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So they are consistent with the way we’re building man pages in other
projects, and because some people are allergic to XML.
This changes the build-time dependencies from `xsltproc` to `rst2man`,
and also takes the opportunity to change the `-Dman` Meson option from a
boolean to a feature (so you should use `-Dman-pages={enabled,disabled}`
now, rather than `-Dman={true,false}`).
Signed-off-by: Philip Withnall <pwithnall@gnome.org>
Helps: #3037
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.. _gdbus(1):
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.. meta::
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:copyright: Copyright 2010, 2011, 2012, 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
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:copyright: Copyright 2015 Collabora, Ltd.
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:copyright: Copyright 2021 Endless OS Foundation, LLC
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:license: LGPL-2.1-or-later
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This has to be duplicated from above to make it machine-readable by `reuse`:
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SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
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SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Collabora, Ltd.
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SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Endless OS Foundation, LLC
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SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
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=====
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gdbus
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=====
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-----------------------------------
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Tool for working with D-Bus objects
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-----------------------------------
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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| **gdbus** introspect [--system | --session | --address *address*] --dest *bus_name* --object-path */path/to/object* [--xml] [--recurse] [--only-properties]
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| **gdbus** monitor [--system | --session | --address *address*] --dest *bus_name* [--object-path */path/to/object*]
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| **gdbus** call [--system | --session | --address *address*] --dest *bus_name* --object-path */path/to/object* --method *org.project.InterfaceName.MethodName* [--timeout *seconds* | --interactive] [*ARG*…]
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| **gdbus** emit [--system | --session | --address *address*] --object-path */path/to/object* --signal *org.project.InterfaceName.SignalName* [--dest *unique_bus_name*] [*ARG*…]
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| **gdbus** wait [--system | --session | --address *address*] --activate *bus_name* [--timeout *seconds*] *bus_name*
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| **gdbus** help
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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``gdbus`` is a simple tool for working with D-Bus objects.
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COMMANDS
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--------
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``introspect``
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Prints out interfaces and property values for a remote object. For this to
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work, the owner of the object needs to implement the
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``org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable`` interface. If the ``--xml`` option is
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used, the returned introspection XML is printed, otherwise a parsed pretty
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representation is printed. The ``--recurse`` option can be used to introspect
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children (and their children and so on) and the ``--only-properties`` option
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can be used to only print the interfaces with properties.
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``monitor``
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Monitors one or all objects owned by the owner of ``bus_name``.
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``call``
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Invokes a method on a remote object. Each argument to pass to the method must
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be specified as a serialized ``GVariant`` except that strings do not need
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explicit quotes. The return values are printed out as serialized ``GVariant``
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values.
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``emit``
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Emits a signal. Each argument to include in the signal must be specified as a
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serialized ``GVariant`` except that strings do not need explicit quotes.
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``wait``
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Waits until ``bus_name`` is owned by some process on the bus. If the
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``--activate`` is specified, that bus name will be auto-started first. It may
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be the same as the bus name being waited for, or different.
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``help``
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Prints help and exits.
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BASH COMPLETION
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---------------
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``gdbus`` ships with a bash completion script to complete commands,
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destinations, bus names, object paths and interface/method names.
