Revert NSUserKey settings in Terminal?

[theramajor]

I typed this command into Terminal now certain ⌥⌘ keyboard shortcuts don’t work. How do revert this command back to original settings?

`defaults write -g NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Special Characters..." null`

 

[theramajor]

I now get a crosshair cursor when I press the two keys

 

[KALLT]

They should be configurable in System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts → App Shortcuts → All Applications. The ‑g argument means that it applies globally or to all applications. By default, there should only be one entry there (“Show Help Menu”).

There is no straightforward way to remove a dictionary entry in Terminal other than removing the entire key by using this command:
defaults delete -g NSUserKeyEquivalents

The latter command undoes what you did. This command shouldn’t be a problem, unless you have other shortcuts configured (that is, other than “Show Help Menu”), in which case you would lose them.

 

[bogdanw]

defaults write -g

That command writes the values into ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist

 

[theramajor]

That command writes the values into ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist

Thank you