[bash] exploring preferences

[Erom]

Hi all-

Quick question - I turned up an interesting tidbit (that changing the values of com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs can force safari to use one window instead of opening new windows constantly) and I'm trying to write a little script to toggle that sucker on and off. As I was working, I discovered I don't really know how to work with com.apple.foo stuff - specifically, I'd like to be able to see and set the value of a parameter from bash - how would I do that? I know this isn't strictly necessary to write the script, it's just something I'd like to know.

A second question would also be, how do I list the contents of these files - I'd love to see what other hidden configuration options there are lurking in my machine!

Thanks,
Erom

 

[Dysfunction]

if you wanted to say.. toggle your screen capture modes.. (and I wanted to do this) you'd do something like

The command is as follows:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg && killall SystemUIServer

if you wanted a simple command you could do something like

echo 'alias ssJpg="defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg && killall SystemUIServer"' >>.profile

then you can just issus ssJpg and have it change to jpg. Make sense?

 

[Erom]

Make sense?

Yes! Thank you. I was also wondering how I would, say, display the current value of com.apple.screencapture without changing it

echo "com.apple.screencapture type"

doesn't seem to do it. Thanks again,

Erom

 

[Dysfunction]

Here you go..

mikeMbp:~ mike$ defaults read com.apple.screencapture
{
    type = png;
}
mikeMbp:~ mike$

 

[Erom]

Ooooh! Thanks! Rep+

Am I supposed to mark this thread solved in some way or do you guys do that here?

 

[technologist]

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