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Revision: 52571
at October 26, 2011 19:30 by stiobhart
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# Let's use the Finder's prefs file as an example

# Convert it to XML format
plutil -convert xml1 ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist


# After editing, convert it back
plutil -convert binary1 ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist

# Restart the Finder
killall Finder
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A pair of handy terminal commands for converting Apple .plist preference files from binary to XML format [allowing for easy editing with a text editor] and then back to binary again, afterwards.

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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Convert Apple .plist file to from XML / binary

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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xml, osx, convert

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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