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app2dock

to shell osx mac bash unix add remove plistbuddy plist lsregister dock by jvs on Nov 04, 2008

An exercise in using PlistBuddy.

dockplistfile="${HOME}/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist"

cp -ip "${dockplistfile}" "${dockplistfile}.orig"

plutil -convert xml1 -o /dev/fd/1 "${dockplistfile}" | /usr/bin/pl
plutil -convert xml1 -o ~/Desktop/com.apple.dock.plist "${dockplistfile}"
open -e ~/Desktop/com.apple.dock.plist


# get an example entry from $dockplistfile (last application in the Dock)
# cf. http://codesnippets.joyent.com/posts/show/1814

num_apps_dock=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps" "${dockplistfile}" | awk -F '=' '/CFURLString = /{print $2}' | wc -l)
echo ${num_apps_dock}

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps:'${num_apps_dock}'" "${dockplistfile}" 
#/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps:${num_apps_dock}" "${dockplistfile}" 

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps:'${num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data:_CFURLString" "${dockplistfile}"


open /bin/bash


# we will first create an example entry step by step
# note: persistent-apps is an array that stores dictionaries

dockplistfile="${HOME}/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist"

# get a free array index number (that is, the last + 1 array index)
free_num_apps_dock=$(( 1 + $(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps" "${dockplistfile}" | awk -F '=' '/CFURLString = /{print $2}' | wc -l) ))
echo ${free_num_apps_dock}

# add a dictionary to the persistent-apps array at array index ${free_num_apps_dock}
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}' dict" "${dockplistfile}" 

# print the dictionay in the persistent-apps array at array index ${free_num_apps_dock}
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}'" "${dockplistfile}" 

# add a dictionary named "tile-data" to the previously added dictionary 
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data dict" "${dockplistfile}" 

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}'" "${dockplistfile}" 

# add the dictionary 'file-data' to the dictionary 'tile-data'
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data dict" "${dockplistfile}" 

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}'" "${dockplistfile}" 

# add key - value pairs to the file-data dictionary
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data:thisIsAKey string 'this is a string value'" "${dockplistfile}" 
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data:_CFURLString string '/path/to/app'" "${dockplistfile}" 
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data:_CFURLStringType integer 0" "${dockplistfile}" 

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}'" "${dockplistfile}" 

# delete the dictionay in the persistent-apps array at array index ${free_num_apps_dock}
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}'" "${dockplistfile}" 

# print all dictionaries of the persistent-apps array
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps" "${dockplistfile}" 


# short version
dockplistfile="${HOME}/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist"
free_num_apps_dock=$(( 1 + $(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps" "${dockplistfile}" | awk -F '=' '/CFURLString = /{print $2}' | wc -l) ))
echo ${free_num_apps_dock}
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data:thisIsAKey string 'this is a string value'" "${dockplistfile}" 
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data:_CFURLString string '/path/to/app'" "${dockplistfile}" 
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data:_CFURLStringType integer 0" "${dockplistfile}" 
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}'" "${dockplistfile}" 
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}'" "${dockplistfile}" 
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps" "${dockplistfile}" 


:<<-'COMMENT'
# example entry
Dict {
    tile-data = Dict {
        file-data = Dict {
            thisIsAKey = this is a string value
            _CFURLString = /path/to/app
            _CFURLStringType = 0
        }
    }
}

COMMENT



#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------



# app2dock
# allows case insensitive name of application as input
# uses lsregister & egrep -i

# lsregister
/usr/bin/sudo /bin/ln -is $(/usr/bin/locate *lsregister | /usr/bin/head -n 1) /bin/lsregister 

function app2dock() {
   declare appname dockplistfile free_num_apps_dock path
   dockplistfile="${HOME}/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist"

   for appname in "${@}"; do
      appname="${appname%/}"
      path="$(/bin/lsregister -dump | /usr/bin/egrep -i -m 1 "path: +.*\/[^\/]*${appname}[^\/]*\.app$" | \
                /usr/bin/sed -E 's/^[[:space:]]+path:[[:space:]]+//')"
      if [[ -z "${path}" ]]; then echo "No such application: ${appname}"; continue; fi
      path="${path%/}"
      if [[ ! -d "${path}" ]] || [[ "${path}" == "${path%.app}" ]]; then echo "Argument error: ${path}"; continue; fi
      free_num_apps_dock=$(( 1 + $(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps" "${dockplistfile}" | \
             /usr/bin/awk -F '=' '/CFURLString = /{print $2}' | /usr/bin/wc -l) ))
      #echo ${free_num_apps_dock}
      /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data:_CFURLString string '${path}'" "${dockplistfile}" 
      /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data:_CFURLStringType integer 0" "${dockplistfile}" 
      #/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}'" "${dockplistfile}" 
      /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c save "${dockplistfile}" &>/dev/null
   done

