defaults.yaml

NSGlobalDomain:
  # System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Full Keyboard Access > All
  # controls.
  AppleKeyboardUIMode: 3

  # System Preferences > General > Sidebar icon size > Large.
  NSTableViewDefaultSizeMode: 3

  # Disable press and hold character picker.
  ApplePressAndHoldEnabled: false

  # Disable smooth scrolling.
  NSScrollAnimationEnabled: false

  # disable text replacement
  NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled: false
  NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled: false
  NSAutomaticCapitalizationEnabled: false
  NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled: false
  NSAutomaticPeriodSubstitutionEnabled: false
  WebAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled: false

  # Now, you can move windows by holding ctrl+cmd and dragging any part of the window (not necessarily the window title)
  NSWindowShouldDragOnGesture: true

  # Set the initial key repeat delay 
  InitialKeyRepeat: 15
  KeyRepeat: 2
  
com.apple.desktopservices:
  # Disable .DS_Store files on network drives.
  DSDontWriteNetworkStores: true

  # Disable .DS_Store files on external drives.
  DSDontWriteUSBStores: true

com.apple.finder:
  # Finder > View > Show view options > Sort Group By > Name.
  FXArrangeGroupViewBy: Name

  # Finder > Preferences > Advanced > When performing a search > Search the
  # current folder.
  FXDefaultSearchScope: SCcf

  # Finder > View > Show view options > Group By > None.
  FXPreferredGroupBy: None

  # Finder > View > As List.
  FXPreferredViewStyle: Nlsv

  # Finder > Preferences > New Finder windows show > Home directory.
  NewWindowTarget: PfHm

  # Finder > Preferences > New Finder windows show > Home directory.
  NewWindowTargetPath: "file://${HOME}"

  # Enable "Quit Finder" menu item.
  QuitMenuItem: true

  # Finder > Preferences > Show these items on the desktop > Hard disks.
  ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop: false

com.apple.TextEdit:
  # TextEdit > Preferences > New Document > Plain text.
  RichText: false

com.apple.Terminal:
  # Terminal > Secure Keyboard Entry.
  SecureKeyboardEntry: true

com.apple.SoftwareUpdate:
  # System Preferences > Software Update > Advanced... > Automatically check
  # for updates.
  AutomaticCheckEnabled: true

  # System Preferences > Software Update > Advanced... > Download new updates
  # when available.
  AutomaticDownload: true