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    }
    ```

    ```bash
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '."app-bindings"'
    {
    "ru.keepcoder.telegram": "AllSpaces",
    "com.googlecode.iterm2": "AllSpaces",
    "com.riotgames.riotgames.riotclientux": "AllSpaces",
    "com.toggl.toggldesktop.toggldesktop": "AllSpaces",
    "org.whispersystems.signal-desktop": "AllSpaces",
    "com.apple.activitymonitor": "AllSpaces",
    "org.audacityteam.audacity": "7B8802D8-756C-445B-AE72-23FCABFC74C4"
    }
    ```

    ## Assign to 'None'

    ```bash
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    },
    // ..snip..
    ]
    ```
    ```bash
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq ''

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | del(.Age, .fs_wid, .id64, .pid))

    pick(.uuid, .type, .WallSpace.uuid, .WallSpace.type, .TileLayoutManager)

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | pick(.uuid, .type) + {WallSpace})

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | pick(.uuid, .type) + { WallSpace: (.WallSpace | pick(.uuid, .type)) } )

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | pick(.uuid, .type) + { WallSpace: (.WallSpace | pick(.uuid, .type)) } + { TileLayoutManager: (.TileLayoutManager | pick(."Layout Rect") + ) } + { TileLayoutManager: { TileSpaces: (.TileLayoutManager.TileSpaces | pick(.)) }})

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | pick(.uuid, .type, .WallSpace.uuid, .WallSpace.type, .TileLayoutManager."Layout Rect") + (.TileLayoutManager))

    + {TileLayoutManager: { TileSpaces: .TileLayoutManager.TileSpaces } }

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | .TileLayoutManager as $TileLayoutManager | pick(.uuid, .type) + {$TileLayoutManager})

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | (.TileLayoutManager.TileSpaces | map(pick(.type, .uuid, .fromSpace, .pid, .appName, .name, .TileRect))) as $TileSpaces | pick(.type, .uuid) + { TileLayoutManager: { $TileSpaces } } )
    ```
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    Delete: Entry, ":app-bindings:im.beeper", Does Not Exist
    ```

    ## Assign to 'All Desktops'

    ```bash
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :app-bindings:im.beeper string AllSpaces" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist

    ⇒ killall Dock
    # to ensure it is updated properly based on the plist changes
    ```

    ## Assign to 'This Desktop' (or a specific desktop)

    Note: I haven't tested this
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    # to ensure it is updated properly based on the plist changes
    ```

    ## Assign to 'All Desktops'
    ### Getting the Desktop Space UUIDs

    To get the current desktop space:

    ```bash
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :app-bindings:im.beeper string AllSpaces" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :SpacesDisplayConfiguration:'Management Data':Monitors:0:'Current Space'" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist
    Dict {
    id64 = 617
    ManagedSpaceID = 617
    type = 0
    uuid = 671BB3AE-0E2C-42C9-B259-C5004B30DEE1
    }
    ```

    ⇒ killall Dock
    # to ensure it is updated properly based on the plist changes
    Or specifically the `uuid` for it:

    ```bash
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :SpacesDisplayConfiguration:'Management Data':Monitors:0:'Current Space':uuid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist
    671BB3AE-0E2C-42C9-B259-C5004B30DEE1
    ```

    The `uuid`s for the other spaces are available as well, but it's harder to filter for them specifically with `PlistBuddy` alone:

    ```bash
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :SpacesDisplayConfiguration:'Management Data':Monitors:0:Spaces" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist
    # Lots of data
    ```

    You can crudely filter for this with a `grep` like this, but it still leaves a lot of noise:

    ```bash
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :SpacesDisplayConfiguration:'Management Data':Monitors:0:Spaces" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | grep -B 4 'uuid ='
    # More focussed data, but still noisy
    ```

    You could also potentially get the `uuid`s for all of the spaces with a command like this, but it doesn't leave a lot of context as to which one maps to which:

