 m-cli

⚠️ Version 2 includes breaking changes due to a new standardized syntax and improved shell autocompletion. See the changelog for details.

💥 The Swiss Army Knife for macOS – in your Terminal!

• Installation
• Uninstallation
• Usage
• Available Commands
• Contributing
• Resources

Overview

m-cli is a powerful command-line tool for macOS that enables you to control system functions, manage utilities, and tweak preferences – all from the Terminal.

Key Features:

• Manage system and admin tasks effortlessly
• No third-party dependencies
• Simple, non-intrusive installation
• Clean and safe – doesn’t modify your system unnecessarily

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Support

Enjoying this tool? Consider supporting development ☕

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Installation

Using Homebrew

brew install m-cli

Or if you want to have the latest version

brew install rgcr/formulae/m-cli

Note: When installed via Homebrew, shell autocompletion scripts are installed and configured automatically for Bash, Zsh, and Fish. No additional setup is needed.

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Manual Installation

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rgcr/m-cli/main/install.sh | bash

Ensure that ${HOME}/.local/bin is in your $PATH. You can add it with:

export PATH="${HOME}/.local/bin:$PATH"

Add the line above to your shell config file (e.g. ~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc) for persistence.

Shell Autocompletion (Manual Installation)

To enable shell autocompletion for m, source the appropriate file based on your shell:

Bash

source ~/.local/opt/m-cli/completions/bash/m

To make it persistent, add the above line to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile.

Zsh

source ~/.local/opt/m-cli/completions/zsh/_m

To make it persistent, add the above line to your ~/.zshrc.

Fish

source ~/.local/opt/m-cli/completions/fish/m.fish

To make it persistent, add the line to ~/.config/fish/config.fish.

Uninstallation

Using Homebrew

brew uninstall m-cli

Manual Uninstall

m --uninstall

Usage

• Run m to display all available commands.
• Run m <command> --help to see usage options for any specific command.

Example:

m dock --help

• Enjoy!

Available Commands

airdrop • appearance • audio • battery • bluetooth • dir • disk • display • dns • dock fan • finder • firewall • flightmode • gatekeeper • group • hostname • hosts • info itunes • lock • network • nosleep • notificationcenter • ntp • powermode • printer restart • remotelogin • safeboot • screensaver • service • shutdown • sleep • timezone • touchbar trash • update • usb • user • volume • vpn • wallpaper • wifi

Notes

• Some macos commands needs to be executed with sudo internally, so it's recommended you have sudo privileges.
• The trash command will not work unless your terminal (e.g. iTerm2, Terminal.app) has the necessary permissions to access the Trash folder. You can grant this permission in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access.

Contributing

We ❤️ contributions!

1. Fork the repo
2. Create your feature branch:

   git checkout -b my-new-feature
   

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m 'Add some feature'
   

4. Push the branch:

   git push origin my-new-feature
   

5. Open a Pull Request 🚀

TODO

• Add more plugins

Resources

• macOS Command Line Reference (ss64)

© Rogelio Cedillo – Licensed under the MIT License