How to speed up terminal.app or iTerm on Mac OSX?
sudo rm /private/var/log/asl/*.asl Note *.asl, not all the files in the directory.
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How Can I Remove .DS_Store Files From A Git Repository?
find . -name .DS_Store -print0 | xargs -0 git rm –ignore-unmatch Also add “.DS_Store” to your git “.gitignore” file git add .gitignore git commit -m '.DS_Store bye bye!'…
How to exclude .DS_Store from a zip file
This can be easily achieved using your terminal zip -r foo.zip foo -x "*.DS_Store" Where: a. -r for recursively including all directories underneath the targets we want to…
How to run a different version of Java
Check the version installed: /usr/libexec/java_home -V Then choose the version you need to run: /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8.0_05 –exec java -version
/etc/hosts vs /private/etc/hosts
List of Mac symbolic links in private folder: ls -aFGl / | grep private This will return: lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 root wheel 11 Jan 9 12:43 etc@ -> private/etc…
How to downgrade Java.
In short: Uninstall Java plugin (Java Web Start) for your browser type: sudo rm -fr /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin To remove a specific Java version go to: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/ and remove…
Remove and Disable Spotlight icon from top right bar
Hide: sudo chmod 600 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search killall SystemUIServer Show it again: sudo chmod 755 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search killall SystemUIServer To disable spotlight only instead, without removing it from the top menu:…
How do I uninstall Java for my Mac?
Uninstalling Oracle Java (current version) involves deleting the Java Plugin file JavaAppletPlugin.plugin. Open your Terminal, copy and paste the following line: sudo rm -fr /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin If you…
How to add route on Mac
Let’s assume the IP 10.67.0.0 is only accessible through the VPN 192.168.120.254, then you can use route command to access your destination IP through the Gataway. To view…
How to fix os x mountain lion download paused
Let’s assume you hate Mavericks and you want a new fresh installation of Mountain Lion. You can do that from Snow Leopard and Lion. If you have an…