bin/set-software-update-interval
#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Set interval between software update checks
#
# Copyright 2023, Joe Block <jpb@unixorn.net>
DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL=7
set -o pipefail
if [[ -n "$DEBUG" ]]; then
# shellcheck disable=SC2086
if [[ "$(echo $DEBUG | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')" == "verbose" ]]; then
set -x
fi
fi
function debug() {
if [[ -n "$DEBUG" ]]; then
echo "$@"
fi
}
function echo-stderr() {
echo "$@" 1>&2 ## Send message to stderr.
}
function fail() {
printf '%s\n' "$1" >&2 ## Send message to stderr. Exclude >&2 if you don't want it that way.
exit "${2-1}" ## Return a code specified by $2 or 1 by default.
}
function has() {
# Check if a command is in $PATH
which "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1
}
function check-dependencies() {
debug "Checking dependencies..."
for p in 'defaults'
do
if ! has $p; then
fail "Can't find $p in your $PATH"
else
debug "- Found $p"
fi
done
}
function my-name() {
echo $(basename "$0")
}
function usage() {
echo "Usage: $(my-name) INTEGER_DAYS"
echo
echo "If days are not specified, $(my-name) will reset the check interval to ${DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL}"
}
if [[ "$(uname -s)" != 'Darwin' ]]; then
fail 'Sorry, this script only works on macOS'
fi
check-dependencies
if [[ $# != 1 ]]; then
echo-stderr "Days unspecified or improperly specified"
INTERVAL=$DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL
else
# Confirm it's a number
if [[ $1 =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
INTERVAL=$1
else
echo "You specified ${1} - it is not a number, using default of ${DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL}"
INTERVAL="$DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL"
fi
fi
echo "Setting software update check interval to $INTERVAL days"
exec defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int "$INTERVAL"