If you need a more featureful alternative to textutils, look for pandoc
https://github.com/jgm/pandoc
macOS command-line tools you might not know about
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Re: macOS command-line tools you might not know about
#32Nice list.
Also, hidutil (https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2450...).
Example:
hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping":[{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x700000049,"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x700000065}]}'
Re: macOS command-line tools you might not know about
#33`pbcopy` and `pbpaste` are one of my most-loved in the list. Dealing with some minified json, switching to iTerm, doing `pbpaste | json_pp | pbcopy` and having a clean output is _so_ nice.
I don't remember when I learned about these, but they've been game changers, and everyone I've shared them with feels the same way. I use your use case often as well, though through `jq` because I'm more familiar with it, and sometimes wish to do transforms.
You can use `python -m json.tool` for just JSON formatting, which is convenient now that Python is available by default in most Linux distros. Jq is really excellent though.
Re: macOS command-line tools you might not know about
#34`pbcopy | jq | pbpaste` is a very frequent command that I run to quickly format json in the clipboard.
I use pbcopy and pbpaste probably all day long and always miss it in Linux environments.
Re: macOS command-line tools you might not know about
#35Great list. Didn't know about pbcopy/pbpaste, very useful.
I use open regularly. Often to open a directory in finder and preview a file. Looks like I can just use qlmanage from now on.
Not sure I'd use screencapture manually, but I'm sure there are some automations that could benefit from this.
Re: macOS command-line tools you might not know about
#36I never knew sips was a thing, cool!
Re: macOS command-line tools you might not know about
#37I remember Caffeine used to be a third-party program that would prevent your Mac from sleeping, same behavior as the `caffeinate` here. Were they acquired and incorporated into the OS?
Anyone know of a Ubuntu on WSL equivalent?
Re: macOS command-line tools you might not know about
#38pbcopy/pbpaste are a lifesaver when doing stuff on the command line that has a lot of output and piping is not something you can do. networkQuality is something I really wish I knew about sooner.
Also for things like sharing public ssh keys. Instead of "can you send me your public key" and getting something with random line breaks depending on the users text editor I just have to ask them to "cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | pbcopy". I also alias pbcopy / pbpaste on Linux too, so useful!
The random linebreaks are ok - SSH can handle them. (that's how Userify does it I think, too. it replicates whatever the user provides.. no judgment :)
Re: macOS command-line tools you might not know about
#39Probably want to check your policies if using a business-owned mac. Caffeinate probably violates your security policies if it’s a decent sized company.
Re: macOS command-line tools you might not know about
#40I remember Caffeine used to be a third-party program that would prevent your Mac from sleeping, same behavior as the `caffeinate` here. Were they acquired and incorporated into the OS?
I believe that Caffeine was a fairly simple GUI wrapper for the existing caffeinate command