How to use PlistBuddy

PlistBuddy

一个plist文件操作工具。记录下方便以后使用，常用以下4个方法：

• Add 添加
• Delete 删除
• Set 更新
• Print 读取
• ...

更多方法可 --help， 以上具体使用方法如下：

Add

• 添加一个key:code value:404

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Add :code integer 404" t1.plist

结果如下：

Dict {
    code = 404
}

• 添加Array，先创建一个数组变量list, 然后往list中添加数据

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Add :list Array" t1.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Add :list: string a1" t1.plist
# 根据索引插入值
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Add :list:0 string a2" t1.plist

结果如下：

Dict {
    list = Array {
        a2
        a1
    }
}

• 添加Dict

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Add :result Dict" t1.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Add :result:name string Tom" t1.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Add :result:age integer 18" t1.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Add :result:list Array" t1.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Add :result:list: string aa" t1.plist

结果如下：

Dict {
    result = Dict {
        age = 18
        list = Array {
            aa
        }
        name = Tom
    }
}

Delete

• 根据key删除 对应的value

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Delete :code" t1.plist

Set

• 根据key更新value

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Set :code 200"

结果如下：

Dict {
    code = 200
}

Print

• 根据key读取value

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Print" t1.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy "Print :code" t1.plist

结果如下：

# t1.plist
Dict {
    result = Dict {
        age = 18
        list = Array {
            aa
        }
        name = Tom
    }
    code = 200
    list = Array {
        a2
        a1
    }
}
# code
200

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