> On Jan 10, 2023, at 4:00 PM, Tim A <[email protected]> wrote: > > No, I don't see how the Terminal command defaults export com.barebones.bbedit > identifies/knows the path to the file to export from the old computer, and > then knows where to write via import from the desktop of the new computer the > file freshly created. Where do these things "live"? > I've looked in: ~/Library/Preferences/BBEdit > ~/Library/BBEdit > ~/Library/Application Support/BBEdit > and can't find the path of the exported file. >
You’re over-thinking it. The defaults command knows where the defaults information is kept — you don’t need to. Peter’s command defaults export com.barebones.bbedit ~/Desktop/BBEditPreferences.plist says, “Copy the com.barebones.bbedit preferences, wherever and however they may be stored, into a file named BBEditPreferences.plist on your desktop." You could call that file whatever you like, and save it wherever you like — this is just a suggestion. Once you created that file, you will copy it to your new machine. Then, Peter’s command defaults import com.barebones.bbedit ~/Desktop/BBEditPreferences.plist says, “Copy the preferences from the file BBEditPreferences.plist on you desktop into the com.barebones.bbedit preferences on this system, wherever and however they may be stored.” Regards, Neil Faiman -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/9E3292C4-A2D9-48B7-8DAF-24EAC0AB3BC8%40faiman.org.
