set-macos-defaults.sh

#!/bin/sh
# Sets reasonable macOS defaults.
#
# Or, in other words, set shit how I like in macOS.
#
# The original idea (and a couple settings) were grabbed from:
#   https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx
# More from:
#    https://gist.github.com/brandonb927/3195465
#
# Run ./set-defaults.sh and you'll be good to go.
if [ "$(uname -s)" != "Darwin" ]; then
	exit 0
fi

set +e

disable_agent() {
	mv "$1" "$1_DISABLED" >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
		sudo mv "$1" "$1_DISABLED" >/dev/null 2>&1
}

unload_agent() {
	launchctl unload -w "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
}

sudo -v

echo ""
echo "› System:"
echo "  › Disable press-and-hold for keys in favor of key repeat"
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

echo "  › Use AirDrop over every interface"
defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces 1

echo "  › Show the ~/Library folder"
chflags nohidden ~/Library

echo "  › Show the /Volumes folder"
sudo chflags nohidden /Volumes

echo "  › Set a really fast key repeat"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 2
defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 15

echo "  › Enable text replacement almost everywhere"
defaults write -g WebAutomaticTextReplacementEnabled -bool true

echo "  › Turn off keyboard illumination when computer is not used for 5 minutes"
defaults write com.apple.BezelServices kDimTime -int 300

echo "  › Require 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 "  › Always show scrollbars"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars -string "Always"
# Possible values: `WhenScrolling`, `Automatic` and `Always`

echo "  › Disable Dashboard"
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -bool true

echo "  › Don't automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use"
defaults write com.apple.dock mru-spaces -bool false

echo "  › Increase the window resize speed for Cocoa applications"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001

echo "  › Disable smart quotes and smart dashes as they're annoying when typing code"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false

echo "  › Disable auto-correct"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false

echo "  › Set up 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 "  › Avoid the creation of .DS_Store files on network volumes"
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true

echo "  › Disable the 'Are you sure you want to open this application?' dialog"
defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false

echo "  › Set dark interface style"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleInterfaceStyle -string "Dark"

echo "  › Set graphite appearance"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleAquaColorVariant -int 6

echo "  › Set graphite highlight color"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleHighlightColor -string "0.847059 0.847059 0.862745"

echo "  › Show battery percent"
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowPercent -bool true

echo "  › Speed 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

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 "› Finder:"
echo "  › Always open everything in Finder's list view"
defaults write com.apple.Finder FXPreferredViewStyle Nlsv

echo "  › Set the Finder prefs for showing a few different volumes on the Desktop"
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool true

echo "  › Expand save panel by default"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true

echo "  › Set sidebar icon size to small"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSTableViewDefaultSizeMode -int 1

echo "  › Show status bar"
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true

echo "  › Show path bar"
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true

echo "  › Disable the warning before emptying the Trash"
defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false

echo "  › Save to disk by default, instead of iCloud"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false

echo "  › Display full POSIX path as Finder window title"
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true

echo "  › Disable the warning when changing a file extension"
defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false

#############################

echo ""
echo "› Photos:"
echo "  › Disable it from starting everytime a device is plugged in"
defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ImageCapture disableHotPlug -bool true

#############################

echo ""
echo "› Browsers:"
echo "  › Hide Safari's bookmark bar"
defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowFavoritesBar -bool false

echo "  › Set up Safari for development"
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true
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
defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true

echo "  › Disable the annoying backswipe in Chrome"
defaults write com.google.Chrome AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false

#############################

echo ""
echo "› Dock"
echo "  › Setting the icon size of Dock items to 45 pixels for optimal size/screen-realestate"
defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 45

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 "  › Remove the auto-hiding Dock delay"
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0
echo "  › Remove the animation when hiding/showing the Dock"
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0

echo "  › Automatically hide and show the Dock"
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true

echo "  › Don't animate opening applications from the Dock"
defaults write com.apple.dock launchanim -bool false

#############################

echo ""
echo "› Transmission:"
echo "  › Use ~/Downloads/Incomplete to store incomplete downloads"
defaults write org.m0k.transmission UseIncompleteDownloadFolder -bool true
defaults write org.m0k.transmission IncompleteDownloadFolder -string "$HOME/Downloads/Incomplete"

echo "  › Don't prompt for confirmation before downloading"
defaults write org.m0k.transmission DownloadAsk -bool false

echo "  › Trash original torrent files"
defaults write org.m0k.transmission DeleteOriginalTorrent -bool true

echo "  › Hide the donate message"
defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningDonate -bool false

echo "  › Hide the legal disclaimer"
defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningLegal -bool false

echo "  › Auto-add .torrent files in ~/Downloads"
defaults write org.m0k.transmission AutoImportDirectory -string "$HOME/Downloads"

echo "  › Auto-resize the window to fit transfers"
defaults write org.m0k.transmission AutoSize -bool true

echo "  › Auto update to betas"
defaults write org.m0k.transmission AutoUpdateBeta -bool true

echo "  › Set up the best block list"
defaults write org.m0k.transmission EncryptionRequire -bool true
defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistAutoUpdate -bool true
defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistNew -bool true
defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistURL -string "http://john.bitsurge.net/public/biglist.p2p.gz"

#############################

echo ""
echo "› Mail:"
echo "  › Add the keyboard shortcut CMD + Enter to send an email"
defaults write com.apple.mail NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Send" "@\U21a9"
echo "  › Add the keyboard shortcut CMD + Shift + E to archive an email"
# shellcheck disable=SC2016
defaults write com.apple.mail NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Archive" '@$e'

echo "  › Disable smart quotes as it's annoying for messages that contain code"
defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled" -bool false

echo "  › Set email addresses to copy as 'foo@example.com' instead of 'Foo Bar <foo@example.com>'"
defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false

echo "  › Display emails in threaded mode, sorted by date (oldest at the top)"
defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "DisplayInThreadedMode" -string "yes"
defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "SortedDescending" -string "yes"
defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "SortOrder" -string "received-date"

echo "  › Disable inline attachments (just show the icons)"
defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool true

echo "  › Disable automatic spell checking"
defaults write com.apple.mail SpellCheckingBehavior -string "NoSpellCheckingEnabled"

echo "  ›  Disable send and reply animations in Mail.app"
defaults write com.apple.mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool true
defaults write com.apple.mail DisableSendAnimations -bool true

#############################

echo ""
echo "› Time Machine:"
echo "  › Prevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume"
defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true

###############################################################################
# SSD-specific tweaks                                                         #
###############################################################################
echo ""
echo "› SSD tweaks:"
echo "  › Disable local backups"
# https://classicyuppie.com/what-crap-is-this-os-xs-mobilebackups/
sudo tmutil disablelocal

echo "  › Disable hibernation (speeds up entering sleep mode)"
sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0

echo "  › Remove the sleep image file to save disk space"
sudo rm /private/var/vm/sleepimage
echo "  › Create 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

echo "  ›  Disable the sudden motion sensor as it’s not useful for SSDs"
sudo pmset -a sms 0

#############################

echo ""
echo "› Restart related apps"
for app in "Activity Monitor" "Address Book" "Calendar" "Contacts" "cfprefsd" \
	"Dock" "Finder" "Mail" "Messages" "Safari" "SystemUIServer" \
	"Terminal" "Transmission" "Photos"; do
	killall "$app" >/dev/null 2>&1
done
set -e