Hi CB, I found a page full of tweaks for osx, and in there, many times, the com.apple object comes by. So is it something on disk in a normal file? So a p list is a property list? And another coin drops into place. And yes, the defaults command is closely related every time. I'll read on about that to get a better understanding of it all. Thanks. Paul. On Feb 21, 2012, at 6:35 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
> You must be poking around in your preferences folder. These usually > preferences settings such as com.apple.recentitems.plist. Some are in XML > while others are in a binary format which is not "human readable". In either > case you can use the Property List Editor included with XCode which gives you > a nice hierarchical list of all the settings inside a plist file. I think the > editor is the default app to open a plist file, at at least it is for me. > From the terminal you can also play with the "defaults" command which lets > you read/write attributes in a plist. Just do a "man defaults" for details. > For example, "defaults read com.apple.recentitems" would output to your > termial all the settings store in the com.apple.recentitems.plist. > > CB > > On 2/21/12 11:42 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: >> Dear listers, >> >> When examining commands for the mac command line, I keep coming across >> com.apple. I think it is some kind of object that has properties. What does >> this thing do? Where do I find documentation about this? Man doesn't have an >> explanation as far as I can see. Can anyone help me get started a little >> bit? Do I set object properties in front or after com.apple? >> Paul. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
