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Script to automatically download all the MacForge addons (for free)
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # ============================================ | |
| # MacForge Plugins Downloader | |
| # ============================================ | |
| # This script extracts URLs of ZIP files from the packages.plist file, | |
| # downloads the ZIP files, and unzips them into the specified directory. | |
| # | |
| # Official MacForge release: https://www.macenhance.com/macforge (v1.1.0) | |
| # Beta version: https://github.com/jslegendre/appcast/blob/master/Beta/MacForge/MacForge.1.2.2-3.zip | |
| # ============================================ | |
| # Path to the plist file | |
| plist_file="packages.plist" | |
| # Output file for the URLs | |
| url_file="macforge_packages_urls.txt" | |
| # Directory to save the downloaded files | |
| download_dir="/Library/Application Support/MacEnhance/Plugins" | |
| # Ensure the download directory exists | |
| mkdir -p "$download_dir" | |
| # Extract URLs from the plist file | |
| grep -oE '/bundles/[^<]*\.zip' "$plist_file" | sed 's|^|https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MacEnhance/MacForgeRepo/master/repo|' > "$url_file" | |
| # Download and unzip each file | |
| while IFS= read -r url; do | |
| # Extract the filename from the URL | |
| filename=$(basename "$url") | |
| # Download the ZIP file | |
| curl -L "$url" -o "$download_dir/$filename" | |
| # Unzip the file | |
| unzip -o "$download_dir/$filename" -d "$download_dir" | |
| # Remove the ZIP file after extraction | |
| rm "$download_dir/$filename" | |
| done < "$url_file" | |
| echo "All files have been downloaded and extracted to $download_dir" |
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Here's the complete script with a header and instructions to download MacForge:
Instructions to Run the Script
Save the script to a file named
download_and_unzip_macforge_packages.sh.Make the script executable:
Run the script with
sudoto ensure it has the necessary permissions to write to/Library/Application Support/MacEnhance/Plugins:Additional Information
This script will automate the process of extracting URLs, downloading the ZIP files, and unzipping them into the specified directory. Make sure to run the script with
sudoto have the necessary permissions for writing to the/Library/Application Support/MacEnhance/Pluginsdirectory.Manual Method
Download all the zip files, and unzip into
/Library/Application Support/MacEnhance/Pluginsdirectory.Here are those URLS