[MacTUG] Long list of defaults commands - Mac OS X Hints

[Matthew Oliver]

This is great!

On 2012-04-05, at 9:35 AM, Marlon A. Griffith wrote:

> """
> If you've been around this site for a while, you know that the "defaults" command in Terminal can do a lot. It can set many hidden settings and preferences in Mac OS X, and in individual applications.
> 
> Mathias Bynens has posted a long list of these commands on github. I haven't looked closely, but I'm willing to bet that some of them haven't been posted here as hints yet.
> 
> There used to be a great tool called Secrets, which was a preference pane, and which allowed GUI access to many of these commands. Alas, Secrets hasn't been updated for Lion, so using Terminal is the best way to apply these commands.
> 
> If you're unfamiliar with how to use these commands, here's what you need to know. Open Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities), then paste one of the commands into Terminal and press Return. The commands in the list are the parts that begin with "defaults," such as:
> 
> defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -bool true
> 
> This command removes the 3D graphics from the Dock.
> 
> Thanks to appstorm Mac for pointing out this page.
> 
> http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20120403012145597
> """
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