memile123/dockutil

INTRODUCTION

dockutil is a command line utility for managing Mac OS X dock items. It is currently written in Python and makes use of plistlib module included in Mac OS X.

Compatible with Mac OS X 10.9.x thru 10.13 (use 1.x version for older OSes)
Add, List, Move, Find, Remove Dock Items
Supports Applications, Folders, Stacks, URLs.
Can act on a specific dock plist or every dock plist in a folder of home directories

LICENSE

Apache 2

CHANGELOG

Version 2.0.5

10.12 fix for Dock restart
Add and remove spacer tiles

Version 2.0.4

Allow removal by app bundle identifier (credit to Yoann Gini)
Bug fixes for plist quoting (credit to VitosX)

Version 2.0.3

Wait for dock to be setup by Apple before modifying (useful for first login scripts)

Version 2.0.2

Bug Fix for 10.9.x

Version 2.0.1

Yosemite compatibility
Support for multiple removals

Version 2.0.0

Remove restart of cfprefsd in favor of using defaults
Bumped to version 2 because some backend changes may break compatibility with older OS versions
Please test and report any issues

Version 1.1.4

Restart cfprefsd before restarting Dock to ensure settings are read

Version 1.1.3

fix issue with missing labels and removals

Version 1.1.2

fix issue with replacing a url dock item
add legacy support --hupdock option for backward compatibility
fix paths with spaces when passing full path to plist

Version 1.1

fixes many issues with paths (should now work with Default User Template)
adds option to not restart the dock (--no-restart)
fixes issue where item would be added multiple times (use --replacing to update an existing item)
resolves deprecation warnings
adds option to remove all items (--remove all)
fix issue with removals when a url exists in a dock
adds option --version to output version

USAGE

usage:     dockutil -h
usage:     dockutil --add <path to item> | <url> [--label <label>] [ folder_options ] [ position_options ] [--no-restart] [ plist_location_specification ]
usage:     dockutil --remove <dock item label> | <app bundle id> | all | spacer-tiles [--no-restart] [ plist_location_specification ]
usage:     dockutil --move <dock item label>  position_options [ plist_location_specification ]
usage:     dockutil --find <dock item label> [ plist_location_specification ]
usage:     dockutil --list [ plist_location_specification ]
usage:     dockutil --version

position_options:
  --replacing <dock item label name>                            replaces the item with the given dock label or adds the item to the end if item to replace is not found
  --position [ index_number | beginning | end | middle ]        inserts the item at a fixed position: can be an position by index number or keyword
  --after <dock item label name>                                inserts the item immediately after the given dock label or at the end if the item is not found
  --before <dock item label name>                               inserts the item immediately before the given dock label or at the end if the item is not found
  --section [ apps | others ]                                   specifies whether the item should be added to the apps or others section

plist_location_specifications:
  <path to a specific plist>                                    default is the dock plist for current user
  <path to a home directory>
  --allhomes                                                    attempts to locate all home directories and perform the operation on each of them
  --homeloc                                                     overrides the default /Users location for home directories

folder_options:
  --view [grid|fan|list|auto]                                   stack view option
  --display [folder|stack]                                      how to display a folder's icon
  --sort [name|dateadded|datemodified|datecreated|kind]         sets sorting option for a folder view

Examples:
  The following adds TextEdit.app to the end of the current user's dock:
           dockutil --add /Applications/TextEdit.app

  The following replaces Time Machine with TextEdit.app in the current user's dock:
           dockutil --add /Applications/TextEdit.app --replacing 'Time Machine'

  The following adds TextEdit.app after the item Time Machine in every user's dock on that machine:
           dockutil --add /Applications/TextEdit.app --after 'Time Machine' --allhomes

  The following adds ~/Downloads as a grid stack displayed as a folder for every user's dock on that machine:
           dockutil --add '~/Downloads' --view grid --display folder --allhomes

  The following adds a url dock item after the Downloads dock item for every user's dock on that machine:
           dockutil --add vnc://miniserver.local --label 'Mini VNC' --after Downloads --allhomes

  The following removes System Preferences from every user's dock on that machine:
           dockutil --remove 'System Preferences' --allhomes

  The following moves System Preferences to the second slot on every user's dock on that machine:
           dockutil --move 'System Preferences' --position 2 --allhomes

  The following finds any instance of iTunes in the specified home directory's dock:
           dockutil --find iTunes /Users/jsmith

  The following lists all dock items for all home directories at homeloc in the form: item<tab>path<tab><section>tab<plist>
           dockutil --list --homeloc /Volumes/RAID/Homes --allhomes

  The following adds Firefox after Safari in the Default User Template without restarting the Dock
           dockutil --add /Applications/Firefox.app --after Safari --no-restart '/System/Library/User Template/English.lproj'

  The following adds a spacer tile in the apps section after Mail
           dockutil --add '' --type spacer --section apps --after Mail

  The following removes all spacer tiles
           dockutil --remove spacer-tiles

Notes:
  When specifying a relative path like ~/Documents with the --allhomes option, ~/Documents must be quoted like '~/Documents' to get the item relative to each home

LIMITATIONS AND DEPENDENCIES

Requires plistlib

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