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The ultimate tool for developers to manage their Mac. It provides a huge set of command line commands that automate the usage of your OS X system.
When you run a function, the executed command is displayed and that helps you memorize each of the Utilities for future usage.
Installation in 2 Simple Steps
1- Download command line tool to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/guarinogabriel/mac-cli.git && cd mac-cli
2- Run the installer. There are 2 install options:
The following command will install the minimum required dependencies:
sh mac install
The following command will install all the dependencies and integrated projects:
sh mac install:all
Re-open your terminal client. You will be able to run all the commands listed below, for example:
mac help
Configuration
Update the shell script to match your local environment configuration. Global variables are defined at the beginning of the file.
Requirements
These are the requirements to be able to run all the commands (all the dependencies/requirements can be installed running "mac install"):
Homebrew
Git
Python
Pipe Viewer (pv)
Integrated Projects
The following amazing projects have been integrated on the mac script (all the integrated projects can be installed running mac install:all):
Install all mac script dependencies to be able to run all commands
mac install:all
Install all mac script dependencies and integrated projects
mac update
Install OS X software updates, update installed Ruby gems, Homebrew, npm and their installed packages
mac lock
Lock
mac restart
Restart OS X
mac sleep
Sleep mode
mac shutdown
Shutdown
mac time
Show clock at top right position in Terminal/iTerm
mac screensaver
Start screensaver
mac folders:list
List folders in current directory with their current size
mac folder:size
Calculate current folder size
mac folders:remove-empty
Remove empty subdirectories
mac apps:close-all
Close all opened apps
mac apps:app-store
Get list of installed apps from App Store
mac eject-all
Eject all mounted volumes and disks
mac battery:status
Get battery status
mac info
Get OS X version information
mac find:text X
Find exact phrase recursively inside directory
X = Text string
mac find:biggest-files
Find biggest files inside directory
mac find:biggest-directories
Find biggest directories inside directory
mac zip:extract X
Extract Zip file to current folder
X = Zip file to extract
mac gzip:compress X
Compress current file using Gzip
X = File to compress
mac gzip:extract X
Extract Gzip file to current folder
X = Gzip file to extract
mac tar:compress X
Compress X file/directory using tar with progress indicator
X = File or directory
mac tar:extract X
Extract tar file to current folder
X = Tar file to extract
Search Utilities
Command
Description
Arguments
mac find:recent N
Find files modified in the last N minutes
N = number of minutes
mac find:duplicated
Find duplicated files
mac search:replace X
Search and replace string in file
X = File to perform the search and replace operation
Network Utilities
Command
Description
mac speedtest
Internet connection speed test
mac speedtest:infinite
Run internet speed test each 5 minutes
mac ports
List of used ports
mac ip:local
Get local IP address
mac ip:public
Get public IP address
LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) Utilities
Command
Description
Arguments
mac mysql
Open Sequel PRO app)
mac mysql:cli
Start MySQL CLI with autocompletion and syntax higlighting
mac phpmyadmin
Open PHPMyAdmin
mac mysql:list
List all MySQL databases
mac mysql:dump-all
Export all MySQL databases to individual files
mac mysql:dump X
Export MySQL database to current directory
X = database name
mac mysql:import X
Import MySQL database
X = SQL file
mac mysql:import-table X
Import single MySQL database table
X = SQL file containing database table
mac mysql:create X
Create MySQL database
X = Database name
mac mysql:drop X
Remove MySQL database
X = Database name
mac mysql:duplicate X
Duplicate MySQL database
X = Database name
mac mamp:start
Start MAMP Server (Apache and MySQL)
mac mamp:stop
Stop MAMP Server (Apache and MySQL)
mac mamp:restart
Restart MAMP Server (Apache and MySQL)
mac php:syntax
Check PHP Syntax for all PHP files in current location
mac php:info
Get PHP info on command line
mac hosts:edit
Edit hosts file
SSH Utilities
Command
Description
Arguments
mac ssh:download-file X
Download file from remote server through SSH
X = Path of the remote file to download
mac ssh:download-folder X
Download entire folder from remote server through SSH
X = Path of the remote folder to download
mac ssh:download-database X
Download MySQL from remote server through SSH
