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Asked: 2026-06-15T23:39:17+00:00

Does any one know how to modify a Plist file from command line using

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Does any one know how to modify a Plist file from command line using defaults?
Currently there are two Dictionaries under the URL types array; I need to add another.

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Every command i’ve tried have either replaced the entire dictionary, or created a new array called URL types instead of editing it. Any ideas of how this can be done in defaults (the console Mac app) and not PlistBuddy?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Open the Info.plist in a text editor to see the actual identifiers.

    defaults write Absolute/Path/to/Info.plist CFBundleURLTypes -array-add '<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
<key>CFBundleURLName</key>
<string>Mac App Store URL</string>
<key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
<array>
<string>macappstore</string>
</array>
</dict>'

    pbpaste | pl converts the XML to the old-style format.

    defaults write Info.plist CFBundleURLTypes -array-add '{CFBundleTypeRole=Viewer; FBundleURLName="Mac App Store URL";CFBundleURLSchemes=(macappstore);}'

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