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better-defaults.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Turn on / off the no so "natural" mouse scroll direction
defaults write -g com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool NO
# Auto hide dock
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool YES
# Use `sudo mdutil -i off "/Volumes/foo"` to stop indexing any volume.
sudo defaults write /.Spotlight-V100/VolumeConfiguration Exclusions -array "/Volumes"
# Enable Spotlight indexing with
sudo mdutil -a -i on
# Use plain text mode for new TextEdit documents
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit RichText -int 0
# Open and save files as UTF-8 in TextEdit
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit PlainTextEncoding -int 4
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit PlainTextEncodingForWrite -int 4
# Show full path in finder
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool false; killall Finder
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