Questions tagged [macos]
macOS (formerly known as OS X or Mac OS X) is the desktop operating system from Apple, found on Macintosh computers.
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SSH autokiller for connections from other systems
I was messing around with ssh and decided to write a python program that scans for any connections that aren't from the system, then terminates them. It works well ...
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Java program that relaunches itself in OS's terminal application
I wrote a Java program that when its executable .jar is opened manually, it re-opens itself inside the operating system's shell console. The purpose of this is to have a C#-style console application ...
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Drawing graphics and text using macOS Core Graphics
I have a small python project, which draws graphics and text onto a graphics context using MacOS's Core Graphics APIs. The idea is to make it easy for the user to write a few short lines, in order to ...
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Mac Bash: how to combine the open and str subtract to one line code? [closed]
new to bash , I use the following code to open the super folder with a file path.
function openUp(){
cd $(echo $1 | sed 's@\(.*\)/.*@\1@' );
open ..
}
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Reporting new USB storage devices on Linux and macOS with Python
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I wanted something for macOS (and Linux; maybe eventually Windows) that would simply wait for the user to connect a storage device and automatically select, or otherwise output the ...
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Alt-Coin Wallet QT Project for Mac OS-X
I was told my QT Project file is a hot mess. I'm returning to C++ after many years of doing Java and I'm really new to QT. I would like someone familiar with QT Project files to give my code a once ...
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File path unified in Windows/MacOS/Linux
We are all tremendously happy about back slashes in Windows file systems and do not think that their sole purpose is to make life complicated for smart people who are capable of using different OS. ...
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appleseed command line widget (CLW)
─── appleseed on GitHub
appleseed v1.0.0 is a command line widget (CLW), I designed for macOS
and iTerm2. Its a flexible platform for process automation and added
eye candy. It utilizes ...
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Check SMART status on MacOS and pop up alert
So I don't know much about bash scripting. I am just a beginner. I made this script which checks the SMART status of my root volume and if it is failing then it immediately throws a pop up alert if ...
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Password string generation
I'm trying to create passwords using the following snippet to match a custom password policy. I've added three gtr statements, at the end of the string, to ...
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A C++ wrapper for Apple CoreFoundation
The wrapper makes it easy to manage memory when using CoreFoundation objects. It aims to act like a simple shared_ptr.
Here is a usage example:
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Spoofs MAC Address to manufacturer of user's choice, Linux or MacOS
I've made a BASh script for Linux/MacOS that allows you to search for a MAC manufacturer and then generates a MAC address from that company and then spoofs it to that using ...
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Script to temporarily drop admin privileges
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The aim of my project is to allow administrators to drop privileges for reasons of self-control. Currently, it works only on MacOS Sierra but the concept should be extensible to any Unix ...
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Find MIDI devices with certain names and make them usable
I'm working on a Swift app for macOS, where I take input from MIDI devices and transform that input. The MIDI devices being supported come in for flavors.
What my code does is scan for MIDI devices, ...
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Create and open a file to take lecture notes depending on day and time
I am just wondering what, if any, more elegant ways might exist to write a script to accomplish the task that the script below accomplishes. The script works, so I don't need it to be debugged, but I ...
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