I want to get current location of my macOS wallpaper. Is there a file or a command that will allow me to find this data?
I would prefer a way that would allow me to do it from the Terminal.
macOS: Mojave Public Beta
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What version of macOS are you using?– IconDaemonCommented Jul 29, 2018 at 17:12
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This article from OSXDaily.com should be helpful:
Show the Location Path of Current Wallpaper in Mac OS X
- Type the following defaults write command:
defaults write com.apple.dock desktop-picture-show-debug-text -bool TRUE;killall Dock
- Go to the desktop to see the path printed over the wallpaper images
- After you’ve retrieved the desktop picture (use Command+Shift+G to bring up the Go To Folder window), or done what you have needed to do, you can hide the path text by using the following command:
defaults delete com.apple.dock desktop-picture-show-debug-text;killall Dock
To determine the path for wallpaper via Terminal, execute the following:
osascript -e 'tell app "finder" to get posix path of (get desktop picture as alias)'
answered Jul 29, 2018 at 16:33
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Thanks for your response. I've upvoted it as I didn't precise how I would like to get the data– mdmbCommented Jul 29, 2018 at 16:37
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1Updated the answer to include command line to obtain the filesystem path.– Nimesh Neema ♦Commented Jul 29, 2018 at 16:40
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1A little Google-Fo reveals that it's possibly a Automator bug in macOS Mojave. Works fine in macOS High Sierra. Links: stackoverflow.com/questions/51299066/… reddit.com/r/MacOSBeta/comments/8yvzll/…– Nimesh Neema ♦Commented Jul 29, 2018 at 16:45
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2terminal command tells me the path to the picture on the primary monitor, but not my second or third external monitor, or different virtual desktops. How does one iterate desktops?– frumbertCommented Jul 30, 2018 at 0:05
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3Using this on macOS Mojave. It did not work on Public Beta 4 because of permissions problems. With Public Beta 5 it gives
Can’t make missing value into type alias..– mdmbCommented Aug 8, 2018 at 8:21