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  1. liddiard revised this gist Apr 26, 2026. No changes.
  2. liddiard revised this gist Apr 26, 2026. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    # Run in the directory containing your plist files from the export.sh script.
    # Lists the exported plist files, removes the ".plist" extension, and imports
    # each into system/app settings.
    ls | 'sed s/\.plist$//' | xargs -I '{}' defaults import '{}' '{}'.plist
    ls *.plist | sed 's/\.plist$//' | xargs -I '{}' defaults import '{}' '{}'.plist
  3. liddiard revised this gist Apr 26, 2026. 2 changed files with 6 additions and 2 deletions.
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    # Run in a dedicated directory. 1-liner to list all settings plist files,
    # convert the list to newline-separated, and write each to a plist file.
    # Run in a dedicated directory. Lists all settings plist files, converts the
    # list to newline-separated, and writes each to a plist file.
    defaults domains | tr ',' '\n' | xargs -I '{}' defaults export '{}' '{}'.plist
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    # Run in the directory containing your plist files from the export.sh script.
    # Lists the exported plist files, removes the ".plist" extension, and imports
    # each into system/app settings.
    ls | 'sed s/\.plist$//' | xargs -I '{}' defaults import '{}' '{}'.plist
  4. liddiard revised this gist Apr 26, 2026. 1 changed file with 0 additions and 1 deletion.
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    # Run in a dedicated directory. 1-liner to list all settings plist files,
    # convert the list to newline-separated, and write each to a plist file.

    defaults domains | tr ',' '\n' | xargs -I '{}' defaults export '{}' '{}'.plist
  5. liddiard created this gist Apr 26, 2026.
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    # Run in a dedicated directory. 1-liner to list all settings plist files,
    # convert the list to newline-separated, and write each to a plist file.

    defaults domains | tr ',' '\n' | xargs -I '{}' defaults export '{}' '{}'.plist