[[command]]
name = "plutil"
description = "macOS property list utility for inspecting and converting plist files. The -lint subcommand validates syntax without modification (read-only). -p pretty-prints a plist to stdout (read-only). -type reports the top-level type (read-only). -convert transforms between XML, binary, JSON, and Swift literal formats — by default rewrites the file in place; `-o <output>` writes to whatever path the user supplies (or to stdout when `-o -`). -extract reads a single key by KEYPATH and emits it in the requested format; supports the same `-o` modes. The `-o` path is taken at face value — there's no project-root sandbox, so an invocation that points at an absolute path outside the project tree will write there. -insert, -replace, -remove modify plist contents in place. Entirely local; no network access. Part of macOS; versioning follows macOS releases."
url = "https://ss64.com/mac/plutil.html"
researched_version = "macOS 15.x plutil"
bare_flags = ["--help", "--version", "-V", "-h", "-help"]
[[command.sub]]
name = "-lint"
bare = false
standalone = ["--help", "-h", "-s"]
[[command.sub]]
name = "-p"
bare = false
standalone = ["--help", "-h"]
[[command.sub]]
name = "-type"
bare = false
standalone = ["--help", "-h"]
[[command.sub]]
name = "-convert"
handler = "plutil_convert"
[[command.sub]]
name = "-extract"
handler = "plutil_extract"