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savePrefs([colors=boolean], [general=boolean], [hotkeys=boolean], [plugins=boolean], [uiLayout=boolean])
Note: Strings representing object names and
arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the
synopsis.
savePrefs is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT
editable.
This command saves preferences to disk. If no flags are specified
then all pref types get saved out.
None
colors, general, hotkeys,
plugins, uiLayout
| Long name (short name) |
Argument types |
Properties |
general(g) |
boolean |
 |
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Save the general prefs to disk (optionVars) |
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uiLayout(ui) |
boolean |
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Save each window's size and position to disk |
|
hotkeys(hk) |
boolean |
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colors(c) |
boolean |
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Save the color prefs to disk |
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plugins(pl) |
boolean |
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Save the plug-in prefs to disk |
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| Flag can appear in Create mode of
command |
 Flag can appear in Edit mode of command |
 Flag can appear in Query mode of command |
 Flag can have multiple arguments, passed
either as a tuple or a list. |
import maya.cmds as cmds
# only save the hotkeys
cmds.savePrefs( hotkeys=True )
# save everything
cmds.savePrefs()
# only save ui layout prefs
cmds.savePrefs( uiLayout=True )