Clarify defaults write commands.

[policy-templates.git] / mac / README.md

diff --git a/mac/README.md b/mac/README.md
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@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ which would be set in the plist file like this:
     <string>http://example.com</string>
   </dict>
 ```
     <string>http://example.com</string>
   </dict>
 ```

-can be set via the command line like this:
-```
-defaults write org.mozilla.firefox Homepage__URL -string "http://example.com"
+As correctly writing nested values with the `defaults` command can be hard, Firefox also supports writing nested values by separating them with `__`, like this:
+```bash
+sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox Homepage__URL -string "http://example.com"

 ```
 Before any command line policies will work, you need to enable policies like this:
 ```
 Before any command line policies will work, you need to enable policies like this:

-```
-defaults write org.mozilla.firefox EnterprisePoliciesEnabled -bool TRUE
+```bash
+sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox EnterprisePoliciesEnabled -bool TRUE

 ```
 ```