Bash: How do I read a plist value into a variable?

Asked Oct 06 '19 at 14:51

Active Oct 06 '19 at 15:53

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Using bash (on BSD Unix, mac):

#This successfully returns the plist value (YES or NO):
defaults read com.apple.finder.plist AppleShowAllFiles
#This does not work:
myVar=default read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles
echo $myVar

What I am driving at, eventually, is testing the value of AppleShowFiles in a bash script, like so:

if[myVar="YES"]
then
#code block
else
#code block
fi

By the way, I am not sure about the quotation marks… What is it I am doing wrong?

edited Oct 06 '19 at 15:53

Cyrus

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Just do this: ```myVar=$(defaults read com.apple.finder.plist AppleShowAllFiles)```. – accdias Oct 06 '19 at 14:53
Efficient. If you delete your comment and re-post it as an answer, I shall up-vote you! – Brice Coustillas Oct 06 '19 at 14:57
@BriceCoustillas, no worries. Just upvote the already posted answer pointed by 0stone0. – accdias Oct 06 '19 at 15:30

Bash: How do I read a plist value into a variable?

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