Terminal : Commands of Daily Use

Hey folks,

Please have a look at some cool terminal commands

1. Show / hide Hidden Files : Do relaunch finder after you hit this command

$ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles true / false

2. Copy Contents of folder to another

$ ditto <path of Source Folder> <Path of Destination Folder>

ditto /Users/admin/Documents/test /Users/admin/Documents/Swati/try

3. Zip a Folder

Zip -r <path of resultant zipped file> <Folder to be zipped>

$ zip -r test.zip  test 

Zip -r <path of resultant zipped file> <Folder to be zipped> -x <file not to be included in zip>

$ zip   -r  test.zip test  -x "*.DS_Store” 

4. Unzip archive

Unzip  <path of zipped file>

$ Unzip test.zip

5. Custom message on Login Window

Sudo defaults write  <path of login window> LoginwindowText "custom text"

$ sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText "This is Swati's Mac.. "

6. Show AnyWhere option in GateKeeper of MAC OSX Sierra or Disable GateKeeper

Sudo spctl <prefixes>

$ sudo spctl --master-disable

7. Enable GateKeeper

Sudo spctl <prefixes>

$ sudo spctl --master-enable

8. Download content from any url

Curl -0 <url>

$ curl -0 http://file-to-be-downloaded.flv


9. To know the network connectivity

Ping <host>

$ ping google.com


10. Lets talk

say "your text"

$ say "Hello Swati"

Hope its useful :)

Dealing with Gatekeeper in OSX Sierra

Hi all,

Found something interesting in OSX Sierra. The gate keeper showed only 2 options

No Anywhere option in Gatekeeper. :(

But you can make it visible by running command in Terminal. So to

Disable GateKeeper
sudo spctl --master-disable


Enable GateKeeper
sudo spctl --master-disable



Thanks for reading :)

Appstore Build Create, Upload & Test

Hey Folks,

I know you guys know the process 😉
But its worth sharing what say!!!

Create AppStore Build

• Open Project
• Select Target
• Click General 
• Set Display Name Bundle Identifier, Version and Build.
• Click Build Settings
• Choose Appstore Provisioning Profile corresponding to Bundle Identifier.
• For Release Scheme choose the Certificate corresponding to the provisioning profile.
• Now click Target Selector next to Stop Button
• Click Archive
• Choose Build Configuration as Release
• Tick mark on "Reveal Archive in Finder"
• Click on Product 
• Click Archive : This will start the build creation.
• Choose Always Allow for Code-signing Popup
• Build Succeeded Toast will be shown
• An organizer will be visible which will show your archive.
• Right Click to show in Finder
• You will see <TARGET><DATE>, <TIME>.xcarchive
• Right click to Show Package Contents
• Products >> Applications >> Build_Display_NAME.app
• Drag and Drop this .app file in iTunes
• Right click on the app in iTunes and click Show In Finder
• You will see the IPA for Appstore.

Note:

Sometimes SwiftSupport folder is not embedded under .app.

But you need to do this if you give swift support in App.

So follow these steps:

• Create a Folder Test
• Copy SwiftSupport Folder inside Test
• Unzip ipa and add Payload folder here inside Test
• Open Terminal
• Type Command : $ zip -r Name.ipa Payload SwiftSupport -x "*.DS_Store"
• -r is for adding and -x is for removing files
• Enter
• A new IPA is generated with SwiftSupport

Upload AppStore Build using Application Loader

• Open Latest Application Loader
• Login with Apple ID

• Choose your IPA that you wish to upload.

• It will start reviewing your app.

• Then it will show you the App details.
• Check them and click Next.

• Now its starts adding application.
• Then it uploads package to Appstore.
• Uploaded package to the Appstore.
• Click Next.

• Success message is displayed.
• Click Done.

View In iTunes Connect

• Visit https://itunesconnect.apple.com/
• Login with Apple Id
• Click on My Apps
• Click on your App
• Goto Activity Tab
• You will see your versioned app with text (Processing)
• Once processing is done you will see the new versioned build under TestFlight Tab.
• Now its available for testing.
• You can add testers either via User and Roles section or via sending invitation emails to users under TestFlight tab.

Happy Coding

Enjoy Uploading and Testing 😀😁😃