   /usr/bin/killall -HUP Dock
   return 0
}



# app2dock_fp
# only allows full file path to application as input

function app2dock_fp() {
   declare dockplistfile free_num_apps_dock path
   dockplistfile="${HOME}/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist"

   for path in "${@}"; do
      path="${path%/}"
      if [[ ! -d "${path}" ]] || [[ "${path}" == "${path%.app}" ]]; then echo "Argument error: ${path}"; continue; fi
      free_num_apps_dock=$(( 1 + $(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps" "${dockplistfile}" | \
             /usr/bin/awk -F '=' '/CFURLString = /{print $2}' | /usr/bin/wc -l) ))
      #echo ${free_num_apps_dock}
      /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data:_CFURLString string '${path}'" "${dockplistfile}" 
      /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}':tile-data:file-data:_CFURLStringType integer 0" "${dockplistfile}" 
      #/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps:'${free_num_apps_dock}'" "${dockplistfile}" 
      /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c save "${dockplistfile}" &>/dev/null

   done

   /usr/bin/killall -HUP Dock
   return 0
}



# remove_app_from_dock
# allows case insensitive name of application as input

function remove_app_from_dock() {

   declare appname dockplistfile nums=""

   dockplistfile="${HOME}/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist"

   for appname in "${@}"; do

      appname="${appname%/}"

      nums=""
      nums=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps" "${dockplistfile}" | /usr/bin/awk -F '=' '/CFURLString = /{print $2}' | \
            /usr/bin/nl | /usr/bin/egrep -i "${appname}" | /usr/bin/awk '{print $1}' | /usr/bin/sort -rn)

      if [[ -z "${nums}" ]]; then echo "No application: ${appname} found in the Dock."; continue; fi

      for num in ${nums}; do
         /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete :persistent-apps:'${num}'" "${dockplistfile}" 
      done

      # test
      #for num in ${nums}; do
      #   /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :persistent-apps:'${num}'" "${dockplistfile}" 
      #done

      /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c save "${dockplistfile}" &>/dev/null

   done

   /usr/bin/killall -HUP Dock

   return 0

}


app2dock_fp /Applications/Chess.app /Applications/Chess.app

app2dock chess grapher

remove_app_from_dock chess grapher

add2path

to shell osx mac bash unix add remove variable path by jvs on Oct 27, 2008

# version 1

function add2path() {

   declare defaultpath path pathvar

   # add the new path at the beginning of $PATHVARIABLE
   if [[ "${1}" == '-b'  ]]; then
      if [[ ! -d "${3}" ]]; then printf "%s" "${2}"; return 1; fi
      path="${3}:${2}"
      #path="${path// /}"   # remove spaces
      printf "%s" "${path//:/$'\n'}" | /usr/bin/awk '!x[$0]++' | /usr/bin/tr '\n' ':' 

   # add the new path at the end of $PATHVARIABLE
   elif [[ "${1}" == '-e'  ]]; then
      if [[ ! -d "${3}" ]]; then printf "%s" "${2}"; return 1; fi
      # first remove identical path from $PATHVARIABLE (path identical with ${3}) if necessary
      pathvar="$(printf "%s" "${2//:/$'\n'}" | /usr/bin/egrep -v "^${3}$" | /usr/bin/tr '\n' ':')"
      path="${pathvar}:${3}"
      path="${path//::/:}"
      #path="${path// /}"   # remove spaces
      printf "%s" "${path//:/$'\n'}" | /usr/bin/awk '!x[$0]++' | /usr/bin/tr '\n' ':' 

