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Terminal copy & paste

http://evertpot.com/osx-tmux-vim-copy-paste-clipboard/

brew install tmux reattach-to-user-namespace

~/.tmux.conf

# Copy-paste integration
set-option -g default-command "reattach-to-user-namespace -l zsh"

# Use vim keybindings in copy mode
setw -g mode-keys vi

# Setup 'v' to begin selection as in Vim
bind-key -t vi-copy v begin-selection
bind-key -t vi-copy y copy-pipe "reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy"

# Update default binding of `Enter` to also use copy-pipe
unbind -t vi-copy Enter
bind-key -t vi-copy Enter copy-pipe "reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy"

# Bind ']' to use pbpaste
bind ] run "reattach-to-user-namespace pbpaste | tmux load-buffer - && tmux paste-buffer"
## What I do on a new Mac
## 1. Install homebrew
echo Install Homebrew using instructions at http://brew.sh
echo - install full xcode, not just command-line
echo - add 'export HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN=YourKeyHere' to ~/.profile # you'll need to create a token for homebrew
read -p "Done all of that?"
read -p "Really?"
source ~/.profile
sudo echo
echo ## Installing zsh stuff ##
brew install zsh zsh-completions zsh-lovers zsh-syntax-highlighting
sudo bash -c "echo /usr/local/bin/zsh >> /etc/shells"
echo source /usr/local/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh >> ~/.zshrc
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/zsh
echo ## Homebrew package time
brew install \
wget \
curl \
python \
python3 \
coreutils \
findutils
brew install vim --with-python --with-ruby --with-perl --with-cscope --with-lua --with-tcl --with-python3
brew install macvim --env-std --override-system-vim
brew linkapps
## gist client: https://github.com/defunkt/gist#readme
brew install gist
gist --login
echo ## Homebrew Caskroom time to get packages installed
brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask
brew tap caskroom/versions
brew cask install \
alfred \
box-sync \
google-chrome \
google-chrome-canary \
firefox-beta \
lastpass \
vlc \
mplayerx \
cheatsheet \
caffeine \
iterm2 \
dropbox \
virtualbox \
flux \
vagrant \
flash-player \
spotify \
skype \
java6 \
java7 \
crashplan \
evernote \
little-snitch \
grandperspective \
github \
controlplane \
thebrain \
toggl \
fantastical \
broomstick \
sourcetree \
spectacle \
sidestep \
cord \
the-unarchiver \
transmission \
silverlight \
cmus \
webex
brew install cmus # music/mp3 player
ln -s /Users/sroberts/Library/Application\ Support/WebEx\ Folder/500/Network\ Recording\ Player.app ~/Applications/
ln -s ~/Library/Application\ Support/WebEx\ Folder/1224/WebEx\ Player.app ~/Applications
vagrant plugin install vagrant-cachier
brew install homebrew/completions/vagrant-completion
# make the apps accessible from alfred
brew cask alfred link
#
brew cask install osxfuse
brew install fuse
# run applications one-time so they are registered appropriately
cd ~/Applications
open Flux.app
open iTerm.app
open Skype.app
open Dropbox.app
open Caffeine.app
open Box\ Sync.app
open Alfred\ 2.app
open Toggle.app
cd
echo ## Font time
pip install powerline-status
# git+git://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline
brew tap caskroom/fonts
brew cask install font-roboto font-terminus font-inconsolata-for-powerline font-inconsolata-g-for-powerline font-inconsolata-dz-for-powerline
echo ## remap caps-lock to be 'esc' on press, 'ctrl' on hold
brew cask install karabiner seil
open http://www.economyofeffort.com/2014/08/11/beyond-ctrl-remap-make-that-caps-lock-key-useful/
echo # install ohmysh from https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh
read -p "Did it?"
echo # change options in ~/.zshrc
echo # such as: ZSH_THEME="agnoster"
echo # Install spf13-vim from http://vim.spf13.com/
read -p "Did it?"
echo let g:airline_powerline_fonts=1 >> ~/.vimrc.before.local
echo "set guifont=Inconsolata\ for\ Powerline:h18" >> ~/.gvimrc
echo # Download solarized to /tmp. Extract it. Then configure iterm with the solarized color scheme.
echo # http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized
read -p "Done?"
##########
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "[email protected]"
# Copy ssh key to github.com
subl ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
# Test connection
ssh -T [email protected]
# Set git config values
git config --global user.name "Sean Roberts"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
git config --global github.user seanorama
git config --global github.token your_token_here
git config --global core.editor `which vim`
git config --global color.ui true
# =========================
# Ruby dev environment
brew install rbenv
# add the output of this to .zshrc:
rbenv init - zsh --no-rehash
#
source ~/.zshrc
brew install ruby-build libyaml openssl brew-gem
ruby_version="$(curl -sSL http://ruby.thoughtbot.com/latest)"
eval "$(rbenv init - zsh)"
rbenv install -s "$ruby_version"
rbenv global "$ruby_version"
rbenv local "$ruby_version"
gem update --system
gem install bundler --no-document
rbenv rehash
number_of_cores=$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
bundle config --global jobs $((number_of_cores - 1))
j
# =========================
# Not done these yet
# dotfile management method: http://dotfiles.github.io/
brew install \
ffmpeg \
imagemagick \
xquartz \
inkscape \
gimp
brew tap Homebrew/python
brew install numpy scipy matplotlib --with-python3
#!/usr/bin/env sh
##
# This is script with usefull tips taken from:
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx
#
# install it:
# curl -sL https://raw.github.com/gist/2322839/hack.sh | sh
#
echo "Enable full keyboard access for all controls (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs)"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3
echo "Enable subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2
echo "Change window minimizing effect"
defaults write com.apple.dock mineffect -string "scale"
echo "Enable the 2D Dock"
defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -bool true
echo "Automatically hide and show the Dock"
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true
echo "Make Dock icons of hidden applications translucent"
defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -bool true
# echo "Enable iTunes track notifications in the Dock"
# defaults write com.apple.dock itunes-notifications -bool true
# Disable menu bar transparency
# defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleEnableMenuBarTransparency -bool false
echo "Show remaining battery time; hide percentage"
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowPercent -string "NO"
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowTime -string "YES"
# echo "Always show scrollbars"
# defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars -string "Auto"
#echo "Allow quitting Finder via ⌘ + Q; doing so will also hide desktop icons"
#defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true
# Disable window animations and Get Info animations in Finder
# defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true
echo "Show all filename extensions in Finder"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true
echo "Use current directory as default search scope in Finder"
defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf"
echo "Show Path bar in Finder"
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true
echo "Show Status bar in Finder"
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true
echo "Expand save panel by default"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true
echo "Expand print panel by default"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true
#echo "Disable the “Are you sure you want to open this application?” dialog"
#defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false
echo "Disable shadow in screenshots"
defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true
echo "Speed up Mission Control animations"
defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1
echo "Don’t automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use"
defaults write com.apple.dock mru-spaces -bool false
# 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 "Enable highlight hover effect for the grid view of a stack (Dock)"
defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-stack -bool true
echo "Enable spring loading for all Dock items"
defaults write enable-spring-load-actions-on-all-items -bool true
echo "Show indicator lights for open applications in the Dock"
defaults write com.apple.dock show-process-indicators -bool true
echo Remove the auto-hiding Dock delay
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0
echo Remove the animation when hiding/showing the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0
echo Add iOS Simulator to Launchpad
[ ! -L ~/Applications/iOS\ Simulator.app ] && ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/iOS\ Simulator.app ~/Applications/iOS\ Simulator.app || true
# Don’t animate opening applications from the Dock
# defaults write com.apple.dock launchanim -bool false
echo "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`
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSTextShowsControlCharacters -bool true
echo "Disable press-and-hold for keys in favor of key repeat"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
echo "Set a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0.03
echo "Set a shorter Delay until key repeat"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 12
echo "Disable auto-correct"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false
# Disable opening and closing window animations
# defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false
echo "Enable AirDrop over Ethernet and on unsupported Macs running Lion"
defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool true
echo "Disable disk image verification"
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
echo "Automatically open a new Finder window when a volume is mounted"
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
echo "Display full POSIX path as Finder window title"
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true
# Increase window resize speed for Cocoa applications
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001
echo "Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes"
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true
#echo "Disable the warning when changing a file extension"
#defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false
echo "Show item info below desktop icons"
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
echo "Enable snap-to-grid for desktop icons"
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
echo "Disable the warning before emptying the Trash"
defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false
echo "Empty Trash securely by default"
defaults write com.apple.finder EmptyTrashSecurely -bool true
echo "Require 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 "Enable tap to click (Trackpad)"
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad Clicking -bool true
# echo "Map bottom right Trackpad corner to right-click"
# defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadCornerSecondaryClick -int 2
# defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadRightClick -bool true
echo "Disable Safari’s thumbnail cache for History and Top Sites"
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2
echo "Enable Safari’s debug menu"
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true
echo "Make Safari’s search banners default to Contains instead of Starts With"
defaults write com.apple.Safari FindOnPageMatchesWordStartsOnly -bool false
# Remove useless icons from Safari’s bookmarks bar
# defaults write com.apple.Safari ProxiesInBookmarksBar "()"
echo "Add a context menu item for showing the Web Inspector in web views"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true
echo "Only use UTF-8 in Terminal.app"
defaults write com.apple.terminal StringEncodings -array 4
echo "Make ⌘ + F focus the search input in iTunes"
defaults write com.apple.iTunes NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Target Search Field" "@F"
# Disable send and reply animations in Mail.app
# defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool true
# defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableSendAnimations -bool true
# Disable Resume system-wide
# defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false
#echo "Disable the “reopen windows when logging back in” option"
# This works, although the checkbox will still appear to be checked.
#defaults write com.apple.loginwindow TALLogoutSavesState -bool false
#defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowLaunchesRelaunchApps -bool false
echo "Kill the Dashboard (memory issues in Lion+)"
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES
#echo "Reset Launchpad"
#[ -e ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db ] && rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db
echo "Show the ~/Library folder"
chflags nohidden ~/Library
echo "Disable local Time Machine backups"
hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal
#echo "Remove Dropbox’s green checkmark icons in Finder"
#file=/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/check.icns
#[ -e "$file" ] && mv -f "$file" "$file.bak"
#unset file
#Fix for the ancient UTF-8 bug in QuickLook (http://mths.be/bbo)
# Commented out, as this is known to cause problems when saving files in Adobe Illustrator CS5 :(
#echo "0x08000100:0" > ~/.CFUserTextEncoding
echo "Kill affected applications"
for app in Safari Finder Dock Mail SystemUIServer; do killall "$app" >/dev/null 2>&1; done
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