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Created May 4, 2014 12:37
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Toggle OSx dock's mutability
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dock_mut.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# get current state
immutable = `defaults read com.apple.dock contents-immutable`.to_i == 1
# toggle the state
immutable = !immutable
# write the state
`defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool #{immutable ? "YES" : "NO"}`
`defaults write com.apple.dock size-immutable -bool #{immutable ? "YES" : "NO"}`
# kill the dock application
`killall Dock`
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