OS X installer for URLs ending in zip, dmg, pkg, mpkg, service, prefPane, qlgenerator, safariextz
Intended to simplify the installation of OS X apps in the same way Homebrew, RubyGems, and npm has made our lives easier. For example, if I wanted to install Google Chrome, I could type:
app https://dl.google.com/chrome/mac/stable/GGRO/googlechrome.dmg
Or, if the installer is already in my Downloads:
app ~/Downloads/googlechrome.dmg
Or, if I had set an installer directory or URL (see customize below):
app googlechrome.dmg
The installation of apps in the Mac App Store can be automated with the proper App Store URL or shortened ID:
app amphetamine/id937984704
Additionally, this can work as a wrapper for brew and brew cask install commands. Simply
preface the package name with brew/ or cask/ to initiate the install:
app brew/wget
app cask/firefox
Open a terminal and run this command:
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/suderman/app/master/install.sh | sh
Download and copy app somewhere in your path, ie:
git clone https://github.com/suderman/app.git
cp app/app /usr/local/bin
Although app tries to put stuff where it belongs (ie: .app files go in the /Applications directory), you can override this by passing a second target parameter:
app googlechrome.dmg ~/Applications
Also, app is polite and won't overwrite existing files without asking. You can skip this by passing the -f option:
app -f googlechrome.dmg
Some installers are .app files that need to be opened directly. Passing the -o option will not copy anything, but instead open the installer within the disk image:
app -o Photoshop_13_LS16-1.dmg
If you know the filename of the installed application, you can check if it already exists before downloading and installing. Passing the -c option along with a filename will check the expected destinations and stop if it's found:
app 'Firefox 42.0.dmg' -c Firefox.app
app has a couple customizations available via enironment variables:
Set APP_SOURCE to a directory on your local disk. You can still
install via URL, but if a matching file is found within this directory
(or sub-directory), the local copy will be used instead. For example:
APP_SOURCE=~/Downloads
Set APP_URL to the URL of a website hosting your installers. You can
still install via other URLs, but this allows for short-form URL
installations, skipping right to the directory/file. For example:
APP_URL=https://www.mywebsite.com/installers
When downloading from an https:// URL, you may have your installers
protected via client certificate authentication. In such case, curl will
attempt to use a client certificate in your OS X Keychain based on your
$USER env variable, or $USER@$DOMAIN if exists. You can explicity set
which certificate to use with APP_CERT. For example:
APP_CERT=homer@simpson.com
When installing from the Mac App Store, a short form of the URL can be
used (name-of-application/id123456789). The default URL is the US store, so
be sure to set APP_MAS to your country's URL. For example:
APP_MAS=macappstore://itunes.apple.com/ca/app
Set APP_IGNORE to a comma-separated list of directories you
don't want app to look at. Although the default setting takes care
of a few odd-ball installers, you may discover others that require
custom filters. This example shows the default setting:
APP_IGNORE=payloads,packages,resources,deployment