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osx-for-hackers.sh
# Ask for the administrator password upfront
sudo -v
echo "This script will make your Mac awesome"
###############################################################################
# General UI/UX
###############################################################################
echo "Disabling OS X Gate Keeper"
echo "(You'll be able to install any app you want from here on, not just Mac App Store apps)"
sudo spctl --master-disable
sudo defaults write /var/db/SystemPolicy-prefs.plist enabled -string no
defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false
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 "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 "Disable smart quotes and smart dashes as they’re annoying when typing code"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false
###############################################################################
# Trackpad, mouse, keyboard, Bluetooth accessories, and input
###############################################################################
echo ""
echo "Disabling press-and-hold for keys in favor of a key repeat"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
echo ""
echo "Setting a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate (ain't nobody got time fo special chars while coding!)"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0
###############################################################################
# Screen
###############################################################################
echo ""
echo "Enabling subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2
###############################################################################
# Finder
###############################################################################
echo ""
echo "Showing all filename extensions in Finder by default"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true
echo ""
echo "Showing status bar in Finder by default"
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true
echo ""
echo "Allowing text selection in Quick Look/Preview in Finder by default"
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true
echo ""
echo "Displaying full POSIX path as Finder window title"
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true
echo ""
echo "Use column view in all Finder windows by default"
defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle Clmv
echo ""
echo "Avoiding the creation of .DS_Store files on network volumes"
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true
###############################################################################
# Dock & Mission Control
###############################################################################
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
###############################################################################
# Personal Additions
###############################################################################
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
###############################################################################
# Installations
###############################################################################
echo ""
echo "Install Brew"
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
echo ""
echo "Install Cask"
brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask
echo ""
echo "Upgrade 'em"
brew update && brew upgrade brew-cask && brew cleanup && brew cask cleanup
echo ""
echo "set paths"
echo "PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
echo $PATH
echo ""
echo "Install Sublime"
brew cask install sublime-text
echo ""
echo "spotify"
brew cask install spotify
brew cask install spotify-notifications
echo ""
echo "dropbox"
brew cask install dropbox
echo ""
echo "Install Mackup backup"
brew install mackup
echo ""
echo "Google things"
brew cask install google-drive
brew cask install google-chrome
echo ""
echo "Install Steam - super important"
brew cask install steam
echo ""
echo "NVM and Node"
brew install nvm
echo "source $(brew --prefix nvm)/nvm.sh" >> ~/.bashrc
nvm install stable
echo "Store screenshots in subfolder on desktop"
mkdir ~/Desktop/Screenshots
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/Screenshots
echo "Done!"
echo ""
echo "ToDo: use mackup, install cheatsheet, install bartender, RVM"
echo "hub, oversight, f.lux, Boom 2"
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