Back in 2009 at the first NSConf, Scotty asked some of the speakers for an Xcode Quick Tip. I’m still using mine today.
When your target needs a “Run Shell Script” build phase, don’t write the script into the box in Xcode’s build phases view. Instead, create the shell script as an external file and call that from the Xcode build phase. It’s easier to version control, and you can take advantage of the capabilities of external editors—particularly where your “shell script” is actually in Perl, Ruby or some similar language.
