? In other words, how much optimization it actually does? Cause there doesn't seem to be a way for us to control that anywhere.
Basically, I'd like to be able to free up some space, and have most of my iCloud files stay on the cloud until I need them (on demand).
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@kvpb @dgitman thanks for the suggestions!