it2 variable export
Export variables to JSON
Synopsis
it2 variable export [scope] [identifier] [flags]
Description
Export variable definitions to JSON format for backup or transfer.
Scopes:
app - Application-wide variables
session - Session-specific variables (requires session-id)
tab - Tab-specific variables (requires tab-id)
window - Window-specific variables (requires window-id)
If no scope is specified, exports variables from all available scopes.
Examples:
it2 variable export # Export all variables
it2 variable export app # Export app variables
it2 variable export session
it2 variable export --file backup.json # Export to file
Options
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--file - Output file (default: stdout)
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--pretty (default true) - Pretty-print JSON output
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--session - Session ID for session-scoped variables
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--tab - Tab ID for tab-scoped variables
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--window - Window ID for window-scoped variables
Options inherited from parent commands
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--format(default "text") - Output format (text, json, yaml) - affects how command results are displayed
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--timeout - Timeout for API operations - how long to wait for iTerm2 to respond
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--url - WebSocket URL for iTerm2 API - typically ws://localhost:1912 for local iTerm2
See Also
- it2 variable - Manage iTerm2 variables
- it2 variable delete - Delete/unset a variable
- it2 variable get - Get value of a variable
- it2 variable import - Import variables from JSON file
- it2 variable list - List variables
- it2 variable monitor - Monitor variable changes in real-time
- it2 variable set - Set value of a variable