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🍏 macOS tips (mostly CLI).
https://github.com/rockyluke/macos-tips

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# macos-tips



1. [Disclaimer](#disclaimer)

1. [Crash Reporter](#crash-reporter)

1. [Dashboard](#dashboard)

1. [Disks](#disks)

1. [DNS](#dns)

1. [Dock](#dock)

1. [Finder](#finder)

1. [Homebrew](#homebrew)

1. [Hostname](#hostname)

1. [Launchpad](#launchpad)

1. [Locate](#locate)

1. [Metadata](#metadata)

1. [Notifications](#notifications)

1. [Photos](#photos)

1. [Preview](#preview)

1. [Screen capture](#screen-capture)

1. [Software update](#software-update)

1. [Spotlight](#spotlight)

1. [System Integrity Protection](#system-integrity-protection)

1. [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous)



## Disclaimer



Please read carefully the manual before using any commands on macsOS.



```bash

man man

man csrutil

man scutil

man sudo

man defaults

```



## Crash Reporter



### Disable Crash Reporter



```bash

defaults write com.apple.CrashReporter DialogType -string 'none'

```



### Show Crash Reporter in Notifications



```bash

defaults write com.apple.CrashReporter UseUNC -bool true

```



## Dashboard



### Disable Dashboard



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean true

```



## Disks



```bash

man diskutil

man fs_usage

man hdiutil

man pmset

man tmutil

```



### Disable Sudden Motion Sensor (SMS) for SSD



Read                 [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_Motion_Sensor)

([french](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_Motion_Sensor))    article    to

understand SMS.



```bash

pmset -a sms 0

```



### Disable local Time Machine snapshots



```bash

tmutil disablelocal

```



## DNS



### Flush dns cache



```bash

dscacheutil -flushcache

```



## Dock



![Docker][dock]



### Automaticaly hide and show the Dock (true / false)



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Dock autohide -bool true

```



### Automaticaly hide and show the Dock time (in ms)



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Dock autohide-delay -float 0

```



### Automaticaly hide and show the Dock delay (in ms)



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0

```



### Animame opening application (true / false)



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Dock launchanim -bool false

```



### Minimize windows using (genie / scale)



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Dock mineffect -string "genie"

```



### Minimize windows into application icon (true / false)



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Dock minimize-to-application -bool true

```



### Show indicators for open applications (true / false)



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Dock show-process-indicators -bool true

```



## Finder



```bash

man chflags

```



### Show folder



```bash

chflags nohidden ~/Library

```



### Hide folder



```bash

chflags hidden ~/Public

```



### Show hidden files



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true

```



### Show absolute path in title



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true

```



### Show 'Path Bar'



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Finder ShowPathbar -bool true

```



### Show 'Status Bar'



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Finder ShowStatusBar -bool true

```



### Disable file extension change warning



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false

```



### Expand save panel by default



```bash

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode2 -bool true

```



### Expand print panel by default



```bash

defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true

defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true

```



### Save to disk instead of iCloud by default



```bash

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false

```



### Show all extensions



```bash

defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true

```



### Disable smart quotes



```bash

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false

```



### Disable smart dashes



```bash

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false

```



### Show scrollbars



Choose between : 'WhenScrolling', 'Automatic' or 'Always'



```bash

defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars -string 'Always'

```



## Homebrew



Homepage: [brew.sh](http://brew.sh/)



```bash

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

brew upgrade

brew tap rockyluke/devops

brew upgrade

```



## Hostname



```bash

scutil --set ComputerName 

scutil --set HostName 

scutil --set LocalHostName 

```



## Launchpad



### Reset to default order



```bash

defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true

killall Dock

```



## Locate



```bash

man launchctl

```



### Enable locate



```bash

launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist

```



## Metadata



Read                            [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.DS_Store)

([french](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/.DS_Store))   article   to   understand

.DS_Store.



### Disable the creation of .DS_Store on network volumes



```bash

defaults write com.apple.DesktopServices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true

```



### Disable the creation of .DS_Store on USB volumes



```bash

defaults write com.apple.DesktopServices DSDontWriteUSBStores true

```



## Notifications



### Disable Notifications



```bash

launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist

```



## Photos



### Disable automatic opening



```bash

defaults write com.apple.ImageCapture disableHotPlug -bool true

```



## Preview



### Disable auto-restore



```bash

defaults write com.apple.Preview NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false

```



## Screen capture



### Change the location of the screenshot



#### macOS 10



```bash

defaults write com.apple.ScreenCapture location -string "${HOME}/Documents/Screenshots"

```



#### macOS 11+



```bash

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ${HOME}/Documents/Screenshots

``` 



### Change the format of the screenshot



#### macOS 10



```bash

defaults write com.apple.ScreenCapture type -string "jpg"

```



#### macOS 11+



```bash

defaults write com.apple.ScreenCapture type png

```



### Disable shadow in screenshot



```bash

defaults write com.apple.ScreenCapture disable-shadow -bool true

```



## Software update



```bash

man softwareupdate

```



### List software updates



```bash

softwareupdate --list

```



### Install software updates



```bash

softwareupdate --install --all

```



### Check software update daily



```bash

defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int 1

```



## Spotlight



```bash

man mdutil

```



### Rebuild database



```bash

mdutil -E /path/to/volume

```



### Disable indexing of a volume



```bash

mdutil -i off /path/to/volume

```



### Enable indexing of a volume



```bash

mdutil -i on /path/to/volume

```



## System Integrity Protection



You  need   to  understand   [System  Integrity   Protection][sip-href]  before

continuing this section.



- Power  on your  Mac and hold  down the CMD  + R  keys to access  the Recovery

  Partition.

- From  the Recovery  Partition, click  Utilities from the  menu bar,  and then

  select Terminal.

- Enter the following command into Terminal and press Enter to execute it:



```bash

csrutil disable

```



- Once  the command has  executed, exit the Terminal  and reboot. When  you log

  back into macOS, SIP will be disabled.



## Ubuntu



This         is         a         very         short         version         of

[this](http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-mac-osx)

article.



```bash

hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o /path/to/target.img /path/to/ubuntu.iso

diskutil list

diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN

sudo dd if=/path/to/target.img of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1m

diskutil eject /dev/diskN

```



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- [developer.apple.com/opensource](https://developer.apple.com/opensource/)

- [github.com/apple](https://github.com/apple)

- [www.apple.com/opensource](https://www.apple.com/opensource/)



[dock]: images/Dock.png