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List Symbol names in object file


See what process is preventing disk ejection


Show SDK Path in macOS


Extract JAR into a Dir

Since JAR is essentially a zip file, you can use any zip/unzip commands with it.


Delete files from JAR without unzip


Copy the output of a command directly into clipboard

Note: In macOS, use pbcopy; in Linux, use xclip.

Useful Visual Studio Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Edit All in Scope

    • keymap: first select one of the occurance in file, then ctrl + cmd + g to edit all in scope
  • clone caret up/down

    • keymap: alt + cmd + up/down

Useful Xcode Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Edit All in Scope

    • keymap: ctrl + command + E
    • usage: it can be used to edit all in scope, or highlight all instances in scope for easy viewing.
  • Keyboard comibation utilizing Use Selection for Find

    • keymap: select a variable, then command + E, then command + G to go to next occurance, shift + command + G to go to previous occurance.
    • Usage: it can be used to traverse all occurances in the current file.
  • To maximize coding workspace:

    • ctrl + command + F to enter full screen, then option + command + T to hide tool bar, then comamnd + 0 to hide narvigator, then option + command + 0 to hide inspector, then shift + command + y to hide debug area.
  • To fold all code in current brace:

    • option + command + leftArrow

Move cursor in macOS terminal

  • ctrl + e will take you to the end of the line.

  • ctrl + a will take you to the front of the line.

  • option + ->, option + <-, word movement in terminal <http://blog.macromates.com/2006/word-movement-in-terminal/>_

  • ctrl + w will delete a word and go back.

  • ctrl + q/u will delete to the front of the line.

Get macOS shell script to show colors in echo

Example: echo -e "\033[1;31m This is red text \033[0m"

How to reinstall macOS and setup for programming

Enter recovery mode

Press command + R immediately after you clicked restart button. You can release the keys the moment you see the apple logo.

Erase the Macintosh HD disk if needed

If you want a brand new macOS, you can go to disk utility to erase the contents on Macintosh HD.

Reinstall macOS

After clicking reinstall macOS, just follow the guides on the screen. (It usually takes you around 6 minutes to download macOS installer and 28 minutes to install) You will need to provide your apple ID and password for personalized setup.

Install Xcode

Got to App Store, install Xcode.

Install Homebrew

Follow the guides in the homepage of .

Install zsh

Run this in the terminal: brew install zsh zsh-completions

Install oh-my-zsh

Follow the guide of installing oh-my-zsh

Two important things to do

  1. Uncomment 2nd line in .zshrc

  2. Add a line below the second line: export PATH="/usr/local/bin:\${PATH}"

Open terminal preference, select Profiles, choose Pro as default profile.

Install tree

Install: brew install tree

Usage: tree or tree -L 1 (1 at the end is listing depth.)

Install & Setup Git

  1. Install git:
  1. Define Git user:
  1. Setup keycache for avoiding input password every time you push using https:
  1. Setup ssh for git:

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On a Mac, it is important to remember to add .DS_Store (a hidden OSX system file that’s put in folders) to your .gitignore files.

If you never want to include .DS_Store files in your Git repo, you can configure your Git to globally exclude those files.

Install Python3

Download from official website. And click pkg to install. After that, pip install virtualenv

Install node.js

Download pkg and click to install. Very easy and convenient.

Install VMWare Fusion

Download click to install.

If you want to copy a vm, follow this (I had followed it once, and it does work. Choose the vm disk instead of copy the whole VMBundle and set the network setting to bridged otherwise port forwarding might not work.)

How to keep Mac AWAKE and LOCKED

  1. In System Preferences > Energy Saver, check the box for “Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off” (on laptops, this is under the Power Adapter tab)
  2. In System Preferences > Security & Privacy, check the box for “Require password after sleep or screen saver begins” and set the delay in the dropdown menu to “immediately”

Now, you can hit command-option-power to turn off the display without sleeping the computer, and doing anything that turns on the display (like hitting a key or clicking a mouse button) will prompt you for your account password.

How to copy path in macOS without adding any services

  1. Navigate to the file or folder you wish to copy the path for

  2. Right-click (or Control+Click, or a Two-Finger click on Trackpads) on the file or folder in the Mac Finder

  3. While in the right-click menu, hold down the OPTION key to reveal the “Copy (item name) as Pathname” option, it replaces the standard Copy option

  4. Once selected, the file or folders path is now in the clipboard, ready to be pasted anywhere

How to verify checksum

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