Plutil can check that the format of the result is still correct for a plist. tmp/myplist_ist > /tmp/myplist_sorted_for_ist Regarding the regular expression idea, I would use a small perl script. plutil does not sort arrays (which makes sense since the order in an array matters but the order in a dictionary doesn't matter) plutil remove xml comments (which makes sense since there's no way to determine what key/value a comment belongs to unless it were placed between a key and value but even then plutil strips it because comments contain no data) Plutil -convert xml1 /tmp/myplist_ist # sort the keys Then to configure Syncovery: Select menu Syncovery/Preferences. Plutil -insert 'm' -integer 123 /tmp/istībedit /tmp/ist # scrample the keys manuallyĬp /tmp/ist /tmp/myplist_ist # copy the file The first step is to launch Beyond Compare, go to the Beyond Compare menu and run Install Command Line Tools. Plutil -insert 'z' -integer 111 -append /tmp/ist Plutil -insert 'z' -integer 333 -append /tmp/ist Plutil -insert 'z.1' -integer 456 /tmp/ist

Plutil -insert 'z.0' -integer 789 /tmp/ist Plutil -insert 'a.m' -integer 123 /tmp/ist Yes, it is expensive for the diff/merge tool. If you want easier way - buy Kaleidoscope. In conclusion I would just say - these two tools are good, but both require some time from you for gluing them with tools you use. After that just double click on files in the list to see the diff. This github org & repo are an attempt to consolidate and move forward with a current, common, community-maintained version. Helix P4V is a cross-platform, enterprise version control software to compare and merge source files, web pages, manuals, OS code, and more. GitX has a long history of various branches and versions maintained by various people over the years. Plutil -insert 'a.z' -integer 123 /tmp/ist You can get the list of all modified files in FileMerge window. GitX is an OS X (MacOS) native graphical client for the git version control system. Let me know if there is a better/easier method I didn’t mention hereor most non-hidden settings, this is how you can find the correct preference keys in Terminal.app: defaults read > aor. Plutil -insert 'a.a' -integer 123 /tmp/ist When i select reinstall os x says A REQUIRED DOWNLOAD IS MISSING its my first time so Im really confused. Then you can use plutil to sort the keys. Using plutil by itself, you can create a file, and add keys. Right click the command in Terminal.app and select 'Open man Page'. Plutil and PListBuddy both have man pages. Bare Bones Software's TextWrangler, free. And I know application PlistEDPlus by ic005K which can sort one section, not enough. I saw PlistEditorPro some version which always sorted plist after save. I don't know how to use plutil or PListBuddy. I can do this in C++ just have a few time for the work.

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