jappler.com » defaults-write http://jappler.com random and opinionated thoughts by Jennifer Zelazny Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:25:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1random and opinionated thoughts by Jennifer Zelazny jappler.com no random and opinionated thoughts by Jennifer Zelazny jappler.com » defaults-write http://jappler.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://jappler.com fun with defaults write in Mac OS X.http://jappler.com/blog/archive/2006/04/27/fun-with-defaults-write-in-mac-os-x http://jappler.com/blog/archive/2006/04/27/fun-with-defaults-write-in-mac-os-x#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:37:23 +0000 Jen http://www.jappler.com/archive/2006/04/27/fun-with-defaults-write-in-mac-os-x/ Read More »]]> Ever since yesterday’s defaults write question and then post, I have been doing some fun research on what else is possible with defaults write
Note:Most of these changes require you to restart the finder after entering these into Terminal.app killall Finder.

  • change your screenshot file format: defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleScreenShotFormat JPEG or TIFF or PNG or PICT
  • Disable outlines around icon names on the desktop: defaults write NSGlobalDomain Desktop.HasDarkBackground 0
  • Show trash on the desktop: defaults write com.apple.finder Desktop.HasTrash 1
  • Configure AFP to exclusively use SSH
  • Create a login hook
  • Finally…when someone is driving you completely insane and it is time to show them not to mess with tech support…defaults write com.apple.Finder AllowCutForItems true This neat trick takes everything you cut but not paste. Everything you cut goes into the trash and not to the clipboard. April Fools!

As you can see, there are endless cool things you can do with defaults write. Check out the defaults man pages!
[tags]defaults write, Finder, Mac OS X[/tags]

]]> http://jappler.com/blog/archive/2006/04/27/fun-with-defaults-write-in-mac-os-x/feed 0 Show Hidden Files in Mac OS Xhttp://jappler.com/blog/archive/2006/04/26/show-hidden-files-in-mac-os-x http://jappler.com/blog/archive/2006/04/26/show-hidden-files-in-mac-os-x#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:55:41 +0000 Jen http://www.jappler.com/archive/2006/04/26/show-hidden-files-in-mac-os-x/ Read More »]]> A Mac OS X/UNIX newbie asked me if there was any way to show all the hidden files in Mac OS X so that he could browse the UNIX directories when using the Finder. Since there may be others out there that have the same need/want I thought I would share an easy way to show and then hide all hidden files within the Finder.

To show hidden files: open the Terminal application and type: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE. In order for the Finder to recognize the change, restart the Finder by then typing: killall Finder.
To hide hidden files: open the Terminal application and type: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE. In order for the Finder to recognize the change, restart the Finder by then typing: killall Finder.

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