$ plistbuddy -h
Command Format:
Help - Prints this information
Exit - Exits the program, changes are not saved to the file
Save - Saves the current changes to the file
Revert - Reloads the last saved version of the file
Clear [<Type>] - Clears out all existing entries, and creates root of Type
Print [<Entry>] - Prints value of Entry. Otherwise, prints file
Set <Entry> <Value> - Sets the value at Entry to Value
Add <Entry> <Type> [<Value>] - Adds Entry to the plist, with value Value
Copy <EntrySrc> <EntryDst> - Copies the EntrySrc property to EntryDst
Delete <Entry> - Deletes Entry from the plist
Merge <file.plist> [<Entry>] - Adds the contents of file.plist to Entry
Import <Entry> <file> - Creates or sets Entry the contents of file
Entry Format:
Entries consist of property key names delimited by colons. Array items
are specified by a zero-based integer index. Examples:
:CFBundleShortVersionString
:CFBundleDocumentTypes:2:CFBundleTypeExtensions
Types:
string
array
dict
bool
real
integer
date
data
Examples:
Set :CFBundleIdentifier com.apple.plistbuddy
Sets the CFBundleIdentifier property to com.apple.plistbuddy
Add :CFBundleGetInfoString string "App version 1.0.1"
Adds the CFBundleGetInfoString property to the plist
Add :CFBundleDocumentTypes: dict
Adds a new item of type dict to the CFBundleDocumentTypes array
Add :CFBundleDocumentTypes:0 dict
Adds the new item to the beginning of the array
Delete :CFBundleDocumentTypes:0 dict
Deletes the FIRST item in the array
Delete :CFBundleDocumentTypes
Deletes the ENTIRE CFBundleDocumentTypes array