IPSW-PLIST(1)

NAME
ipsw-plist - Dump plist as JSON

SYNOPSIS
ipsw plist [flags]

DESCRIPTION
Dump plist as JSON

OPTIONS
-e, --exclude=[ContextStoreAgent.plist,com.apple.knowledge-agent.plist,com.apple.universalaccess.plist]
    Exclude files/directories from watching

-h, --help[=false]
    help for plist

-w, --watch[=false]
    Watch file/Directory (default: $HOME/Library/Preferences)

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
--color[=false]
    colorize output

--config=""
    config file (default is $HOME/.config/ipsw/config.yaml)

--no-color[=false]
    disable colorize output

-V, --verbose[=false]
    verbose output

EXAMPLE
    # Convert a plist file to JSON
    $ ipsw plist Info.plist
    # Pipe JSON to jq
    $ ipsw plist Info.plist --no-color | jq .
    # Read plist from stdin
    $ cat Info.plist | ipsw plist
    # Watch a directory for plist changes
    $ ipsw plist --watch ~/Library/Preferences
    # Watch a specific directory and exclude certain files
    $ ipsw plist --watch /System/Library/LaunchDaemons --exclude "com.apple.*.plist"

SEE ALSO
ipsw(1)

HISTORY
5-Aug-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra