Advanced MacOS sleep control

Setup this script to disable MacOS sleep for any specified duration.

Sleep is prevented on battery & while charging, including when a MacBook lid is closed.

Credits

Reddit user bmw3393 schooled me on apps that fail because of bad names and suggested 'TerminaWake' which is such a perfect name 😎 (Also nice logo as TerminAWake)

Setting up the script is easy

1. Download 'stay-awake' or copy its content into a text editor & save the file as 'stay-awake' (without a file extension)
2. Run chmod +x [full path to the 'awake' file] to make the file executable. To get the file path: i. Drag the 'stay-awake' file into the terminal window, then delete the [comment] ii. Secondary click on the file and press the option key to reveal the "copy 'stay-awake' as Pathname" option

Running the script

Browse to the 'stay-awake' file and run it using the following examples:

• ./awake - stay awake indefinitely

• ./awake 30m - stay awake for 30 minutes

• ./awake 90s - stay awake for a minute and a half

• ./awake 24h - stay awake for 24 hours

• ./awake 1h 15m 30s - stay awake for an hour, 15 minutes & 30 seconds in total

• ./awake 1m 10s - stay awake for 70 seconds

Future goals

• Issues

• Features

  • Convert to MacOS app
    • Share downloadable executable file instead of script that needs to be setup and executed in terminal
    • Create a basic MacOS UI based app