X = Name of the database to download
mac ssh:sync:local X
Sync local folder with remote folder using rsync through SSH (download remote folder to local folder)
X = Path of the remote folder to sync to local folder
mac ssh:sync:remote X
Sync remote folder with local folder using rsync through SSH (upload local folder to remote folder)
X = Path of the remote folder to sync from local folder
mac ssh:upload X
Upload file to remote server through SSH
X = Path of the file to upload to the remote server
mac ssh:public-key
Copy SSH Public Key
mac ssh:list
List all the saved SSH credentials
LAMP Utilities
Command
Description
Arguments
mac mysql:gui
Open Sequel PRO app)
mac mysql:cli
Start MySQL CLI with autocompletion and syntax higlighting
mac phpmyadmin
Open PHPMyAdmin
mac mysql:list
List all MySQL databases
mac mysql:dump-all
Export all MySQL databases to individual files
mac mysql:dump X
Export MySQL database to current directory
X = database name
mac mysql:import X
Import MySQL database
X = SQL file
mac mysql:import-table X
Import single MySQL database table
X = SQL file containing database table
mac mysql:create X
Create MySQL database
X = Database name
mac mysql:drop X
Remove MySQL database
X = Database name
mac mysql:duplicate X
Duplicate MySQL database
X = Database name
mac mamp:start
Start MAMP Server (Apache and MySQL)
mac mamp:stop
Stop MAMP Server (Apache and MySQL)
mac mamp:restart
Restart MAMP Server (Apache and MySQL)
mac php:syntax
Check PHP Syntax for all PHP files in current location
mac php:info
Get PHP info on command line
mac hosts:edit
Edit hosts file
Web Development Utilities
Command
Description
Arguments
mac dev:monitor X
Monitor file changes (for example: log files)
X = File to monitor
mac dev:compass:compile
Compile current folder using compass
mac dev:optimize-images
Optimize all images in current directory and subdirectories
mac dev:css:convert-to-scss
Convert CSS file to SCSS
Performance and maintenance Utilities
Command
Description
mac system
Show system information to review mac performance
mac temp
Show temperature, fan and battery statistics
mac memory
See memory usage sorted by memory consumption
mac trash:empty
Empty trash
mac trash:size
Calculate trash size
mac desktop:cleanup
Remove all files and directories from Desktop directory
mac downloads:cleanup
Remove all files and directories from Downloads directory
iTerm / Terminal Utilities
Command
Description
mac iterm:tab-title
Set title of current iTerm tab
Git Utilities
Command
Description
mac git:config
Display local Git configuration
mac git:open
Open current repository on Github
mac git:create:branch
Create branch based on current branch
mac git:branches:date
Get last update date for all branches in current project
mac git:undo-commit
Undo latest commit
mac git:log
See latest commits IDs and titles for current branch
mac git:branch
See all branches
mac git:branch:rename
Rename Git branch
mac git:branch:remove-local
Remove local Git branch
mac git:branch:remove-remote
Remove local and remote Git branch
mac git:remove
Remove Git from current project
mac git:settings
Check Git settings
mac git:add-removed
Add removed files to staged files
mac git:size
Get size for current Git directory
mac github:streak
See current Git contribution streak
Web Utilities
Command
Description
Arguments
mac web:download-images
Download all images from website to current directory
Homebrew Utilities
Command
Description
mac brew:list
Get a list of installed Homebrew packages
Xcode Utilities
Command
Description
mac xcode:cleanup
Cleanup Xcode files to free up hard disk space
Image Utilities
Command
Description
Arguments
mac image:generate:mobile-app-icons X Y
Generate mobile app icons
X = Original image file, Y = Output path
Magento Utilities
Command
Description
mac magento:version
Get Magento version from current project on command line
mac magento:customer:create
Create Magento customer with sample address and sample credit card information
mac magento:fix-permissions
Fix Magento permissions for files and directories
mac magento:order:create
Create sample order in Magento
mac magento:shell-script:create
Create script in Magento shell folder to be run from command line
mac magento:gitignore:create
Create gitignore file for Magento project
mac magento:url-rewrites:enable
Enable Magento URL rewrites
mac magento:url-rewrites:disable
Disable Magento URL rewrites
mac magento2:install
Install Magento 2 in current folder
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OS X command line tools for developers – The ultimate tool to manage your Mac. It provides a huge set of command line commands that automatize the usage of your OS X system.