    ```bash
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :SpacesDisplayConfiguration:'Space Properties'" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist
    Array {
    Dict {
    name = 9160DD0A-9F52-4B1E-A4C9-B4F6ADD92A78
    windows = Array {
    74392
    325
    142
    6672
    41189
    45074
    14759
    }
    }
    Dict {
    name = 60D3C0EA-F836-4033-90C3-461D667C13FA
    windows = Array {
    74392
    325
    142
    264
    268
    14761
    }
    }
    # ..snip..
    ```
    Another way to achieve this is by using `plutil` to convert the plist to JSON, then pipe that to `jq`, which allows for much more powerful filtering/manipulation.
    Get the current space:
    ```bash
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors[0]."Current Space"'
    {
    "id64": 617,
    "ManagedSpaceID": 617,
    "type": 0,
    "uuid": "671BB3AE-0E2C-42C9-B259-C5004B30DEE1"
    }
    ```
    Or just the `uuid` of it:
    ```bash
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors[0]."Current Space".uuid'
    "671BB3AE-0E2C-42C9-B259-C5004B30DEE1"

    # Or if we want to make this more robust even if the first item in the array isn't the one with the 'Current Space'
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))."Current Space") | first | .uuid'
    "671BB3AE-0E2C-42C9-B259-C5004B30DEE1"
    ```
    We can also be a little bit fancier, and get the `uuid`s from all of the elements within the `Management Data` key, as well as the `Display Identifier` associated with that space:
    ```bash
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors[] | {displayIdentifier: ."Display Identifier", uuid: (if has("Current Space") then ."Current Space".uuid else ."Collapsed Space".uuid end)}'
    {
    "displayIdentifier": "Main",
    "uuid": "671BB3AE-0E2C-42C9-B259-C5004B30DEE1"
    }
    {
    "displayIdentifier": "62F91CDC-6EA4-194B-17B7-E58AA676B272",
    "uuid": "AA7F793A-5D1D-4752-B46E-39FFBEBDEA09"
    }
    {
    "displayIdentifier": "B17DC16B-9DA0-4B53-B720-A946ADC56B8C",
    "uuid": "AFFB5DFA-AD24-4ED7-A1DA-A44BEFDDFEE0"
    }
    {
    "displayIdentifier": "C8E42782-7DDB-C015-81BD-04B21E4C01F2",
    "uuid": "8911EACB-5CED-48B0-8FA5-88994B43C732"
    }
    ```
    We can see details about all of the current spaces that are open with:
    ```bash
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces'
    # Lots of data
    ```
    But to narrow that down more, we can seperate between 'normal' desktop spaces (which seem to be `type: 0`):
    ```bash
    # Full data
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(has("TileLayoutManager") | not))'
    [
    {
    "id64": 617,
    "ManagedSpaceID": 617,
    "type": 0,
    "uuid": "671BB3AE-0E2C-42C9-B259-C5004B30DEE1"
    },
    {
    "id64": 14,
    "ManagedSpaceID": 14,
    "type": 0,
    "uuid": "9160DD0A-9F52-4B1E-A4C9-B4F6ADD92A78"
    },
    # ..snip..
    ]

    # Just the UUIDs
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(has("TileLayoutManager") | not).uuid)'
    [
    "671BB3AE-0E2C-42C9-B259-C5004B30DEE1",
    "9160DD0A-9F52-4B1E-A4C9-B4F6ADD92A78",
    "6A913ADE-99CD-47CA-94AC-F7D3D41C3475",
    "60D3C0EA-F836-4033-90C3-461D667C13FA",
    "56BB3123-46D8-410A-AC13-C1702362A25C",
    "02F34F40-3FE7-40E6-9DDF-A3B2AA65B862",
    "6D19DEE8-FD58-44EB-B1C2-5ED709AA7A6F",
    "7B8802D8-756C-445B-AE72-23FCABFC74C4"
    ]
    ```
    And those that are based on a maximised window (or multiple maximised windows):
    ```bash
    # Full data
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(has("TileLayoutManager")))'
    [
    {
    "fs_wid": 168,
    "id64": 27,
    "TileLayoutManager": { /* ..snip..*/ },
    "uuid": "0ADEC86B-0C91-47A4-892E-995CA8CC008A",
    "ManagedSpaceID": 27,
    "type": 4,
    "WallSpace": {
    "id64": 28,
    "ManagedSpaceID": 27,
    "type": 6,
    "uuid": "C3DB5651-B361-4392-B0F6-C8716F9FADA2"
    },
    "pid": 727
    },
    {
    "id64": 98,
    "TileLayoutManager": { /* ..snip..*/ },
    "uuid": "918481C6-3272-4BE6-B981-107BA85FA8D9",
    "ManagedSpaceID": 98,
    "type": 4,
    "WallSpace": {
    "id64": 99,
    "ManagedSpaceID": 98,
    "type": 6,
    "uuid": "2C1163D2-081E-4484-9DD0-9385640649BB"
    },
    "pid": [
    78743,
    14348
    ]
    },
    // ..snip..
    ]

