The Mac OS X user defaults system allows you to specify the values of program settings through your shell command editor instead of the program’s user interface (such as in the Preferences window). This facility allows program developers to give users access to features in early development or that may require particular knowledge to use properly. You use the defaults command to access these settings. The Xcode application has several of these settings, which are also known as expert preferences or expert settings.
This document describes the Xcode user defaults.
You should read this document when you need to customize an aspect of Xcode behavior in a way that the Xcode Preferences window doesn’t facilitate.
This document contains one chapter, “Xcode User Defaults,” which describes the Xcode user defaults.
The content of this document applies the software described in this table:
Application | Version |
|---|---|
Xcode | 3.1 |
Before using the Xcode user defaults to modify Xcode’s behavior, you should consult the following documents to find out whether Xcode provides a mechanism to accomplish the behavior you want.
Xcode Project Management Guide. Explains how to use the Xcode application to develop software on Mac OS X.
Xcode Build Setting Reference. Describes the build settings used in the Xcode build system to compile source code and produce binary files.
Last updated: 2009-07-14