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Not that I condone this sort of thing, but folks who do need to do it should know about caffeine [0] which allows a Mac to disable it's lid switch and keep runn
by woleium 3y ago
Not that I condone this sort of thing, but folks who do need to do it should know about caffeine [0] which allows a Mac to disable it's lid switch and keep running with the lid closed.
[0] https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/24120/caffeine https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/24120/caffeine
- Acen 3y agoSide note, Caffeine[1][2] does not disable it's lid switch, but instead disables the automatic sleep behaviour while enabled. [1] Author link (includes link to source): https://www.intelliscapesolutions.com/apps/caffeine https://www.intelliscapesolutions.com/apps/caffeine [2] Original author link (stopped updating before OSX Mojave): https://www.lightheadsw.com/caffeine/ https://www.lightheadsw.com/caffeine/
- raihansaputra 3y agoi switched from caffeine to amphetamine due to compat issues and amphetamine does have a mode to disable the lid switch
- fingerlocks 3y agoOr you can use the built-in and more powerful commands: pmset and caffeinate. E.g. you can prevent sleeping until another process exists, or initiate sleep or shutdown.