[MlMt] How do I generate a new uuid for a signature entry in the Signatures.plist file?

[Sebastian Hagedorn]

On 25 Aug 2024, at 8:37, leo wrote:

> Hello fellow MailMaters
>
> I would like to add signatures with a text editor or with a script to MailMate’s signature config file `MailMate/Signatures.plist`.
>
> I can base new signatures on old ones. For example, I have already in `Signatures.plist` the XML snippet:
>
> ```
>     	<dict>
>     		<key>addressGlob</key>
>     		<string>teaching at mydomain.net</string>
>     		<key>html</key>
>     		<string></string>
>     		<key>htmlEnabled</key>
>     		<false/>
>     		<key>name</key>
>     		<string>medical</string>
>     		<key>string</key>
>     		<string>--
> My Name
> Social Scientist/Software Developer/Data Scientist
> e: teaching at mydomain.net
> </string>
>     		<key>uuid</key>
>     		<string>095B77F2-CE90-4F9D-A2CF-8E286A539A7A</string>
>     	</dict>
> ```
>
> Creating a new snippet, say, for the email `writing at mydomain.net` is straight forward, except the `uuid` key which — as I suppose — should be unique.
>
> How do I generate a new uuid for the new signature?

macOS comes with a command-line tool called "uuidgen". Just open the Terminal and enter uuidgen followed by a return.

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