CLI Config Unset

ed config unset

Removes the stored value so the setting falls back to its catalogue default.

ed config unset <key> [--json]

Argument	Type / values	Default	What it does
key	a catalogue key	required	The setting to clear

Option	Type / values	Default	What it does
--json	flag	false	Emit JSON on stdout

The value reported back is the effective one after the removal, so it is the catalogue default, or null for a setting that declares none:

{
  "key": "menuBarSubColorHex",
  "value": null
}

ed config unset appearance
ed config unset menuBarSubColorHex --json

Clearing a setting that was never written is a no-op that still succeeds, still prints the default and still announces the change. Read-only keys exit 1, the same as with set. Unknown keys exit 3.

Where to go next

• ed config, the rest of this group
• All ed commands