AWS cli download/upload from MacOS
3 easy steps to download from an S3 bucket via commandline: 123brew install awscli # (mac) **install homebrew if needed** aws configure [add access_key_id and secure_access_key when prompted] aws s3 … Read More
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MacOS (upto Ventura checked) QuickLook preview for .srt .vtt and other subtitle files.
QuickLook is great – when it works… photos, some audio, some video, some documents…. what about the rest? There are many plugins available, but since MacOS 12 (Monterey) – they … Read More
ffmpeg on OSX with hardware enabled encoding
Add to the standard :ffmpeg -i source destination” :: 1-c:v h264_videotoolbox Also – it is critical that the bitrate be set, otherwise the default drops quality down to 600kb/s. to … Read More
AMD GPU supported options
GPU buyers guide | GPUs to AVOID Polaris 10 and 20 series # Highest Supported OS: Current/Big Sur(11) # Initial Supported OS: Sierra(10.12) Regarding Polaris, basically every model of card … Read More
Install OSX Command Line Tools without using the GUI
Running xcode-select –install will trigger the standard gui interface confirming download, etc. So trying this over an ssh connection will note be possible. StackExchange to the rescue! 12345678touch /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress; … Read More
bash – iterating over a string array
123456789101112131415#declare -a myArrayList=( myArrayList=( # NEW ENTRIES BELOW THIS LINE Judy Bob "Adam Smith" Bonnie # NEW ENTRIES ABOVE THIS LINE ) ## IF YOU HAVE SPACES IN THE ITEMS … Read More
OSX system volume (sound) GET / SET via Terminal / bash
Source: Coderwall.com Manipulate the volume settings on an OSX machine via command line: Get volume # Echos a number from 0 to 100osascript -e ‘output volume of (get volume settings)’ … Read More
OSX: Set any password via terminal
To change minimum password length to 1 pwpolicy getaccountpolicies > temp.xml nano temp.xml Erase until first string is <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?> Find string <string>policyAttributePassword matches '^$|.{1,}+'</string> Replace {4,} with {1,} … Read More