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 If you want to set specific options from the command line, we also provide flattened shortcuts to any item that is nested in the plist file.
 
 For example, this policy:
 If you want to set specific options from the command line, we also provide flattened shortcuts to any item that is nested in the plist file.
 
 For example, this policy:

-```
+```json

 {
   "policies": {
     "Homepage": {
 {
   "policies": {
     "Homepage": {


@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ For example, this policy:
 }
 ```
 which would be set in the plist file like this:
 }
 ```
 which would be set in the plist file like this:

-```
+```plist

   <key>Homepage</key>
   <dict>
     <key>URL</key>
     <string>http://example.com</string>
   </dict>
 ```
   <key>Homepage</key>
   <dict>
     <key>URL</key>
     <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"
+Correctly writing the nested value with the `defaults` command can be hard, so you can flatten the keys 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

 ```
 ```