#!/bin/bash

dest="${1:-"$HOME/plist-xmls"}/`date "+%Y%m%d%H%M%S"`"

if [ -e "$dest" ]; then
  echo "$dest exists already."
  exit 1
fi

mkdir -p "$dest"

for file in `find "$HOME/Library/Preferences/" -type f -name *.plist -depth 1`; do
  defaults export "$file" - > "$dest/${file##*/}"
done