De/activate macOS Desktop icons

hideDesktop.sh

#!/bin/bash

## This tool will de/activate macOS Desktop icons

##-- dzogrim < dzogrim [@] dzogrim [.] pw >
#VERSION="1.0 (2015-03-24)"
##--    * Activate or hide OS X Desktop (and icons)

# ===============================================
# Configuration
# ===============================================

NAME=$(basename $0)

#-- Customized colors
export cRST='\033[0m' \
       cRed='\033[31;1m' cDRed='\033[31m' cRedBG='\033[41;1m' cDRedBG='\033[41m' \
       cGreen='\033[32;1m' cDGreen='\033[32m' cGreenBG='\033[42;1m' cDGreenBG='\033[42m' \
       cBlue='\033[34;1m' cDBlue='\033[34m' cBlueBG='\033[44;1m' cDBlueBG='\033[44m' \
       cYellow='\033[33;1m' cDYellow='\033[33m' cYellowBG='\033[43;1m' cDYellowBG='\033[43m' \
       cMagenta='\033[35;1m' cDMagenta='\033[35m' cMagentaBG='\033[45;1m' cDMagentaBG='\033[45m' \
       cCyan='\033[36;1m' cDCyan='\033[36m' cCyanBG='\033[46;1m' cDCyanBG='\033[46m' \
       cWhite='\033[37;1m' cBright='\033[37;1m' cGrey='\033[37m' cGreyBG='\033[47m' \
       cWhiteBG='\033[47;1m' cBrightBG='\033[47;1m'

#-- Find 'echo' program in PATH or use Mac Ports default location
ECHO="$( which echo )"
ECHO="${ECHO:-/opt/local/libexec/gnubin/echo}"

#-- Bash version check for 'echo'
[ -n "${BASH_VERSION}" ] \
  && ECHO="echo -e" \
  || ECHO="echo"

# ===============================================
# Functions
# ===============================================

LogINFO()
{
  ${ECHO} " ${cGreen}*${cRST} $*"
}

# ===============================================
LogWARN()
{
  ${ECHO} " ${cYellow}*${cRST} $*" >&2
}

# ===============================================
LogERROR()
{
  ${ECHO} " ${cRed}* [ERROR]${cRST} $*" >&2
}

# ===============================================
hideMyDesktopOrReverse()
{
	[ -z "${OPERATOR}" ] && usage
	defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool "${OPERATOR}"; killall Finder
}

# ===============================================
usage()
{
  ${ECHO} ""
  LogWARN "This will terminate Finder, make sure no operation are running."
  ${ECHO} ""
  LogINFO "To activate :"
  ${ECHO} "    ${NAME} ON"
  LogINFO "To deactivate and hide icons:"
  ${ECHO} "    ${NAME} OFF"
  exit 0
}

# ===============================================
# Main
# ===============================================

#-- Usage
[ "$1" = "" ] && usage
[ "$1" = "ON" ] && OPERATOR="true"
[ "$1" = "OFF" ] && OPERATOR="false"

hideMyDesktopOrReverse