    # Just the UUIDs
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(has("TileLayoutManager")).uuid)'
    [
    "0ADEC86B-0C91-47A4-892E-995CA8CC008A",
    "918481C6-3272-4BE6-B981-107BA85FA8D9",
    "9E77A145-5756-44D2-9877-3CD3F3FBB01A"
    ]
    ```
    We can see that the spaces of maximised windows (which appear to be `type: 4`) additionally contain a `TileLayoutManager` object, a `WallSpace` object, the `pid` of the maximised window(s) (either integer, or array of integers), a `fs_wid`
    The `TileSpaces` in particular seems to contain interesting data, so let's filter in on that.
    Here is an example of the `TileLayoutManager` data for a space that contains a single maximised window:
    ```bash
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(has("TileLayoutManager") and (.pid | type != "array"))) | first | .TileLayoutManager'
    {
    "Age": 483877.12677943,
    "PreferredLayout": [
    {
    "FirstTileSize": {
    "Width": 1792,
    "Height": 1120
    },
    "DisplaySize": {
    "Width": 1792,
    "Height": 1120
    }
    },
    {
    "FirstTileSize": {
    "Width": 3440,
    "Height": 1440
    },
    "DisplaySize": {
    "Width": 3440,
    "Height": 1440
    }
    }
    ],
    "Layout Rect": {
    "Width": 3440,
    "Height": 1440,
    "Y": 0,
    "X": 0
    },
    "Max Tile Config": {
    "Width": 2,
    "Height": 1
    },
    "ReservedArea": {
    "Right": 0,
    "Left": 0,
    "Bottom": 0,
    "Top": 0
    },
    "TileSpaces": [
    {
    "uuid": "242659BA-8816-433B-BB28-27506B129806",
    "id64": 29,
    "TileLimitedClipping": true,
    "TileType": "Primary",
    "ManagedSpaceID": 27,
    "fromSpace": "9160DD0A-9F52-4B1E-A4C9-B4F6ADD92A78",
    "TileWindowID": 168,
    "fs_wid": 168,
    "type": 5,
    "SizeConstraints": {
    "Min": {
    "Width": 86,
    "Height": 29
    },
    "Max": {
    "Width": 100000,
    "Height": 100000
    },
    "Preferred": {
    "Width": 1600,
    "Height": 928
    }
    },
    "appName": "Spotify",
    "TileRect": {
    "Width": 3440,
    "Height": 1440,
    "Y": 0,
    "X": 0
    },
    "pid": 727,
    "name": "Spotify Premium",
    "com.apple.appkit.disablemcexit": false
    }
    ],
    "ConfigAge": 483877.126187566,
    "Inter-Tile Spacing": {
    "Width": 12,
    "Height": 12
    }
    }
    ```
    And this is an example of the `TileLayoutManager` data for a space that contains a multiple maximised windows:
    ```bash
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(has("TileLayoutManager") and (.pid | type == "array"))) | first | .TileLayoutManager'
    {
    "Age": 480896.491663617,
    "PreferredLayout": [
    {
    "FirstTileSize": {
    "Width": 1965,
    "Height": 1440
    },
    "DisplaySize": {
    "Width": 3440,
    "Height": 1440
    }
    }
    ],
    "Layout Rect": {
    "Width": 3440,
    "Height": 1440,
    "Y": 0,
    "X": 0
    },
    "Max Tile Config": {
    "Width": 2,
    "Height": 1
    },
    "ReservedArea": {
    "Right": 0,
    "Left": 0,
    "Bottom": 0,
    "Top": 0
    },
    "TileSpaces": [
    {
    "uuid": "95AB747E-C62C-4ABE-B274-687250EC2592",
    "id64": 818,
    "TileLimitedClipping": true,
    "TileType": "Primary",
    "ManagedSpaceID": 98,
    "fromSpace": "671BB3AE-0E2C-42C9-B259-C5004B30DEE1",
    "TileWindowID": 42954,
    "fs_wid": 42954,
    "type": 5,
    "SizeConstraints": {
    "Min": {
    "Width": 727,
    "Height": 480
    },
    "Max": {
    "Width": 100000,
    "Height": 100000
    },
    "Preferred": {
    "Width": 1965,
    "Height": 1440
    }
    },
    "appName": "Fantastical",
