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Terminal

com.apple.Terminal

Configures settings for the macOS Terminal application including shell behavior, window appearance, and security options.

macOS

Configuration Keys (13)

Key	Type	Title	Description	Default	Range
`SecureKeyboardEntry`	boolean	Secure Keyboard Entry	Enables secure keyboard entry to prevent other applications from reading keystrokes	false	—
`Shell`	string	Default Shell	Specifies the default shell to use when opening new Terminal windows	—	—
`StartupWinSettings`	string	Startup Window Settings	The name of the window settings profile to use for new Terminal windows	"Basic"	—
`Default Window Settings`	string	Default Window Settings	The name of the default window settings profile	"Basic"	—
`Startup`	integer	Startup Behavior	Controls what happens when Terminal starts up	0
`FocusFollowsMouse`	boolean	Focus Follows Mouse	Makes Terminal windows gain focus when the mouse enters them	false	—
`WindowSettings`	dict	Window Settings	Dictionary containing all Terminal window settings profiles	—	—
`EscapeNonASCIICharacters`	boolean	Escape Non-ASCII Characters	Escapes non-ASCII characters when copying text	true	—
`CopyAttributesProfile`	string	Copy Attributes Profile	Profile name to use for determining text attributes when copying	—	—
`StringEncodings`	array	String Encodings	Array of supported text encodings for Terminal windows	—	—
`AutoMarkPromptLines`	boolean	Auto Mark Prompt Lines	Automatically marks lines that appear to be shell prompts	true	—
`ShowLineMarks`	boolean	Show Line Marks	Shows visual indicators for marked lines in the Terminal window	false	—
`OnlyWhenMoreTabs`	boolean	Show Tab Bar Only When More Tabs	Only shows the tab bar when there are multiple tabs open	true	—