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# ~/.osx — http://mths.be/osx | |
# root check | |
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then | |
echo "################################"; | |
echo "## YOU ARE NOT RUNNING AS ROOT #"; | |
echo "################################"; | |
echo "#"; | |
echo "# USAGE: sudo $0"; | |
exit; | |
fi | |
# select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
# case $yn in | |
# Yes ) | |
# break;; | |
# No ) exit;; | |
# esac | |
# done | |
echo "This script will make your Mac awesome. Follow the prompts and you'll be fine." | |
echo "Happy Hacking!" | |
############################################################################### | |
# General UI/UX # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "Want to set the computer name? (as done via System Preferences → Sharing)" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) echo 'What is your computer name going to be? ' | |
read comp_name | |
scutil --set ComputerName $comp_name | |
scutil --set HostName $comp_name | |
scutil --set LocalHostName $comp_name | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
# Menu bar, hide icons for: | |
# - Time Machine | |
# - Volume | |
echo "Hide the useless Time Machine, Volume, Bluetooth and Spotlight icons? " | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) 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" | |
sudo chmod 600 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Increasing the window resize speed for Cocoa applications whether you like it or not" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001 | |
echo "Expanding the save panel by default" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true | |
echo "Disable the 'Are you sure you want to open this application?' dialog" | |
defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false | |
# Display ASCII control characters using caret notation in standard text views | |
# Try e.g. `cd /tmp; unidecode "\x{0000}" > cc.txt; open -e cc.txt` | |
echo "Do some ASCII shit" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSTextShowsControlCharacters -bool true | |
# Disable Resume system-wide | |
echo "Do you want to disable the stupid system-wide resume?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) echo "Yay, you made the right choice! Disabling system-wide resume" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
# Disable automatic termination of inactive apps | |
echo "OSX Y U TERMINATE INACTIVE APPS? DO NOT DO THAT" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDisableAutomaticTermination -bool true | |
############################################################################### | |
# Trackpad, mouse, keyboard, Bluetooth accessories, and input # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "Increasing sound quality for Bluetooth headphones/headsets, because duhhhhh" | |
defaults write com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" -int 40 | |
echo "Why is this not default anymore?! Enabling full keyboard access for all controls (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs)" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3 | |
echo "Disabling press-and-hold for keys in favor of key repeat and setting a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate (ain't nobody got time fo special chars while coding!)" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0 | |
echo "I don't even... (disabling auto-correct)" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false | |
############################################################################### | |
# Screen # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "I'm in yer computer, hax0ring yr passwords!" | |
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 "Where do you want screenshots to be stored? (hit ENTER if you want ~/Desktop as default)" | |
read screenshot_location | |
if [ -z "$1" ] | |
then | |
echo "Setting location to ~/Desktop" | |
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "$HOME/Desktop" | |
else | |
echo "Setting location to ~/$screenshot_location" | |
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "$HOME/$screenshot_location" | |
fi | |
echo "What format should screenshots be saved as? (options: BMP, GIF, JPG, PDF, TIFF) " | |
read screenshot_format | |
if [ -z "$1" ] | |
then | |
echo "Setting screenshot format to PNG" | |
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string "png" | |
else | |
echo "Setting screenshot format to $screenshot_format" | |
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string "$screenshot_format" | |
fi | |
echo "Enabling subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2 | |
############################################################################### | |
# Finder # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "Show icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Finder: show hidden files by default?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Show dotfiles in Finder?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Finder: show all filename extensions?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Finder: show status bar?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Finder: allow text selection in Quick Look/Preview?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Display full POSIX path as Finder window title?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Disable the warning when changing a file extension?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Avoiding creating stupid .DS_Store files on network volumes" | |
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true | |
echo "Disable disk image verification?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) 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 | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Automatically open a new Finder window when a volume is mounted?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-ro-root -bool true | |
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-rw-root -bool true | |
defaults write com.apple.finder OpenWindowForNewRemovableDisk -bool true | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Enable snap-to-grid for icons on the desktop and in other icon views?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) /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 | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Setting Trash to empty securely by default" | |
defaults write com.apple.finder EmptyTrashSecurely -bool true | |
echo "Show the ~/Library folder?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) chflags nohidden ~/Library | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
############################################################################### | |
# Dock & hot corners # | |
############################################################################### | |
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 "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 "Setting Dock to auto-hide and removing the auto-hiding delay" | |
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 | |
echo "Enabling iTunes track notifications in the Dock" | |
defaults write com.apple.dock itunes-notifications -bool true | |
echo "Reset Launchpad?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) find ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock -name "*.db" -maxdepth 1 -delete | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
############################################################################### | |
# Safari & WebKit # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "Disabling Safari’s thumbnail cache for History and Top Sites" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2 | |
echo "Enabling Safari’s debug menu" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true | |
echo "Making Safari’s search banners default to Contains instead of Starts With" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari FindOnPageMatchesWordStartsOnly -bool false | |
echo "Removing useless icons from Safari’s bookmarks bar" | |
defaults write com.apple.Safari ProxiesInBookmarksBar "()" | |
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 "Adding a context menu item for showing the Web Inspector in web views" | |
defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true | |
############################################################################### | |
# Address Book, Dashboard, iCal, iTunes, Mail, and Disk Utility # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "Enabling Dashboard dev mode (allows keeping widgets on the desktop)" | |
defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode -bool true | |
echo "Copy email addresses as '[email protected]' instead of 'Foo Bar <[email protected]>' in Mail.app?" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
echo "Enabling the debug menu in Disk Utility" | |
defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled -bool true | |
############################################################################### | |
# Terminal # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "Enabling UTF-8 ONLY in Terminal.app and setting the Pro theme by default" | |
defaults write com.apple.terminal StringEncodings -array 4 | |
############################################################################### | |
# Time Machine # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "Preventing Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume" | |
defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true | |
echo "Disabling local Time Machine backups" | |
hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal | |
############################################################################### | |
# Personal Additions # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "Deleting space hogging sleep image and disabling" | |
rm /private/var/vm/sleepimage | |
pmset -a hibernatemode 0 | |
echo "Speed 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/ | |
pmset -a standbydelay 86400 | |
echo "Disable OS X logging of downloaded files? (highly advised)" | |
echo "For more info visit http://www.macgasm.net/2013/01/18/good-morning-your-mac-keeps-a-log-of-all-your-downloads/" | |
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do | |
case $yn in | |
Yes ) defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool NO | |
break;; | |
No ) exit;; | |
esac | |
done | |
############################################################################### | |
# Kill affected applications # | |
############################################################################### | |
echo "" | |
echo "Done!" | |
echo "" | |
echo "" | |
echo "###############################################################################" | |
echo "" | |
echo "" | |
echo "Note that some of these changes require a logout/restart to take effect." | |
echo "Killing some open applications in order to take effect." | |
for app in Finder Dock Mail Safari iTunes iCal Address\ Book SystemUIServer Twitter; do | |
killall "$app" > /dev/null 2>&1 | |
done |
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