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  1. cmbuckley revised this gist Jul 30, 2025. No changes.
  2. cmbuckley revised this gist Jul 30, 2025. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    #!/bin/bash

    # flip scroll direction based on whether a mouse is plugged in
    defaults write -g com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool $(ioreg -p IOUSB -w0 grep -q Mouse && echo false || echo true)
    defaults write -g com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool $(ioreg -p IOUSB -w0 | grep -q Mouse && echo false || echo true)
  3. cmbuckley revised this gist Jul 30, 2025. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 2 deletions.
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    #!/bin/bash

    # flip scroll direction based on whether a mouse is plugged in
    defaults write -g com.apple.swipescrolldirection \
    -bool $(ioreg -p IOUSB -w0 | sed 's/[^o]*o //; s/@.*$//' | grep -v '^Root.*' | grep -q Mouse && echo false || echo true)
    defaults write -g com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool $(ioreg -p IOUSB -w0 grep -q Mouse && echo false || echo true)
  4. cmbuckley revised this gist Jul 30, 2025. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 1 deletion.
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    #!/bin/bash

    # flip scroll direction based on whether a mouse is plugged in
    defaults write -g com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool $(ioreg -p IOUSB -w0 | sed 's/[^o]*o //; s/@.*$//' | grep -v '^Root.*' | grep -q Mouse && echo false || echo true)
    defaults write -g com.apple.swipescrolldirection \
    -bool $(ioreg -p IOUSB -w0 | sed 's/[^o]*o //; s/@.*$//' | grep -v '^Root.*' | grep -q Mouse && echo false || echo true)
  5. cmbuckley created this gist Jul 30, 2025.
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    #!/bin/bash

    # flip scroll direction based on whether a mouse is plugged in
    defaults write -g com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool $(ioreg -p IOUSB -w0 | sed 's/[^o]*o //; s/@.*$//' | grep -v '^Root.*' | grep -q Mouse && echo false || echo true)