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How to browse OS X preferences?
Authored by: ppmax on Sep 06, '01 09:27:46PM

to open a text based file in the terminal (like the plist files) you can do this:

1. navigate to the folder that contains the files
"cd ~/library/preferences" <--since the terminal opens up in your home directory, you can optionally omit the "~" symbol
2. type "pico <filename>"
"pico com.apple.internetconfig.plist"
3. pico is a command line based text editor. you can use the "menu" commands at the bottom of the terminal to navigate the file, exit the file, etc. remember: the ^ sign means that you should use the "control" key on your keyboard. thus "exit" is "control + x"


option 2:
1. from the finder, navigate to your home/library/preferences folder
2. find the file you want to edit
3. drag and drop this file onto your textedit icon (which i keep in my dock)

easy!



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