macOS
get ID of app:
osascript -e 'id of app "SomeApp"'
stop mds_store going crazy: disable Spotlight indexing
sudo mdutil -a -i off
# enable later
sudo mdutil -a -i on
add big folders to Spotlight privacy ignore list
flush DNS cache:
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
restart audio control, useful when audio is not working:
sudo killall coreaudiod
install xcode-select w/o using the garbage CLI that hangs: find the version for the corresponding Xcode version here https://developer.apple.com/download/all/?q=command%20line%20tools%20for%20Xcode, download the .dmg file, and install
MagSafe not working: reboot