---
metaTitle: {{{ title }}} | {{{ name }}} | macOS defaults
---
# {{{ 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 }}
{{# image }}
{{/ image }}
{{# text }}
- {{{ . }}}
{{/ text }}
{{/ examples }}
## Read current value
```bash
defaults read {{ domain }} {{ key }}
```
## Delete current value
```bash
defaults delete {{ domain }} {{ key }}{{# if after }} && {{ after }}{{/ if }}
```