[code language=”bash”]
#go to your terminal and run :
xcode-select –install
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Install iTerm.

An extremely great alternative to the in-built mac terminal

.profile

Add .profile settings for syntax terminal highlighting.  Why not? After all we spent quite a lot of time on bash terminals why not make them more interesting.  It might just help prevent you from typing the wrong command in the incorrect terminal.

Example Bash_Profile:

[code language=”bash”]

# Bash Colors
export TERM="xterm-color"
export CLICOLOR="true"
export LSCOLORS="exfxcxdxbxegedabagacad"

# Bash Prompt customisation with current location
export PS1=’\[\033[01;35m\]\u\[\033[34m\]@\[\033[36m\]\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;33m\]\w\[\033[31m\]$(git branch -l 2>/dev/null | sed -n s/^*//p) $(hg branch 2>/dev/null) \$\[\033[00m\]’

# Java Home Over-ride
#export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8.0_45`
#export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7.0_79`
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Sublime Text

Sublime has gone pass the test of time for the new kid in the block text editor to a must have for all developers and dev-ops.  Install Sublim from here and its package manager

Font Made for Code

Install a equal width font like: Adobe Source Pro Font

Latest Python tools

Install python from here PIP command

Maven Installation

Download maven and unzip to preferred location

Set Path in profile:

• ~/.bash_profile

[code language=”bash”]
export M2_HOME=/Users/developer/apache-maven-3.1.1
export PATH=$PATH:$M2_HOME/bin
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• Post Configuration… set’up your maven .m2 settings.xml file
• See more Installation Instructions here

Package manager

• Then as a minimum Install
  • Wget
  • Tree
• Install Git Auto Complete Using:
  • using Brew and other methods
• OR install Git AutoComplete Manually

[code language=”bash”]
# Example installation commands, as simple as:
brew install python
brew install git
brew install ruby
brew install node
brew install mongo
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Automate Enabling/Disabling Hidden Files on a Mac

[code language=”bash”]
# show/hide hidden files
alias showFiles=’defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES; killall Finder /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app’
alias hideFiles=’defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO; killall Finder /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app’
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• More from this post here

Mac Host File Edit

/private/etc/hosts

• More here Adit Host File