   # default: add the new path at the beginning of $PATHVARIABLE
   elif [[ $# -eq 2 ]]; then
      if [[ ! -d "${2}" ]]; then printf "%s" "${1}"; return 1; fi
      path="${2}:${1}"
      #path="${path// /}"       # remove spaces
      printf "%s" "${path//:/$'\n'}" | /usr/bin/awk '!x[$0]++' | /usr/bin/tr '\n' ':'
 
   else

defaultpath='
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin
/usr/local/bin 
/usr/local/sbin
/usr/local/lib
/usr/local/include
/usr/local/man
/opt/local/bin
/opt/local/sbin
/opt/local/lib
/opt/local/include
/opt/local/man
/usr/X11R6
/usr/X11R6/bin
/usr/X11R6/include
/usr/X11R6/lib
/usr/X11R6/man
'

      defaultpath="${defaultpath// /}"        # remove spaces
      defaultpath="${defaultpath//$'\n'/:}"   # convert newlines into colons
      defaultpath="${defaultpath#:}"          # cut off leading colon
      defaultpath="${defaultpath%:}"          # cut off trailing colon
      printf "%s" "${defaultpath}"
      return 1   

   fi

   return 0
}

# usage: 
# add2path [$PATHVARIABLE] /path/to/dir
# add2path [-b|-e] [$PATHVARIABLE] /path/to/dir


# store the original $PATH
OPATH="${PATH}"

# create test directories
testdir="${HOME}/Desktop/testdir"
/bin/mkdir -p "${testdir}"
for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { /bin/mkdir -p "${testdir}${i}"; }

# list test directories
echo "${testdir}"
for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { echo "${testdir}${i}"; }


add2path "${PATH}" "${testdir}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl

export PATH="$(add2path "${PATH}" "${testdir}")"
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl


for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { export PATH="$(add2path "${PATH}" "${testdir}")"; }
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl

for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { export PATH="$(add2path -e "${PATH}" "${testdir}${i}" )"; }
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl

for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { export PATH="$(add2path "${PATH}" "${testdir}${i}" )"; }
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl

for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { export PATH="$(add2path -b "${PATH}" "${testdir}${i}" )"; }
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl

for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { export PATH="$(add2path -e "${PATH}" "${testdir}${i}" )"; }
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl


add2path | tr ':' '\n' | nl

add2path abc | tr ':' '\n' | nl

add2path -b "${PATH}" "${testdir}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl
add2path -e "${PATH}" "${testdir}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl


# restore original $PATH
export PATH="${OPATH}"
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl


#--------------------------------------------------------------


# version 2

function add2path() {

   # add the new path at the beginning of $PATHVARIABLE
   if [[ "${1}" == '-b'  ]]; then
      if [[ ! -d "${3}" ]]; then printf "%s" "${2}"; return 1; fi
      printf "%s" "${3}:${2}" | /usr/bin/sed -E -e '/^:+/s/^:+//' -e '/:+$/s/:+$//' -e '/::+/s/::+/:/g' | /usr/bin/tr ':' '\n' | \
         /usr/bin/awk '!x[$0]++' | /usr/bin/tr '\n' ':' | /usr/bin/sed -E -e '/:+$/s/:+$//' 

   # add the new path at the end of $PATHVARIABLE
   elif [[ "${1}" == '-e'  ]]; then
      if [[ ! -d "${3}" ]]; then printf "%s" "${2}"; return 1; fi

      # first remove identical path from $PATHVARIABLE (path identical with ${3}) if necessary
      pathvar="$(printf "%s" "${2}" | /usr/bin/tr ':' '\n' | /usr/bin/egrep -v "^${3}$" | /usr/bin/tr '\n' ':')"

      printf "%s" "${pathvar}:${3}" | /usr/bin/sed -E -e '/^:+/s/^:+//' -e '/:+$/s/:+$//' -e '/::+/s/::+/:/g' | /usr/bin/tr ':' '\n' | \
         /usr/bin/awk '!x[$0]++' | /usr/bin/tr '\n' ':' | /usr/bin/sed -E -e '/:+$/s/:+$//' 

