Error Updating plist file using bash

Question

I'm trying to update a plist file using bash. For some strings I can update the plist file, but for some strings I get an error. For eg

defaults write '/Users/test/Desktop/myPlist'  'My Key' "[My Value]"

throws an error

2011-08-10 18:49:36.208 defaults[17287:903] Could not parse: [My Value].
Try single-quoting it.

Looks like the characters '[' and ']' seem to be throwing it off. How to make this work with the string "[My Value]"?

Answer 1

You could try single-quoting it, like this:

defaults write '/Users/test/Desktop/myPlist'  'My Key' "\"[My Value]\""