.osx.sh

#!/bin/sh

# ~/.osx — https://mths.be/osx

# Ask for the administrator password upfront
sudo -v

# Keep-alive: update existing `sudo` time stamp until `.osx` has finished
while true; do sudo -n true; sleep 60; kill -0 "$$" || exit; done 2>/dev/null &

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# General UI/UX                                                               #
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# Set computer name (as done via System Preferences → Sharing)
#sudo scutil --set ComputerName "gregone"
#sudo scutil --set HostName "gregone"
#sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "gregone"
#sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server NetBIOSName -string "gregone"

# Disable the sound effects on boot
sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume=" "

# Menu bar: disable transparency
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleEnableMenuBarTransparency -bool false

# Menu bar: hide the Time Machine, Volume, User, and Bluetooth icons
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"



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# Kill affected applications                                                  #
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for app in "Activity Monitor" "Address Book" "Calendar" "Contacts" "cfprefsd" \
	"Dock" "Finder" "Mail" "Messages" "Safari" "SizeUp" "SystemUIServer" \
	"Terminal" "Transmission" "Twitter" "iCal"; do
	killall "${app}" > /dev/null 2>&1
done
echo "Done. Note that some of these changes require a logout/restart to take effect."