   # default: add the new path at the beginning of $PATHVARIABLE
   elif [[ $# -eq 2 ]]; then
      if [[ ! -d "${2}" ]]; then printf "%s" "${1}"; return 1; fi
      printf "%s" "${2}:${1}" | /usr/bin/sed -E -e '/^:+/s/^:+//' -e '/:+$/s/:+$//' -e '/::+/s/::+/:/g' | /usr/bin/tr ':' '\n' | \
         /usr/bin/awk '!x[$0]++' | /usr/bin/tr '\n' ':' | /usr/bin/sed -E -e '/:+$/s/:+$//' 

   else

path='
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin
/usr/local/bin 
/usr/local/sbin
/usr/local/lib
/usr/local/include
/usr/local/man
/opt/local/bin
/opt/local/sbin
/opt/local/lib
/opt/local/include
/opt/local/man
/usr/X11R6
/usr/X11R6/bin
/usr/X11R6/include
/usr/X11R6/lib
/usr/X11R6/man
'

      printf "%s" "${path// /}" | /usr/bin/tr '\n' ':' | /usr/bin/sed -E '/^:|:$/s/^:|:$//g'

      return 1   

   fi

   return 0
}


# usage: 
# add2path [$PATHVARIABLE] /path/to/dir
# add2path [-b|-e] [$PATHVARIABLE] /path/to/dir


OPATH="${PATH}"

testdir="${HOME}/Desktop/testdir"
/bin/mkdir -p "${testdir}"
for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { /bin/mkdir -p "${testdir}${i}"; }


printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl
export PATH="$(add2path "${PATH}" "${testdir}" )"
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl

for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { export PATH="$(add2path "${PATH}" "${testdir}" )"; }
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl


for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { export PATH="$(add2path -e "${PATH}" "${testdir}${i}" )"; }
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl

for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { export PATH="$(add2path "${PATH}" "${testdir}${i}" )"; }
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl

for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { export PATH="$(add2path -b "${PATH}" "${testdir}${i}" )"; }
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl

for ((i=0;i<=5;i++)) { export PATH="$(add2path -e "${PATH}" "${testdir}${i}" )"; }
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl


export PATH="${OPATH}"
printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl


#---------------------------------------------------------------


function remove_from_path() {

   declare defaultpath newpath

   if [[ $# -ne 2 ]]; then

defaultpath='
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin
/usr/local/bin 
/usr/local/sbin
/usr/local/lib
/usr/local/include
/usr/local/man
/opt/local/bin
/opt/local/sbin
/opt/local/lib
/opt/local/include
/opt/local/man
/usr/X11R6
/usr/X11R6/bin
/usr/X11R6/include
/usr/X11R6/lib
/usr/X11R6/man
'

      defaultpath="${defaultpath// /}"        # remove spaces
      defaultpath="${defaultpath//$'\n'/:}"   # convert newlines into colons
      defaultpath="${defaultpath#:}"          # cut off leading colon
      defaultpath="${defaultpath%:}"          # cut off trailing colon
      printf "%s" "${defaultpath}"

      return 1
   fi 

   if [[ ! -d "${2}" ]]; then printf "%s" "${1}"; return 1; fi

   newpath="$(printf "%s" "${1//:/$'\n'}" | /usr/bin/egrep -v "^${2}$" | /usr/bin/tr '\n' ':')"
   #newpath="${newpath// /}"        # remove spaces
   newpath="${newpath#:}"          # cut off leading colon
   newpath="${newpath%:}"          # cut off trailing colon
   #printf "%s" "${newpath//:/$'\n'}" | /usr/bin/awk '!x[$0]++' | /usr/bin/tr '\n' ':' 
   printf "%s" "${newpath}"

   return 0
}

printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl

export PATH="$(remove_from_path "${PATH}" "/opt/local/bin" )"
export PATH="$(remove_from_path "${PATH}" "/opt/local/xyz" )"
export PATH="$(remove_from_path "${PATH}" "" )"
export PATH="$(remove_from_path "${PATH}" )"

printf "%s\n" "${PATH}" | tr ':' '\n' | nl


#---------------------------------------------------------------


man bash 2>/dev/null | less -p "Functions are executed"

# Functions are executed in the context of the current shell; no new process is created to 
# interpret  them  (contrast  this with the execution of a shell script).

MySQL add user

to mysql user add by minofare on Jan 03, 2008

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'user'@'localhost'
    ->     IDENTIFIED BY 'some_pass' WITH GRANT OPTION;

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2 add2path
3 MySQL add user