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desktopAndStageManager

Desktop & Dock > Desktop & Stage Manager > Click wallpaper to reveal desktop

Option Module: home-manager

Option Path: applications.systemSettings.desktopAndDock.desktopAndStageManager.clickWallpaperToRevealDesktop

Option Value Description: null or one of "Always", "Only in Stage Manager", "unset"

Always:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager EnableStandardClickToShowDesktop -bool "true" 2>/dev/null || true

Only in Stage Manager:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager EnableStandardClickToShowDesktop -bool "false" 2>/dev/null || true

unset:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults delete ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager EnableStandardClickToShowDesktop 2>/dev/null || true

Desktop & Dock > Desktop & Stage Manager > Show recent apps in Stage Manager

Option Module: home-manager

Option Path: applications.systemSettings.desktopAndDock.desktopAndStageManager.showRecentAppsInStageManager

Option Value Description: null or boolean or value "unset" (singular enum)

false:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager AutoHide -bool "true" 2>/dev/null || true

true:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager AutoHide -bool "false" 2>/dev/null || true

unset:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults delete ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager AutoHide 2>/dev/null || true

Desktop & Dock > Desktop & Stage Manager > Show windows from an application

Option Module: home-manager

Option Path: applications.systemSettings.desktopAndDock.desktopAndStageManager.showWindowsFromAnApplication

Option Value Description: null or one of "All at Once", "One at a Time", "unset"

All at Once:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager AppWindowGroupingBehavior -bool "true" 2>/dev/null || true

One at a Time:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager AppWindowGroupingBehavior -bool "false" 2>/dev/null || true

unset:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults delete ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager AppWindowGroupingBehavior 2>/dev/null || true

Desktop & Dock > Desktop & Stage Manager > Stage Manager

Option Module: home-manager

Option Path: applications.systemSettings.desktopAndDock.desktopAndStageManager.stageManager

Option Value Description: null or boolean or value "unset" (singular enum)

false:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager GloballyEnabled -bool "false" 2>/dev/null || true

true:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager GloballyEnabled -bool "true" 2>/dev/null || true

unset:

Terminal window
/usr/bin/defaults delete ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.WindowManager GloballyEnabled 2>/dev/null || true