RHochstenbach
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Here's a list of useful commands for Mac OS X. These have been tested on 10.5, but should also work with 10.4. I'll keep this list updated.
The terminal is located in Applications > Utilities > Terminal. You can drag this icon to the Dock to be able to launch it faster.
Disable Disk Image Verification
By default when you open a Disk Image (.dmg), it will first verify the contents of the image. This can be disabled with this command:
You can restore this setting with this command:
Use your screensaver as wallpaper
You can use your current screensaver as a wallpaper for your desktop. You can do this with the following command:
The terminal should reply with a PID number. Note this number. You need it to restore your desktop.
You can restore it with this:
XX stands for the PID number.
The desktop is also restored after logging off and then back on.
Moving the Dock to the Left or Right
You can move your Dock to the Left or Right by using a single command.
Left:
Right:
Restore:
Eject a disc
Sometimes there's a possibiity that yu can't eject a disc with the Eject-button. You can force it with this command:
Make the icons of hidden applications in the Dock transparent
You can make the icons in the Dock of hidden applicaitons transparent with this command:
Reverse it with this:
Put widgets on the Desktop
By default, the Widgets are only visible when you open the Dashboard. But with a minor modification you can drag them to your Desktop.
Use this command:
Now restart your Dock;
Now you can drag Widgets to your Desktop. To restore it, use this command:
Then restart our Dock again.
Show hidden files in the Finder
To show hidden files in the Finder, use this command:
To restore it:
The terminal is located in Applications > Utilities > Terminal. You can drag this icon to the Dock to be able to launch it faster.
Disable Disk Image Verification
By default when you open a Disk Image (.dmg), it will first verify the contents of the image. This can be disabled with this command:
Code:
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify trueYou can restore this setting with this command:
Code:
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify falseUse your screensaver as wallpaper
You can use your current screensaver as a wallpaper for your desktop. You can do this with the following command:
Code:
cd /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/
cd ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/
./ScreenSaverEngine -background &The terminal should reply with a PID number. Note this number. You need it to restore your desktop.
You can restore it with this:
Code:
kill PID XXThe desktop is also restored after logging off and then back on.
Moving the Dock to the Left or Right
You can move your Dock to the Left or Right by using a single command.
Left:
Code:
defaults write com.apple.dock pinning -string start
killall Dock
Code:
defaults write com.apple.dock pinning -string end
killall Dock
Code:
defaults write com.apple.dock pinning -string ""
killall DockEject a disc
Sometimes there's a possibiity that yu can't eject a disc with the Eject-button. You can force it with this command:
Code:
disktool -e disk#Make the icons of hidden applications in the Dock transparent
You can make the icons in the Dock of hidden applicaitons transparent with this command:
Code:
defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YES
Code:
defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool NOPut widgets on the Desktop
By default, the Widgets are only visible when you open the Dashboard. But with a minor modification you can drag them to your Desktop.
Use this command:
Code:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
Code:
killall Dock
Code:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode NOShow hidden files in the Finder
To show hidden files in the Finder, use this command:
Code:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
Code:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE