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<refentry id="gsettings" lang="en">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>gsettings</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>gsettings</refname>
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<refpurpose>GSettings configuration tool</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>gsettings</command>
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<arg choice="plain">get</arg>
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<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">option</arg>
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<arg choice="req"><replaceable>schema</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice="req"><replaceable>key</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>gsettings</command>
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<arg choice="plain">monitor</arg>
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<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">option</arg>
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<arg choice="req"><replaceable>schema</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice="req"><replaceable>key</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>gsettings</command>
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<arg choice="plain">writable</arg>
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<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">option</arg>
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<arg choice="req"><replaceable>schema</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice="req"><replaceable>key</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>gsettings</command>
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<arg choice="plain">set</arg>
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<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">option</arg>
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<arg choice="req"><replaceable>schema</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice="req"><replaceable>key</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice="req"><replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>gsettings</command>
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<arg choice="plain">help</arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1><title>Description</title>
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<para><command>gsettings</command> offers a simple commandline
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interface to <link linkend="GSettings"><type>GSettings</type></link>.
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It lets you get, set or monitor an individual key for changes.
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</para>
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<para>
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The <replaceable>schema</replaceable> and <replaceable>key</replaceable>
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arguments are required to specify the schema id and the name of the key
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to operate on.
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</para>
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<para>
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When setting a key, you also need specify a <replaceable>value</replaceable>
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The format for the value is that of a serialized
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<link linkend="GVariant"><type>GVariant</type></link>,
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so e.g. a string
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must include explicit quotes: "'foo'". This format is also used when printing
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out values.
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</para>
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<refsect2><title>Commands</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>get</option></term>
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<listitem><para>
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Get the value of <replaceable>key</replaceable>. The value is printed out
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as a serialised
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<link linkend="GVariant"><type>GVariant</type></link>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>monitor</option></term>
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<listitem><para>
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Monitor <replaceable>key</replaceable> for changes and print the changed
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values. Monitoring will continue until the process is terminated.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>writable</option></term>
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<listitem><para>
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Find out whether <replaceable>key</replaceable> is writable.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>set</option></term>
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<listitem><para>
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Set the value of <replaceable>key</replaceable> to <replaceable>value</replaceable>.
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The value is specified as a serialised
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<link linkend="GVariant"><type>GVariant</type></link>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>help</option></term>
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<listitem><para>
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Print help and exit
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2><title>Options</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term>
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<listitem><para>
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Print help for the command and exit
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-p <replaceable>path</replaceable></option>, <option>--path=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem><para>
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The path for the schema. This option is only needed if the schema
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does not have a fixed path.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect2>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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