#!/usr/bin/env sh ## # This is script with useful tips taken from: # https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx # # install it: # curl -sL http://gist.github.com/earlonrails/3630836/raw | sh # echo "sudo password for future commands" sudo -v echo "Disable the sound effects on boot" sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume=" " echo "Enable subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2 echo "Automatically quit printer app once the print jobs complete" defaults write com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs "Quit When Finished" -bool true echo "Use current directory as default search scope in Finder" defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf" 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 "Set a fast keyboard repeat rate" defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0 echo "Set a shorter Delay until key repeat" defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 20 echo "Disable auto-correct" defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false echo "Disable expose animation duration" defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -int 0 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 "Make hidden app icons translucent in the dock" defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YES echo "Add extra info to login screen" sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow AdminHostInfo HostName echo "TimeMachine waits two hours to backup" sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto StartInterval -int 7200 echo "Display full POSIX path as Finder window title" defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true 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 "Disable the warning before emptying the Trash" defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false echo "Enable Safari’s debug menu" defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true echo "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 "Increase sound quality for Bluetooth headphones/headsets" defaults write com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" -int 40 echo "Automatically illuminate built-in MacBook keyboard in low light" defaults write com.apple.BezelServices kDim -bool true echo "Turn off keyboard illumination when computer is not used for 5 minutes" defaults write com.apple.BezelServices kDimTime -int 300 echo "Finder: allow text selection in Quick Look" defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true echo "Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes" defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true echo "Show the ~/Library folder" chflags nohidden ~/Library echo "Add iOS Simulator to Launchpad" ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/iPhone\ Simulator.app /Applications/iOS\ Simulator.app echo "Enable Safari’s debug menu" defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true echo "Enable 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 "Enable the debug menu in Disk Utility" defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled -bool true defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility advanced-image-options -bool true echo "Allow installing user scripts via GitHub or Userscripts.org" defaults write com.google.Chrome ExtensionInstallSources -array "https://*.github.com/*" "http://userscripts.org/*" defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary ExtensionInstallSources -array "https://*.github.com/*" "http://userscripts.org/*" # echo "Disable 'natural' (Lion-style) scrolling" # defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool false # echo "Disable Notification Center and remove the menu bar icon" # launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist echo "Killing affected applications" for app in "Address Book" "Calendar" "Contacts" "Dashboard" "Dock" "Finder" \ "Mail" "Safari" "SizeUp" "SystemUIServer" "Terminal" "Transmission" \ "Twitter" "iCal" "iTunes"; do killall "$app" > /dev/null 2>&1 done echo "Done. Note that some of these changes require a logout/restart to take effect."