I know there's a system wide preference to disable 'Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps', but is there any way to have it restore only specific apps?. I would like to have Safari open in full screen every time I launch it.
MacOS – OS X Lion: App-Specific Resume
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Best Answer
defaults write com.apple.Safari NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool YESwill enable it just for Safari.Note that you can also temporarily toggle the behavior by holding ⌥ and choosing Safari → Quit And Keep Windows (or ⌘-⌥-Q).