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add_safari_bookmark.sh
#!/bin/bash
cd /Users/{user}/Library/Safari
while IFS='#' read -r title url
do
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy Bookmarks.plist -c "Add :Children:1:Children:0 dict"
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy Bookmarks.plist -c "Add :Children:1:Children:0:URIDictionary dict"
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy Bookmarks.plist -c "Add :Children:1:Children:0:URIDictionary:title string ${title}"
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy Bookmarks.plist -c "Add :Children:1:Children:0:URLString string ${url}"
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy Bookmarks.plist -c "Add :Children:1:Children:0:WebBookmarkType string WebBookmarkTypeLeaf"
done < "$1"
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djipih commented Nov 23, 2022

Hello, Thank U for sharing this script ;)
Why are U using a loop ? Only the commands 'PlistBuddy' did the trick for me. For example :
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy $HOME//Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist -c "Add :Children:1:Children:0 dict"

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