What happens when you enter an incorrect "defaults write" command?

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  1. bitfidelity, Jul 28, 2012

    bitfidelity macrumors member

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    When you enter a "defaults write" command in Terminal and accidentally put in a wrong character or leave one out, is anything still written to your system?
     
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  2. Matthew Yohe, Jul 28, 2012

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    Yup it gets written.

    Verify this by typing:

    defaults read | grep -i <SOME TEXT HERE FROM THE MISTYPED LINE>

    (without the <>'s by the way)

    You can also just delete the key you created as well. Type in just the word defaults in terminal, and this will show you the syntax to delete the key.
     
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  3. bitfidelity, Jul 28, 2012

    bitfidelity thread starter macrumors member

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    Awesome, that identified the extra line. Thanks!
     
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