defaults
Read and write macOS user configuration for applications. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/defaults.html.
- Read system defaults for an application option:
defaults read "{{application}}" "{{option}}"
- Read default values for an application option:
defaults read -app "{{application}}" "{{option}}"
- Search for a keyword in domain names, keys, and values:
defaults find "{{keyword}}"
- Write the default value of an application option:
defaults write "{{application}}" "{{option}}" {{-type}} {{value}}
- Speed up Mission Control animations:
defaults write com.apple.Dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1
- Delete all defaults of an application:
defaults delete "{{application}}"
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