.macos.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Thanks to Mathias Bynens!
# ~/.macos — https://mths.be/macos

# Close any open System Preferences panes, to prevent them from overriding
# settings we’re about to change
osascript -e 'tell application "System Preferences" to quit'

# Ask for the administrator password upfront
sudo -v

# Keep-alive: update existing `sudo` time stamp until `.macos` has finished
while true; do sudo -n true; sleep 60; kill -0 "$$" || exit; done 2>/dev/null &

###############################################################################
# Dock, Dashboard, and hot corners                                            #
###############################################################################

# Don’t automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use
defaults write com.apple.dock mru-spaces -bool false

# Place dock on left side
defaults write com.apple.dock "orientation" -string "left"

# Show only open applications in the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock static-only -bool true

# Automatically hide and show the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true

killall Dock