TERMINAL TAB 1
$ cd
$ nano -w setClock.sh
#!/bin/bash
killall -KILL SystemUIServer
while true
do
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.clock "DateFormat" "EEEE' 'y.MM.dd' 'HH:mm:ss' 'z' ''week:'' 'ww"
done
$ chmod +x setClock.sh
[START]
$ ./setClock.sh
TERMINAL TAB 2
IF the menubar clock reappears w incorrect desired display format, run:
$ killall -KILL SystemUIServer
repeat (back to [START]) until the clock renders properly. it sometimes takes several attempts.
ELSE, stop the script:
TERMINAL TAB 1
ctrl-c (stop the "while" loop)
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NOTE about the DateFormat value string:
"EEEE' 'y.MM.dd' 'HH:mm:ss' 'z' ''week:'' 'ww"
spaces seem to need to b surrounded by single quotes ' ', as did week since w was getting interpreted as smth else.
it will render like this:
NOTE 2: this unfortunately doesn't persist thru reboots or logging out (but it does persist if u lock the screen then log back in again), but i don't normally turn off my macbook so.. please tell me if u hav corrections or tips or improvements or new info :)
