Setting up Mac OS

Enable SSH daemon

Go to System Preferences -> Sharing, check Remote Login checkbox

Apps

• Transmit - transfer files to remote servers
• Mou - write Markdown like a pro

Shortcuts

Mac OS

• Command + Shift + 3 - take a screenshot of the screen
• Command + Shift +4 - take a screenshot of a certain part of the screen
• Fn + Power Off/On - show the restart/sleep/shutdown dialog
• Ctrl + Option + Command + 8 - invert colors on/off (this feature is off by default, enable it in System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Accessibility -> Invert Colors)
• Command + , - open app preferences
• Minimize/Hide app - Command + m
• Unminimize/Unhide app - hold Command and press TAB as many times as it requires to select the app you need to unminimize in the apps switch panel, then hold Option and let go the Command key.

iTerm2

• Command + u - toggle the background transparency

Browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Opera)

• Command + L - focus address bar

Finder

• Shift + Command + a - Go to Applications folder
• Shift + Command + d - Go to Desktop
• Shift + Command + u - Go to Utilities

Open / Save dialog

• Shift + Command + . - show / hide hidden files

App Store

• Command + f - focus search input

Configuration tips

Alfred

• In order for Alfred to pick up MacVim that was installed via Homebrew, follow this post

Mac OS Tips

• Press Ctrl + Command + Space to open dialog with emoji icons
• When adjusting volume/brightnes if holding Shift + Option the adjustment will be more accurate
• To quickly close a running application: Command + Tab and press q when desired application is hovers to close it, or press h to hide it.
• You can remove application from launchpad by pressing Option and clicking on appeared X icon above the application you want to uninstall
• When a file is selected in Finder, press Space to quickly preview it.
• Press Control + F7 to toggle TAB navigation mode (text boxes and lists only / all elements)
• Press Fn + Backspace to delete character after the cursor

Useful cli configuration commands

Dock

• Remove the auto-hide Dock delay

  defaults write com.apple.Dock autohide-delay -float 0 && killall Dock

• Speed up Mission Control animation

  defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1 && killall Dock

Finder

• Unhide ~/Library folder

  chflags nohidden ~/Library

• Unhide dotfiles

  defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool YES && killall Finder