    "TileRect": {
    "Width": 1965,
    "Height": 1440,
    "Y": 0,
    "X": 0
    },
    "pid": 78743,
    "name": "Fantastical",
    "com.apple.appkit.disablemcexit": false
    },
    {
    "uuid": "94253DF6-03DB-49FB-8608-BD86932B4267",
    "id64": 108,
    "TileLimitedClipping": true,
    "TileType": "Primary",
    "ManagedSpaceID": 98,
    "fromSpace": "9160DD0A-9F52-4B1E-A4C9-B4F6ADD92A78",
    "TileWindowID": 1111,
    "fs_wid": 1111,
    "type": 5,
    "SizeConstraints": {
    "Min": {
    "Width": 351,
    "Height": 524
    },
    "Max": {
    "Width": 100000,
    "Height": 100000
    },
    "Preferred": {
    "Width": 1463,
    "Height": 1440
    }
    },
    "appName": "Reminders",
    "TileRect": {
    "Width": 1463,
    "Height": 1440,
    "Y": 0,
    "X": 1977
    },
    "pid": 14348,
    "name": "Reminders",
    "com.apple.appkit.disablemcexit": false
    }
    ],
    "ConfigAge": 216451.82905787101,
    "Inter-Tile Spacing": {
    "Width": 12,
    "Height": 12
    }
    }
    ```
    Notice that the `TileLayoutManager`'s `TileSpaces` array appears to have an entry for each maximised window, and they appear to be of `type: 5`. Within that are keys including:
    - `SizeContraints` object that has `Min`/`Max`/`Preferred` objects, each with a `Width`/`Height`
    - `TileRect` object contains the `Width`/`Height`/`X`/`Y` of each window (which can also be used to determine which maximised window is on the left, and which on the right)
    - `pid`/`name`/`appName` contains the process id / name of the application
    - `fromSpace` appears to contain the UUID that the window was maximised from
    - etc
    Based on the above, we can filter some of the noise down to easily see the which apps are the maximised window(s) that are in each of these spaces, the window size, the `uuid` of the space the windows came from, and the `uuid` for that 'maximised window' space, among other things:
    ```bash
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq '.SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | (.TileLayoutManager.TileSpaces | map(pick(.type, .uuid, .fromSpace, .pid, .appName, .name, .TileRect))) as $TileSpaces | pick(.type, .uuid) + { TileLayoutManager: { $TileSpaces } } )'
    [
    {
    "type": 4,
    "uuid": "0ADEC86B-0C91-47A4-892E-995CA8CC008A",
    "TileLayoutManager": {
    "TileSpaces": [
    {
    "type": 5,
    "uuid": "242659BA-8816-433B-BB28-27506B129806",
    "fromSpace": "9160DD0A-9F52-4B1E-A4C9-B4F6ADD92A78",
    "pid": 727,
    "appName": "Spotify",
    "name": "Spotify Premium",
    "TileRect": {
    "Width": 3440,
    "Height": 1440,
    "Y": 0,
    "X": 0
    }
    }
    ]
    }
    },
    {
    "type": 4,
    "uuid": "918481C6-3272-4BE6-B981-107BA85FA8D9",
    "TileLayoutManager": {
    "TileSpaces": [
    {
    "type": 5,
    "uuid": "95AB747E-C62C-4ABE-B274-687250EC2592",
    "fromSpace": "671BB3AE-0E2C-42C9-B259-C5004B30DEE1",
    "pid": 78743,
    "appName": "Fantastical",
    "name": "Fantastical",
    "TileRect": {
    "Width": 1965,
    "Height": 1440,
    "Y": 0,
    "X": 0
    }
    },
    {
    "type": 5,
    "uuid": "94253DF6-03DB-49FB-8608-BD86932B4267",
    "fromSpace": "9160DD0A-9F52-4B1E-A4C9-B4F6ADD92A78",
    "pid": 14348,
    "appName": "Reminders",
    "name": "Reminders",
    "TileRect": {
    "Width": 1463,
    "Height": 1440,
    "Y": 0,
    "X": 1977
    }
    }
    ]
    }
    },
    // ..snip..
    ]
    ```
    ```bash
    ⇒ plutil -convert json -o - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist | jq ''

