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Shortcuts​

Screenshots​

Shift + Ctrl + Cmd + 3 - Copy window -> cmd+v (paste)
Cmd + Shift + 3 - whole window
Cmd + Shift + 4 - selection - selection crosshairs
Cmd + Shift + 4 - selection -> space (selection window)
Cmd + Shift + 5 - Record whole screen

Force kill - cmd + opt + esc

Exit Full Screen / Full screen - ^ + ⌘ + F (Ctrl + Cmd + F)

^ + ⌘ + q (Lock screen) (Ctrl + Cmd + Q)

Quicktime player Shortcuts - Hold Option + fast forward button on quicktime player

Preview pdf shortcuts - Command + 1 - continuous scroll

# open folder in vscode
code .

# open finder at certain folder location
open .

# open iterm2 at a certain folder
open -a iTerm .

Create a new text file​

If you have the Finder window open, use Spotlight to open TextEdit. When you're ready to save the file, option+drag the text file icon from the title bar of TextEdit into the Finder window where you want to save it.

Show/hide hidden folders = Command + shift + .

Ctrl + Cmd + space - Character Palette

You can select the file and pressOption+Command+Cto copy the pathname to the clipboard.

Right Click on folder > option (gives more options)

Terminal Commands​

Open two instance of same application - open -n MQTT.fx.app

Screenshots​

⌘ + Shift + 4, #selection
⌘ + Shift + 4, + Space #window selection
⌘ + Shift + 3, #whole screen
⌘ + Option + D - show/hide dock
⌘ + Option + ESC - Force Quit Application dialogue

Option + Characters - Special Characters like (µåß∂√ƒç≈Ω)

Setting up Windows​

Windows Shortcuts​

  • win + A
  • win + N
  • win + v - clipboard history

Setting up MAC​

Spotlight Alternative​

Comparison​

Google chrome​

Shortcuts​

ActionShortcuts
switch profilescmd + shift + m - enter
to cycle between tabsCmd + Shift + A + Enter
Jump to the next open tab⌘ + Option + Right arrow or ctrl + tab
Jump to the previous open tab⌘ + Option + Left arrow or ctrl + shift + tab
Open the previous page in your browsing history for the current tab⌘ + [ or ⌘ + Left arrow
Open the next page in your browsing history for the current tab⌘ + ] or ⌘ + Right arrow
Open the History page in a new tab⌘ + y
Open the Downloads page in a new tab⌘ + Shift + j
Open the Find Bar to search the current page⌘ + f
Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search⌘ + g
Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search⌘ + Shift + g
When Find Bar is open, search for selected text⌘ + e
Open the JavaScript Console⌘ + Option + j
Search the web⌘ + Option + f
move tabs up/downctrl + shift + fn + up/down

https://www.google.com/inputtools

Chrome keyboard shortcuts - Computer - Google Chrome Help

Logging in Outlook Account on Chrome Profile - Google Chrome Community

Chrome Extensions / Chrome Web Store​

Screen recorders​

Others​

Google Chrome apps​

brew​

The missing package manager for macOS

brew list
brew install
brew uninstall
brew update
brew upgrade
brew outdated
brew doctor
brew cask upgrade minikube
brew info
brew info git # List versions, caveats, etc
brew info bash-completion
brew cleanup git # Remove old versions
brew list helm --versions

brew services list
   List all running services for the current user (or root).

brew services run (formula|--all)
   Run the service formula without registering to launch at login (or boot).

brew services start (formula|--all)
   Start the service formula immediately and register it to launch at login (or boot).

brew services stop (formula|--all)
   Stop the service formula immediately and unregister it from launching at login (or boot).

brew services restart (formula|--all)
   Stop (if necessary) and start the service formula immediately and register it to launch at login (or boot).

brew services cleanup
   Remove all unused services.

brew install​

Clipboard Manager​

GitHub - dvorka/hstr: bash and zsh shell history suggest box - easily view, navigate, search and manage your command history. ⭐ 4.4k

brew install hstr

hstr --show-configuration >> ~/.zshrc
vim ~/.zshrc
export HSTR_CONFIG=hicolor,raw-history-view

## ctrl+r
https://github.com/dvorka/hstr

To edit a command selected in hstr before running it, use the Tab or Right Arrow keys. These keys will place the selected command onto your shell's command prompt, allowing you to review and modify it before you manually press Enter to execute it.

https://fig.io​

brew install --cask fig
# https://github.com/withfig/autocomplete

fig doctor       check if Fig is properly configured
fig settings     update preferences (keybindings, UI, and more)
fig tweet        share your terminal set up with the world!
fig update       check for updates
fig --help       a summary of Fig commands with examples

Settings in mac​

for stopping bell sound​

Search for - Silence bell in preferences

Unchecking the "Play user interface sound effects" doesn't disable all sound. But sliding the "Alert Volume" option all the way to the left (minimum), together with unchecking the other options does the trick.

