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Delete a key from a plist

I have a commandline tool written in swift that edits xcode project settings.

I need to be able to delete a 'key' from the .entitlements file.

The specific situation is that I have some projects that do not support associated domains but I need to remove the whole 

    <key>com.apple.developer.associated-domains</key>
<array>
    <string>applinks:xxx.page.link</string>
</array>

from the file in a gracefull way because leaving just the array empty means the project indicates using associated domains and it does not.

so in short using swift remove a key from a plist.

Solution

  • The simplest solution would be using PlistBuddy.

    You'll have to launch a shell command with something like this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/26973384/3393964

    The command would be something like:

    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Delete :com.apple.developer.associated-domains' Info.plist