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OSX for Hackers: Yosemite Edition. This script tries not to be *too* opinionated and any major changes to your system require a prompt. You've been warned. Also, please don't email me about this script, my poor inbox...
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| #!/bin/sh | |
| # Alot of these configs have been taken from the various places | |
| # on the web, most from here | |
| # https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.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 | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # 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)" | |
| 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 "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 | |
| ############################################################################### | |
| # 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 |
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