Others​
  • Finder settings
    • General - New Finder windows show - Default Downloads folder
    • Advanced - When performing a search - Search the current folder
    • Directly in Finder - show status bar (cmd + /)
  • System Preferences
    • Show seconds and date in clock
    • Show percent in battery
    • Show bluetooth status in status bar
    • touch id
    • Keyboard - Delay until repeat - short
    • Tap to click
    • Trackpad - fast
    • Display settings - Display text larger (1496 x 967)
    • Dock settings - Turn Hiding On
    • Control Centre Modules - Focus - Always show in menu bar

Setting up Shell​

  • install iterm2

  • oh-my-zsh

    sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

  • Theme powerlevel10k

    https://gist.github.com/kevin-smets/8568070

    Command - git clone https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/powerlevel10k

source ~/.zshrc , // follow the instructions after that

add plugin to plugins in zshrc

~/.config/zsh_codex.ini
[service]
service = gemini_service

[gemini_service]
api_type = gemeni
api_key = <api_key>
model = gemini-2.5-flash

Settings​

image

iterm settings​

  • scroll buffer - Preferences > Profiles > Terminal > scrollback lines > 100000
  • Dark color - Preferences > Profiles > Colors > color preset
  • No prompt Quit - settings > general > closing > confirm quit iterm2
  • Magic - Instant replay, Clipboard history
  • reopen last closed window iterm2
    • cmd+z
    • Method 3: Use system-level restore
      • Go to System Preferences > General and turn off "Close windows when quitting an app.".
      • Already - In iTerm2 preferences, go to General and set Startup to "Use system window restoration settings".
      • When you quit iTerm2, the OS should save your windows. You can then reopen them from the Dock or by using the System Preferences > Recent Items menu.

Natural Text Editing​

  • Go to Preferences...>Profiles>Default>Keys > Key Bindings (not Preferences... > Keys)
  • Press Presets...
  • Select Natural Text Editing
  • Then, you can move a word backwards using Option ⌥+← and a word forwards using Option ⌥+→, move to the start of the line using fn+← and to the end of the line with fn+→. Also you can delete a word backwards using Option ⌥+⌫, delete the whole line using Command ⌘+⌫.

~/.zshrc​

ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"
# plugins=(git osx docker docker-compose common-aliases zsh-autosuggestions)
plugins=(git common-aliases zsh-autosuggestions)

# source profile and aliases
. ~/.bash_profile
. ~/.profile
. ~/.aliases

# Autocompletion kubectl
source <(kubectl completion zsh)

# Autocompletion helm
source <(helm completion zsh)

# kubectl aliases
[ -f ~/.kubectl_aliases ] && source ~/.kubectl_aliases
function kubectl() { echo "+ kubectl $@">&2; command kubectl $@; }

# run command - setopt auto_cd

# Set autocd, which means that rather than typing cd <foldername> you just type <foldername>

# Randomize iTerm2 Tab Color
if [[ "$TERM_PROGRAM" == "iTerm.app" ]]; then
  # Generate random R, G, B values between 0-255
  r=$((RANDOM % 256))
  g=$((RANDOM % 256))
  b=$((RANDOM % 256))

  # Send escape sequence to iTerm2
  printf "\e]6;1;bg;red;brightness;%d\a" $r
  printf "\e]6;1;bg;green;brightness;%d\a" $g
  printf "\e]6;1;bg;blue;brightness;%d\a" $b
fi

~/.vimrc​

syntax on
filetype on

~/.aliases​

alias ll='ls -alhtF'
alias cl='clear'
alias v='nvim'
alias vim='nvim'
alias f='v `fzf -i`'
alias f='fuck'

alias k='kubectl'
alias d='docker'
alias dc='docker-compose'
alias w='watch ' #remember to add space so other alias can be used

# aliases
# section git
alias gpom='git pull origin master'
function gdon() {
    git add .
    git commit --no-verify -a -m "$1"
    git push origin "$(git_current_branch)"
}

#Section Docker
alias docker-clean='docker rm $(docker ps -a -f status=exited -q); docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -f dangling=true -q); docker images -qf dangling=true | xargs docker rmi'
alias docker-remove-all-images='docker rmi $(docker images -a -q)'

alias rb12='openssl rand -base64 12'
alias r12='openssl rand -hex 12'
alias rb16='openssl rand -base64 16'
alias r16='openssl rand -hex 16'
alias rb32='openssl rand -base64 32'
alias r32='openssl rand -hex 32'
# base58 password doesn't contain 0OIl to avoid confusion

# alias sf='cd ~/Repositories/stashfin/'

alias python=/usr/local/bin/python3.7
alias pip=/usr/local/bin/pip3

alias publicIp="curl wgetip.com"

alias file_encrypt='openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -pbkdf2 -in enc_file.md -out enc_file.md.enc && rm -rf enc_file.md'

alias file_decrypt='openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -salt -pbkdf2 -in enc_file.md.enc -out enc_file.md && rm -rf enc_file.md.enc'

Alias​

  • Suffix Alias (-s)
  • Global Alias (-g)

https://thorsten-hans.com/5-types-of-zsh-aliases

Sidebar Widget Settings - Stocks​

  • ^NSEI
  • ^NSMIDCP
  • NASDAQ
  • S&P 500

References​

Cleanup​

brew cleanup # Remove old versions

brew services cleanup # Remove all unused services

Automator (reducing screenshots size)​

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type JPG

# defaults write com.apple.screencapture type PNG

# defaults write com.apple.screencapture location "$HOME/Screenshots"
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location "$HOME/Desktop"

for f in "$@"
do
 mogrify -quality 10% "$f"
done

https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/01/30/simple-trick-for-smaller-screenshots

ipv6 disable​

mac

networksetup -setv6off Wi-Fi

ubuntu

sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1

sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1

windows

https://networking.grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17573

settings (google search - how to disable ipv6 in windows)