Terminal Tips: Part 4

[10] defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YESTerminal.app
Leopard only. Replaces the 3D dock with a 2D one. Requires killall Dock to take effect.

[11] defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool TRUE
This sets the save dialogue to the expanded view as default. Requires restart. Replace TRUE with FALSE to disable.

[12] sudo chmod 0 /System/Library/CoreServices/Spotlight.app
This command removes the spotlight icon from your menu bar. Type 755 instead of 0 to re-enable it. Requires killall Spotlight command to take effect.

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Posted in Aaron Nelsen, OS X, Tips by Aaron Nelsen at May 15th, 2008.

One Response to “Terminal Tips: Part 4”

  1. DOS Tips: Part 1 | Hijinks Inc. says:
    October 27, 2008 at 9:01 am

    [...] in May I started a series of posts about how to better take advantage of the Terminal in OS X, now months later without my [...]

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