Mac Terminal Commands

Useful MacOS Terminal commands, tips and tricks

Mac Script ————— -Change Custom login message sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText "If you find this MAC call 911 for cash reward" ————— Delete all empty folders from folder find . -type d -empty -delete find . -type d -empty -exec rm -ri '{}' ; ————— change default screenshot type to png defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg ————— change default check for updates in days defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int 1 ————— -Speed up dock hiding : defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0; killall Dock ————— -keep computer awake : Caffeinate -i -t 'time in seconds' ————— -say Read me all this text ————— Create file with extension.command Do chmod u+x ————— Download files outside browser cd ~/Downloads/ curl -O http://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1700.exe ————— show hidden files: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES ————— Turn off/on iTunes helper sudo chmod 000 /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app re-enable sudo chmod 755 /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app – ————— speed up safari defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitResourceTimedLayoutDelay 0.25 defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitResourceTimedLayoutDelay 0.0001 ————— Copy the contents of a folder from one place to another ditto -V ~/original/ ~/backup/ ————— How long has my Mac been running Uptime ————— Dull hidden apps in the Dock defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool TRUE killall Dock Open /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app ————— Install OS X Software Updates sudo softwareupdate -l sudo softwareupdate -ia ————— Get Your External IP Address curl ipecho.net/plain; echo ————— View All Active Processes top —————

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