[OT] Mac OS X: stop Folding@Home startup app in Terminal.app

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

Try this command:
defaults write com.apple.Terminal StartupFile ""

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 13:01:46 -0500, Clinton MacDonald wrote:

> Dr. Sacco:
> 
> Thank you for your swift reply. Unfortunately....
> 
> Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D. wrote:
>>> Where can I find, modify, or kill Terminal.app shell startup
>>> items in Mac OS X (10.3.8)?
>>>
>> Take a look at:
>> 
>> /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app/Contents/Resources/Defaults.plist
>> 
>> It has an entry named "StartupFile".
> 
> I was extremely excited to read your message; it seemed like just the 
> right solution (although, how does Apple get off keeping preference 
> files *inside* the application?!). I just got here to work, eagerly 
> opened the Terminal.app package bundle, opened Defaults.plist with a 
> text editor...
> 
> and...
> 
> ...there is nothing listed under StartupFile ('"StartupFile" = "";'). Rats!
> 
> I will keep poking around the drive. Although Apple has done an 
> excellent job of keeping the "under the hood" workings of Mac OS X 
> completely hidden from the casual user, they have also successfully kept 
> the "under the hood" workings of Mac OS X completely hidden from the not 
> so casual user. ;-)
> 
> I will report any success, under the heading "Off Topic."
> 
> Best wishes,
> Clint