macOS

This page collects common macOS terminal commands: set a terminal proxy, show hidden files, and reset Launchpad, the Dock and Notification Center.

Configuration#

These settings are applied from the command line and take effect immediately.

Configure a proxy#

Set the proxy environment variables in the current shell. The HTTP port is 6152 and the SOCKS5 port is 6153, the default ports of Surge:

export https_proxy="http://127.0.0.1:6152"export http_proxy="http://127.0.0.1:6152"export all_proxy="socks5://127.0.0.1:6153"

Show hidden files#

Make Finder show hidden files, then restart Finder:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true; killall Finder

Usage#

These commands restore a system component to its defaults and restart the related process.

Reset Launchpad#

Delete the Launchpad database, then restart the Dock:

rm -rf /private$(getconf DARWIN_USER_DIR)com.apple.dock.launchpad; killall Dock

Reset the Dock#

Delete the Dock preferences, then restart the Dock:

defaults delete com.apple.dockkillall Dock

Reset Notification Center#

Delete the Notification Center preferences, then restart Notification Center:

defaults delete com.apple.notificationcenteruikillall NotificationCenter