gsettings 1 User Commands gsettings GSettings configuration tool gsettings get option schema key gsettings monitor option schema key gsettings writable option schema key gsettings set option schema key value gsettings help gsettings offers a simple commandline interface to GSettings. It lets you get, set or monitor an individual key for changes. The schema and key arguments are required to specify the schema id and the name of the key to operate on. When setting a key, you also need specify a value The format for the value is that of a serialized GVariant, so e.g. a string must include explicit quotes: "'foo'". This format is also used when printing out values. get Get the value of key. The value is printed out as a serialised GVariant. monitor Monitor key for changes and print the changed values. Monitoring will continue until the process is terminated. writable Find out whether key is writable. set Set the value of key to value. The value is specified as a serialised GVariant. help Print help and exit -h, --help Print help for the command and exit -p path, --path=path The path for the schema. This option is only needed if the schema does not have a fixed path.