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spctl

Manage the security assessment policy subsystem. Utility for managing Gatekeeper in macOS. More information: https://www.unix.com/man-page/osx/8/SPCTL/.

• Turn off Gatekeeper:
   
  spctl --master-disable
   
• Add a rule to allow an application to run (labeling of rule is optional):
   
  spctl --add --label {{rule_name}} {{path/to/file}}
   
• Turn on Gatekeeper:
   
  spctl --master-enable
   
• List all rules on the system:
   
  spctl --list