defaults

macos

Read and write macOS user configuration for applications.

Examples (6)

Read system defaults for an application option

defaults read "application" "option"

Read default values for an application option

defaults read -app "application" "option"

Search for a keyword in domain names, keys, and values

defaults find "keyword"

Write the default value of an application option

defaults write "application" "option" -type value

Speed up Mission Control animations

defaults write com.apple.Dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1

Delete all defaults of an application

defaults delete "application"