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#!/bin/bash
clear
echo "This script will chmod the download locations for Firmware Files, So iTunes can not download firmware."
echo "AKA it will prevent iTunes from auto updating your device."
echo ""
echo ""
echo "To restore firmware just hold down option and manually select the firmware file."
echo ""
clear
echo "Made By: Wesley K"
echo "[email protected]"
echo "http://wesleyk.me"
echo "http://wesleyk.me/twitter"
sleep 2
read -sn 1 -p "Press any key to continue..."
clear
echo "Now I need your password to continue"
echo "Killing iTunes now"
sudo -v
sudo killall -9 iTunes
sleep 2
clear

echo "Im going to make all the folder needed to future proof a few things"
echo "If errors occur here, No big deals."
sudo mkdir ~/Library/iTunes/iPad\ Software\ Updates/
sudo mkdir ~/Library/iTunes/iPod\ Software\ Updates/
sudo mkdir ~/Library/iTunes/iPhone\ Software\ Updates/
sleep 2
clear

echo "I am going to dump all the current files in your update folders."
echo "This will prevent any updates from downloaded firmware."
sudo rm -rf ~/Library/iTunes/iPad\ Software\ Updates/*
sudo rm -rf ~/Library/iTunes/iPhone\ Software\ Updates/*
sudo rm -rf ~/Library/iTunes/iPod\ Software\ Updates/*\
sleep 2
clear

echo "Now preventing iTunes from downloading new firmwares."
sudo chmod 444 ~/Library/iTunes/iPad\ Software\ Updates
sudo chmod 444 ~/Library/iTunes/iPod\ Software\ Updates
sudo chmod 444 ~/Library/iTunes/iPhone\ Software\ Updates
sleep 2
clear

echo "Made By Wesley K"
echo "Give me credit if you use it"
echo "For safe measures I would run this script after iTunes updates, It shouldn't affect it but I don't know yet."