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Show Build Durations ​

Show build durations in the Activity Viewer in Xcode's toolbar at the top of the workspace window.

  • Tested on macOS:
    • Catalina
  • Parameter type: bool

Set to true ​

Show the build duration in the Xcode's toolbar

bash
defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode "ShowBuildOperationDuration" -bool "true" && killall Xcode

Set to false (default value) ​

Do not show the build duration in the Xcode's toolbar

bash
defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode "ShowBuildOperationDuration" -bool "false" && killall Xcode

Read current value ​

bash
defaults read com.apple.dt.Xcode "ShowBuildOperationDuration"

Reset to default value ​

bash
defaults delete com.apple.dt.Xcode "ShowBuildOperationDuration" && killall Xcode