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Mac cheatsheet
# Get current speed
defaults read -g com.apple.mouse.scaling
# Set speed (maximum of 7.0)
defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.scaling 5.0
# Copy file contents to clipboard
cat file.txt | pbcopy
# Find and kill process using port
lsof -i :{PORT}
kill -9 {PID}
# Convert video to another format
ffmpeg -i input.mov -acodec copy -vcodec copy output.m4v
sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.openvpn.client.plist
# List daemons
ls /Library/LaunchDaemons
# List daemons for user
ls ~/Library/LaunchAgents
# Unload daemon
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.example.service.plist
# Delete daemon
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.example.service.plist
# Remove OS X Dock appearance delay
# Change setting
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0
# Restart dock to see changes
killall Dock
# Revert changes
defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-delay
killall Dock
# It will restart automatically.
sudo kill -9 `ps ax|grep 'coreaudio[a-z]' | awk '{print $1}'`
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