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@@ -44,15 +44,25 @@ alias fs="stat -f \"%z bytes\""
# ROT13-encode text. Works for decoding, too! ;)
alias rot13='tr a-zA-Z n-za-mN-ZA-M'
+# Empty the Trash
+alias emptytrash="rm -rfv ~/.Trash"
+
# Show/hide hidden files in Finder
alias show="defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true && killall Finder"
alias hide="defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false && killall Finder"
+# Hide/show all desktop icons (useful when presenting)
+alias hidedesktop="defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false && killall Finder"
+alias showdesktop="defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true && killall Finder"
+
# Disable Spotlight
alias spotoff="sudo mdutil -a -i off"
# Enable Spotlight
alias spoton="sudo mdutil -a -i on"
+# PlistBuddy alias, because sometimes `defaults` just doesn’t cut it
+alias plistbuddy="/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy"
+
# One of @janmoesen’s ProTip™s
for method in GET HEAD POST PUT DELETE TRACE OPTIONS; do alias "$method"="lwp-request -m '$method'"; done