---
metaTitle: {{{ title }}} | {{{ name }}} | macOS defaults
meta:
  - property: "og:title"
    content: macOS defaults > {{{ name }}} > {{{ title }}}
  - name: "description"
    content: {{{ escapeDoubleQuote description }}}
  - property: "og:description"
    content: {{{ escapeDoubleQuote description }}}
  - property: "twitter:card"
    content: "summary"
  - property: "twitter:image"
    content: "https://inspiring-hopper-66c5ab.netlify.app/media-1x1.webp"
  - property: "og:image"
    content: "https://inspiring-hopper-66c5ab.netlify.app/media-1x1.jpg"
---
# {{{ title }}}

> {{{ description }}}

- **Tested on macOS**:
{{# versions }}
  * {{ . }}
{{/ versions }}
- **Parameter type**: {{ param.type }}
{{# param.values }}
  * {{ . }}
{{/ param.values }}

{{# if requirements }}
## Requirements
{{# requirements }}
- [`{{ name }}`](../../{{ folder }}/{{ key }}.html#set-to-{{ value }}) must be set to `{{ value }}`
{{/ requirements }}

{{/ if }}
{{# examples }}
## Set to `{{{ value }}}`{{# if default }} (default value){{/ if }}
```bash
defaults write {{ ../domain }} {{ ../key }} -{{ ../param.type }} {{{ value }}}{{# if ../after }} && {{ ../after }}{{/ if }}
```
{{# video }}
<video autoplay loop muted playsinline width="{{ width }}" height="{{ height }}" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto">
  <source src="./{{ ../../folder }}-{{ ../../key }}-{{ filename }}" type="video/mp4">
  Example output with value set to {{{ ../value }}}
</video>
{{/ video }}
{{# image }}
<img
  src="./{{ ../../folder }}-{{ ../../key }}-{{ filename }}"
  alt="Example output with value set to {{{ ../value }}}"
  width="{{ width }}" height="{{ height }}" style="height: auto"
/>
{{/ image }}

{{# text }}
- {{{ . }}}
{{/ text }}

{{/ examples }}
## Read current value
```bash
defaults read {{ domain }} {{ key }}
```

## Delete current value
```bash
defaults delete {{ domain }} {{ key }}{{# if after }} && {{ after }}{{/ if }}
```