Add dock.sh - bash functions that allow you to easily customize your macOS dock on a new install

dock.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# dock.sh - contributed by @rpavlick 
+# https://github.com/rpavlick/add_to_dock
+
+function add_app_to_dock {
+  # adds an application to macOS Dock
+  # usage: add_app_to_dock "Application Name" 
+  # example add_app_to_dock "Terminal"
+
+  app_name="${1}"
+  launchservices_path="/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister"
+  app_path=$(${launchservices_path} -dump | grep -o "/.*${app_name}.app" | grep -v -E "Backups|Caches|TimeMachine|Temporary|/Volumes/${app_name}" | uniq | sort | head -n1)
+  if open -Ra "${app_path}"; then
+      echo "$app_path added to the Dock."
+      defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add "<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>${app_path}</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>"
+  else
+      echo "ERROR: $1 not found." 1>&2
+  fi
+}
+
+function add_spacer_to_dock {
+  # adds an empty space to macOS Dock
+
+  defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="small-spacer-tile";}'
+}
+
+function clear_dock {
+  # removes all persistent icons from macOS Dock
+
+  defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array
+}
+
+function reset_dock {
+  # reset macOS Dock to default settings
+
+  defaults write com.apple.dock; killall Dock
+}
+
+# WARNING: permanently clears existing dock
+clear_dock
+
+add_app_to_dock "System Preferences"
+add_app_to_dock "Activity Monitor"
+add_spacer_to_dock
+add_app_to_dock "Microsoft Outlook"
+add_app_to_dock "Google Chrome"
+add_app_to_dock "Microsoft Excel"
+add_app_to_dock "Microsoft Word"
+add_app_to_dock "Microsoft PowerPoint"
+add_app_to_dock "kitty"
+add_app_to_dock "Visual Studio Code"
+add_app_to_dock "SelfControl"
+add_app_to_dock "Skype"
+add_spacer_to_dock
+
+killall Dock