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This is obviously aimed at advanced users who need to modify and adjust plist files in the first place, as the average Mac user likely rarely encounters the files let alone needs to make edits to them. Not having to convert a plist before changing data might be helpful, as well as the possibility to manipulate arrays and dictionaries with key paths. For users who need to modify a plist file or convert the file format to or from XML and binary, you can do so easily in the OS X Terminal with the help of the plutil command. Enter your email address below: Mail will not be published required.

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March 10, at 8: When testing this I noticed one downside of plutil immediately: Subscribe to the OSXDaily newsletter to get more of our great Apple tips, tricks, and important news delivered to your inbox! July 19, at Copy this to create an empty plist file:.

If you are using python or a similar high level scripting language it will still be more effective to use the libraries for property lists. You can also use Xcode to edit plist files as usual.

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The proper, non-destructive syntax to use -extract is: The great thing about this approach with plutil is that users can convert property list files to XML to make edits with a plain text editor, then back to binary for use by an application or system function again.

Howevershould the order of the items in either the Accounts array or the Services array change you will be messed up.

This can be particularly helpful if you wish to make an adjustment to a property list file in a text editor, without having to launch Xcode or a separate app. You can give a filename instead of the. The -o - option tells plutil to print to stdout. I stumbled over these option this morning.

This will print a full property list plutll to stdout.

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Want to convert a plist file in XML msc to binary, or back to binary after making edits to it? Its main use up to now was to convert between property list formats mainly from binary plists to something readable. Enter your email address below: But it will do to look at the content.

And by default if you do not provide an new output file path with the -o option it will overwrite the current file with the extracted data. Use the following command instead:. Since the output is encumbered with the json or xml syntax, it will be hard to use this to get to property list values in shell scripts.

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Editing Property Lists with plutil

This is obviously aimed at advanced users who need to modify and adjust plist files in the first place, as the average Mac user likely rarely encounters the files let alone needs to make edits to them. Enter your email address below:. Conclusion Keep in mind that there now is an alternative to defaults and PlistBuddy. For users who need to modify a plist file or convert the file format to or from XML and binary, you can do so easily in the OS X Terminal with the help of the plutil command.

How to Convert plist Files to XML or Binary in Mac OS X

Prepare for autopkg Recipe auditing. On Sierra, when you run plutil -help you see some new options.

Inspecting a property list You can use the -p option to check our progress: When I was trying to convert some of the binary format plist into xml one. You can see them yourself with plutil -help. Hello, I would like to ask a question about plutil. These allow you to directly manipulate keys and values in a property list. You still should always use defaults when working with preference plist files, since defaults will go through the preferences system and possibility notify a process to update data.