#!/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' # Reset text attributes to normal + without clearing screen. alias Reset="tput sgr0" # Color-echo. # arg $1 = message # arg $2 = Color cecho() { echo "${2}${1}" Reset # Reset to normal. 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 case $response in [yY]) CONTINUE=true break;; *) break;; esac 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 case $response in [yY]) 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 break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Hide the Time Machine, Volume, User, and Bluetooth icons? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) # Get the system Hardware UUID and use it for the next menubar stuff for domain in ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.systemuiserver.*; do defaults write "${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" break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Hide the Spotlight icon? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) sudo chmod 600 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Disable Spotlight indexing for any volume that gets mounted and has not yet been indexed before? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) echo "Use `sudo mdutil -i off "/Volumes/foo"` to stop indexing any volume." sudo defaults write /.Spotlight-V100/VolumeConfiguration Exclusions -array "/Volumes" break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Change indexing order and disable some search results in Spotlight? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) # 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 break;; *) break;; esac 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 case $response in [yY]) defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false break;; *) break;; esac 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 case $response in [yY]) defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false break;; *) break;; esac 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 case $response in [yY]) sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist _HIEnableThemeSwitchHotKey -bool true break;; *) break;; esac ############################################################################### # General Power and Performance modifications ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Disable hibernation? (speeds up entering sleep mode) (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0 break;; *) break;; esac 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 case $response in [yY]) 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 break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Disable the sudden motion sensor? (it's not useful for SSDs/current MacBooks) (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) sudo pmset -a sms 0 break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Disable system-wide resume? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.systempreferences NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Disable the menubar transparency? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true break;; *) break;; esac 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 case $response in [yY]) defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false break;; *) break;; esac 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 case $response in [yY]) sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.iokit.AmbientLightSensor "Automatic Display Enabled" -bool false break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Disable keyboard from automatically adjusting backlight brightness in low light? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.iokit.AmbientLightSensor "Automatic Keyboard Enabled" -bool false break;; *) break;; esac ############################################################################### # Screen ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Requiring password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins" defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -int 1 defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPasswordDelay -int 0 echo "" echo "Where do you want screenshots to be stored? (hit ENTER if you want ~/Desktop as default)" # Thanks https://github.com/omgmog read screenshot_location echo "" if [ -z "${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)" case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Show hidden files in Finder by default? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Show dotfiles in Finder by default? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Show all filename extensions in Finder by default? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Show status bar in Finder by default? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Display full POSIX path as Finder window title? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Disable the warning when changing a file extension? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Use column view in all Finder windows by default? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle Clmv break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Avoid creation of .DS_Store files on network volumes? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Disable disk image verification? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) 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 break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Allowing text selection in Quick Look/Preview in Finder by default" defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true echo "" echo "Enabling snap-to-grid for icons on the desktop and in other icon views" /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 ############################################################################### # 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 case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array break;; *) break;; esac 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 case $response in [yY]) 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 break;; *) break;; esac ############################################################################### # 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 ############################################################################### # Mail ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Setting email addresses to copy as 'foo@example.com' instead of 'Foo Bar ' 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 case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Disable local Time Machine backups? (This can take up a ton of SSD space on <128GB SSDs) (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal break;; *) break;; esac ############################################################################### # Messages # ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Disable automatic emoji substitution in Messages.app? (i.e. use plain text smileys) (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticEmojiSubstitutionEnablediMessage" -bool false break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Disable smart quotes in Messages.app? (it's annoying for messages that contain code) (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled" -bool false break;; *) break;; esac echo "" echo "Disable continuous spell checking in Messages.app? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "continuousSpellCheckingEnabled" -bool false break;; *) break;; esac ############################################################################### # Transmission.app # ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Do you use Transmission for torrenting? (y/n)" read -r response case $response in [yY]) echo "" echo "Use `~/Downloads/Incomplete` to store incomplete downloads" defaults write org.m0k.transmission UseIncompleteDownloadFolder -bool true mkdir -p ~/Downloads/Incomplete defaults write org.m0k.transmission IncompleteDownloadFolder -string "${HOME}/Downloads/Incomplete" echo "" echo "Don't prompt for confirmation before downloading" defaults write org.m0k.transmission DownloadAsk -bool false echo "" echo "Trash original torrent files" defaults write org.m0k.transmission DeleteOriginalTorrent -bool true echo "" echo "Hide the donate message" defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningDonate -bool false echo "" echo "Hide the legal disclaimer" defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningLegal -bool false break;; *) break;; esac ############################################################################### # Sublime Text ############################################################################### echo "" echo "Do you use Sublime Text 3 as your editor of choice, and is it installed?" read -r response case $response in [yY]) # 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" break;; *) break;; esac ############################################################################### # 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