ID

0b05d89

date

2023-09-28 08:13:33+00:00

author

Alex Chan <alex@alexwlchan.net>

parent

e62524c

message

Add my 'sterilise' script

changed files

2 files, 29 additions

• macos/README.md
• macos/sterilise

Changed files

macos/README.md (2303) → macos/README.md (2515)

diff --git a/macos/README.md b/macos/README.md
index 106e6db..8369033 100644
--- a/macos/README.md
+++ b/macos/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ They rely on Mac-specific stuff and are unlikely to be useful on non-Mac systems
   <dd>
     set the accent colour, as configured in the Appearance settings
   </dd>
+
+  <dt>
+    <a href="https://github.com/alexwlchan/scripts/blob/main/macos/sterilise">
+      <code>sterilise [PATH]</code>
+    </a>
+  </dt>
+  <dd>
+    alias for <code>xattr -d com.apple.quarantine</code>
+  </dd>
   
   <dt>
     <a href="https://github.com/alexwlchan/scripts/blob/main/macos/unlock_keychain">

macos/sterilise (0) → macos/sterilise (432)

diff --git a/macos/sterilise b/macos/sterilise
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..067ca89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macos/sterilise
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# This removes the com.apple.quarantine attribute from files.
+#
+# This attribute is applied when you download a binary from the web,
+# and prevents you running it.  This script is a quick alias for
+# removing that attribute if you know a file is safe.
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+
+if (( $# == 0 ))
+then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <PATH>" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+for NAME in $@
+do
+  xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "$NAME"
+done