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View, convert, validate, or edit property list ("plist") files.

# To display the contents of one or more plist files in human-readable format:
plutil -p <file1.plist file2.plist ...>

# To convert one or more plist files to XML format, overwriting the original files in-place:
plutil -convert xml1 <file1.plist file2.plist ...>

# To convert one or more plist files to binary format, overwriting the original files in-place:
plutil -convert binary1 <file1.plist file2.plist ...>

# To convert a plist file to a different format, writing to a new file:
plutil -convert <xml1|binary1|json|swift|objc> <path/to/file.plist> -o <path/to/new_file.plist>

# To convert a plist file to a different format, writing to 'stdout':
plutil -convert <xml1|binary1|json|swift|objc> <path/to/file.plist> -o -