prune-apple-apps.sh

readme.md

Prune-Apple-Apps

• Removes some Apple OS X bundled stuff.
• Moves apps to Trash, so is safe
• Should be re-run after every OS X (minor) update.

Typical output:

% ./prune-apple-apps.sh                                       15-03-23 - 21:38:18
Removing applications…
Password:
/Applications/Stickies.app -> /Users/username/.Trash/Stickies.app
/Applications/DVD Player.app -> /Users/username/.Trash/DVD Player.app
/Applications/Reminders.app -> /Users/username/.Trash/Reminders.app
/Applications/Game Center.app -> /Users/username/.Trash/Game Center.app
/Applications/Chess.app -> /Users/username/.Trash/Chess.app
/Applications/Utilities/Grapher.app -> /Users/username/.Trash/Grapher.app
/Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app -> /Users/username/.Trash/Boot Camp Assistant.app

Here's what we have:
380K	/Users/username/.Trash/Boot Camp Assistant.app
344K	/Users/username/.Trash/Chess.app
 16K	/Users/username/.Trash/DVD Player.app
588K	/Users/username/.Trash/Game Center.app
748K	/Users/username/.Trash/Grapher.app
1,2M	/Users/username/.Trash/Reminders.app
  0B	/Users/username/.Trash/Stickies.app

prune-apple-apps.sh

#!/bin/sh

echo "Removing applications…"

for App in \
	Stickies \
	Dashboard \
	"DVD Player" \
	Reminders \
	"Game Center" \
	Chess \
	Utilities/Grapher \
	"Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant" \
	"Utilities/Digital Color Meter" \
	"Utilities/Feedback Assistant";
do
	[ -e "/Applications/$App.app" ] && sudo mv -v "/Applications/$App.app" ~/.Trash/
done

echo
echo "Here's what we have:"

du -sh ~/.Trash/*.app