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | del(.Age, .fs_wid, .id64, .pid))

    pick(.uuid, .type, .WallSpace.uuid, .WallSpace.type, .TileLayoutManager)

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | pick(.uuid, .type) + {WallSpace})

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | pick(.uuid, .type) + { WallSpace: (.WallSpace | pick(.uuid, .type)) } )

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | pick(.uuid, .type) + { WallSpace: (.WallSpace | pick(.uuid, .type)) } + { TileLayoutManager: (.TileLayoutManager | pick(."Layout Rect") + ) } + { TileLayoutManager: { TileSpaces: (.TileLayoutManager.TileSpaces | pick(.)) }})

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | pick(.uuid, .type, .WallSpace.uuid, .WallSpace.type, .TileLayoutManager."Layout Rect") + (.TileLayoutManager))

    + {TileLayoutManager: { TileSpaces: .TileLayoutManager.TileSpaces } }

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | .TileLayoutManager as $TileLayoutManager | pick(.uuid, .type) + {$TileLayoutManager})

    .SpacesDisplayConfiguration."Management Data".Monitors | map(select(has("Current Space"))) | first | .Spaces | map(select(.TileLayoutManager) | (.TileLayoutManager.TileSpaces | map(pick(.type, .uuid, .fromSpace, .pid, .appName, .name, .TileRect))) as $TileSpaces | pick(.type, .uuid) + { TileLayoutManager: { $TileSpaces } } )
    ```
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    The following shows how you can tell macOS to assign an application to show on one specific desktop, all desktops, or just a single desktop.

    - Announcement: https://twitter.com/_devalias/status/1734131769631498652

    ## Show Current Config

    ```bash
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    # macOS - Setting 'Assign to Desktop' via Terminal

    The following shows how you can tell macOS to assign an application to show on one specific desktop, all desktops, or just a single desktop.

    ## Show Current Config

    ```bash
    ⇒ defaults read com.apple.spaces app-bindings
    {
    "com.apple.activitymonitor" = AllSpaces;
    "com.googlecode.iterm2" = AllSpaces;
    "com.riotgames.riotgames.riotclientux" = AllSpaces;
    "com.toggl.toggldesktop.toggldesktop" = AllSpaces;
    "org.audacityteam.audacity" = "7B8802D8-756C-445B-AE72-23FCABFC74C4";
    "org.whispersystems.signal-desktop" = AllSpaces;
    "ru.keepcoder.telegram" = AllSpaces;
    }
    ```

    ```bash
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :app-bindings" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist
    Dict {
    ru.keepcoder.telegram = AllSpaces
    com.googlecode.iterm2 = AllSpaces
    com.riotgames.riotgames.riotclientux = AllSpaces
    com.toggl.toggldesktop.toggldesktop = AllSpaces
    org.whispersystems.signal-desktop = AllSpaces
    com.apple.activitymonitor = AllSpaces
    org.audacityteam.audacity = 7B8802D8-756C-445B-AE72-23FCABFC74C4
    }
    ```

    ## Assign to 'None'

    ```bash
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete :app-bindings:im.beeper" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist
    # successfully deleted

    ⇒ killall Dock
    # to ensure it is updated properly based on the plist changes
    ```

    ```bash
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete :app-bindings:im.beeper" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist
    Delete: Entry, ":app-bindings:im.beeper", Does Not Exist
    ```

    ## Assign to 'This Desktop' (or a specific desktop)

    Note: I haven't tested this

    ```bash
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :app-bindings:im.beeper string TODO-THE-UUID-OF-THE-DESKTOP" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist

    ⇒ killall Dock
    # to ensure it is updated properly based on the plist changes
    ```

    ## Assign to 'All Desktops'

    ```bash
    ⇒ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :app-bindings:im.beeper string AllSpaces" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist

    ⇒ killall Dock
    # to ensure it is updated properly based on the plist changes
    ```