How do I duplicate the permissions of one file to another file from Mac OS shell?

February 18, 2013 in Mac Tips, Recipes, Shell

Like this: chmod `stat -f %A srcFile` dstFile The same command can be used also on folders. Note that the option –reference discussed here will not work on Mac OS.
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How can I add Facebook sharing in Safari 6?

August 9, 2012 in Browsers, Mac Tips, Recipes, Safari, Software

Share with Facebook is a small extension that adds Facebook Sharing in Safari 6. Once installed, it will display a button with the Facebook logo in the browser toolbar. Tip:
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Google Chrome is displaying a blank page icon in the address bar when I visit a webpage. What happened?

August 5, 2012 in Browsers, Chrome, Mac Tips, Recipes, Windows Tips

Starting from version 21.0.1180.57, Chrome is displaying a blank page icon in the address bar that looks like this: This is NOT a bug, but just a new feature introduced
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How do I enable the column selection mode in Eclipse on Mac OS?

June 21, 2011 in Eclipse, Mac Tips, Recipes

You can toggle rectangular text selection using option+command+A. This is great feature for a coder.

Where is the file hosting the settings for bash in Mac OS X?

December 4, 2010 in Recipes, Shell

Here: /Users/user_name/.profile