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For setting up a Mac, I can't recommend a .osx file highly enough. Dot files in general make setting up a new computer really easy, especially when combined wit
by nbmh 10y ago
For setting up a Mac, I can't recommend a .osx file highly enough. Dot files in general make setting up a new computer really easy, especially when combined with homebrew's cask. I've been able to setup a familiar dev environment on a new machine in less than 15 min because I've maintained dotfiles. It's a relatively small time investment upfront and the payoff can be massive, especially if anything ever goes wrong on your main machine.
- dspoka 10y agoI'm sorry I'm not totally sure I know what you are talking about. Care to link?
- psylence519 10y agoScripting out your favorite settings, here’s an example: https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos I use something similar, along with dotbot (https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot) to wire up other application’s settings files. There’s lots of good examples around to steal and tweak.
- nbmh 10y agoHere's an example (not mine): https://github.com/necolas/dotfiles/blob/master/bin/osxdefaults https://github.com/necolas/dotfiles/blob/master/bin/osxdefau...
- RotsiserMho 10y agoMackup (https://github.com/lra/mackup https://github.com/lra/mackup) is a great tool for this. Beware, however, that it creates symlinks in place of your existing files. So if you decide you don't like it, run the uninstall command before removing the Mackup folder or bad things will happen (I learned from experience).