https://github.com/joswr1ght/plistsubtractor

Read a plist file, write out any embedded plist files
https://github.com/joswr1ght/plistsubtractor

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Read a plist file, write out any embedded plist files

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/joswr1ght/plistsubtractor
• Owner: joswr1ght
• License: bsd-2-clause
• Created: 2015-12-27T00:24:15.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-12-27T01:09:05.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-31T02:03:35.956Z (2 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 6.84 KB
• Stars: 34
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 10
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# plistsubtractor

Read a plist file, write out any embedded plist files.

## Output Files

Embedded plist files are written with the same filename up to the ```.plist``` filename extension, adding the key name representing the embedded plist data at the end of the filename (e.g. the embedded plist data in the key ```dndEffectiveOverrides``` in the ```com.apple.nano.plist``` file will produce a new file called ```com.apple.nano-dndEffectiveOverrides.plist```.  If the filename already exists, a sequential identifier is added to the filename (```-1```, ```-2```, ```-3```, etc.)  Output files are written in the current working directory when the plistsubtractor script is run.

## Examples

```

$ ls com.apple.nano.plist

com.apple.nano.plist

$ plistsubtractor.py com.apple.nano.plist

Writing com.apple.nano-dndEffectiveOverrides.plist

$ ls -l com.apple.nano*

-rw-r--r--  1 jwright  staff   764 Dec 26 19:35 com.apple.nano-dndEffectiveOverrides.plist

-rw-r--r--  1 jwright  staff  1046 Dec 26 16:21 com.apple.nano.plist

```

You can specify multiple filenames in one command:

```

$ ls

com.apple.Accessibility.plist       com.apple.NanoMail.plist            com.apple.companionappd.plist       com.apple.nano.plist

com.apple.Carousel.plist            com.apple.NanoMusicSync.plist       com.apple.healthd.plist             com.apple.nanopassbook.plist

com.apple.ET.plist                  com.apple.ToneLibrary.plist         com.apple.mobilecal.plist           com.apple.nanosystemsettings.plist

com.apple.MobileSMS.plist           com.apple.bulletinboard.apps.plist  com.apple.mobilephone.plist         com.apple.stockholm.plist

$ plistsubtractor.py *.plist

Writing com.apple.Carousel-IconPositions.plist

Writing com.apple.NanoMail-NanoMailIncludeMail.plist

Writing com.apple.mobilephone-kVoicemailForReplicationKey.plist

Writing com.apple.nano-dndEffectiveOverrides.plist

```

Combined with find, whee!

```

$ find ~/Library/ -type f -name \*.plist -print0 | xargs -0 plistsubtractor.py

Writing Saved Status-Saved Status Array.plist

Writing Info-iBooks Data 2.plist

Writing Info-iBooks Data 2-1.plist

Writing Info-iBooks Data 2-2.plist

Writing Info-iBooks Data 2-3.plist

Writing Info-iBooks Data 2-4.plist

Writing Info-iBooks Data 2-5.plist

Writing Info-iBooks Data 2-6.plist

Writing Info-iBooks Data 2-7.plist

Writing Saved Status-Saved Status Array-1.plist

Writing com.apple.commerce.knownclients-com.apple.appstore:453.plist

Writing com.apple.commerce.knownclients-com.apple.appstore:376.plist

Writing com.apple.commerce.knownclients-com.apple.appstore:459.plist

Writing com.apple.commerce.knownclients-com.apple.ibooks:453.plist

Writing com.apple.commerce.knownclients-com.apple.ibooks:376.plist

Writing Info-FFSegmentStoreStoredFrameIndexes.plist

Writing Info-FFSegmentStoreStoredFrameIndexes-1.plist

Writing Info-FFSegmentStoreStoredFrameIndexes-2.plist

```

## Questions?

Joshua Wright, @joswr1ght, [email protected]