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EXAMPLES
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--------
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This shows how to introspect an object — note that the value of each property is
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displayed::
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$ gdbus introspect --system \
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--dest org.freedesktop.NetworkManager \
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--object-path /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
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node /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 {
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interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable {
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methods:
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Introspect(out s data);
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};
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interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties {
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methods:
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Get(in s interface,
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in s propname,
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out v value);
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Set(in s interface,
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in s propname,
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in v value);
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GetAll(in s interface,
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out a{sv} props);
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};
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interface org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.Wired {
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signals:
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PropertiesChanged(a{sv} arg_0);
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properties:
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readonly b Carrier = false;
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readonly u Speed = 0;
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readonly s HwAddress = '00:1D:72:88:BE:97';
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};
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interface org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device {
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methods:
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Disconnect();
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signals:
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StateChanged(u arg_0,
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u arg_1,
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u arg_2);
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properties:
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readonly u DeviceType = 1;
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readonly b Managed = true;
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readwrite o Ip6Config = '/';
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readwrite o Dhcp4Config = '/';
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readwrite o Ip4Config = '/';
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readonly u State = 2;
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readwrite u Ip4Address = 0;
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readonly u Capabilities = 3;
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readonly s Driver = 'e1000e';
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readwrite s Interface = 'eth0';
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readonly s Udi = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:19.0/net/eth0';
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};
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};
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The ``--recurse`` and ``--only-properties`` options can be useful when wanting
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to inspect all objects owned by a particular process::
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$ gdbus introspect --system --dest org.freedesktop.UPower --object-path / --recurse --only-properties
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node / {
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node /org {
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node /org/freedesktop {
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node /org/freedesktop/UPower {
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interface org.freedesktop.UPower {
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properties:
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readonly b IsDocked = true;
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readonly b LidForceSleep = false;
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readonly b LidIsPresent = false;
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readonly b LidIsClosed = false;
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readonly b OnLowBattery = false;
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readonly b OnBattery = false;
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readonly b CanHibernate = true;
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readonly b CanSuspend = true;
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readonly s DaemonVersion = '0.9.10';
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};
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node /org/freedesktop/UPower/Policy {
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};
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node /org/freedesktop/UPower/Wakeups {
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interface org.freedesktop.UPower.Wakeups {
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properties:
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readonly b HasCapability = true;
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};
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};
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};
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};
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};
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};
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In a similar fashion, the ``introspect`` command can be used to learn details
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about the ``Notify`` method::
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[…]
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interface org.freedesktop.Notifications {
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methods:
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GetServerInformation(out s return_name,
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out s return_vendor,
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out s return_version,
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out s return_spec_version);
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GetCapabilities(out as return_caps);
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CloseNotification(in u id);
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Notify(in s app_name,
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in u id,
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in s icon,
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in s summary,
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in s body,
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in as actions,
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in a{sv} hints,
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in i timeout,
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out u return_id);
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};
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[…]
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With this information, it’s easy to use the ``call`` command to display a
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notification::
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$ gdbus call --session \
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--dest org.freedesktop.Notifications \
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--object-path /org/freedesktop/Notifications \
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--method org.freedesktop.Notifications.Notify \
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my_app_name \
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42 \
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gtk-dialog-info \
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"The Summary" \
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"Here’s the body of the notification" \
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[] \
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{} \
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5000
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(uint32 12,)
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Call a method with file handle argument::
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$ gdbus call --session \
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--dest org.example.foo \
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--object-path /org/example/foo \
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--method SendFDs \
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1 \
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10 \
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10<file.foo
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Monitoring all objects on a service::
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$ gdbus monitor --system --dest org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit
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Monitoring signals from all objects owned by org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit
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The name org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit is owned by :1.15
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/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2: org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Session.ActiveChanged (false,)
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/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Seat1: org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Seat.ActiveSessionChanged ('',)
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/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2: org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Session.ActiveChanged (true,)
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/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Seat1: org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Seat.ActiveSessionChanged ('/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2',)
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Monitoring a single object on a service::
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$ gdbus monitor --system --dest org.freedesktop.NetworkManager --object-path /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/AccessPoint/4141
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Monitoring signals on object /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/AccessPoint/4141 owned by org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
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The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager is owned by :1.5
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/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/AccessPoint/4141: org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.AccessPoint.PropertiesChanged ({'Strength': <byte 0x5c>},)
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/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/AccessPoint/4141: org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.AccessPoint.PropertiesChanged ({'Strength': <byte 0x64>},)
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/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/AccessPoint/4141: org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.AccessPoint.PropertiesChanged ({'Strength': <byte 0x5e>},)
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/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/AccessPoint/4141: org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.AccessPoint.PropertiesChanged ({'Strength': <byte 0x64>},)
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Emitting a signal::
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$ gdbus emit --session --object-path /foo --signal org.bar.Foo "['foo', 'bar', 'baz']"
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Emitting a signal to a specific process::
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$ gdbus emit --session --object-path /bar --signal org.bar.Bar someString --dest :1.42
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Waiting for a well-known name to be owned on the bus; this will *not* auto-start
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the service::
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$ gdbus wait --session org.bar.SomeName
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Auto-starting then waiting for a well-known name to be owned on the bus::
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$ gdbus wait --session --activate org.bar.SomeName
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Auto-starting a different service, then waiting for a well-known name to be
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owned on the bus. This is useful in situations where ``SomeName`` is not
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directly activatable::
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$ gdbus wait --session --activate org.bar.PrerequisiteName org.bar.SomeName
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Waiting for a well-known name and giving up after 30 seconds. By default, the
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timeout is disabled; or set ``--timeout`` to ``0`` to disable it::
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$ gdbus wait --session --timeout 30 org.bar.SomeName
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BUGS
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----
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Please send bug reports to either the distribution bug tracker or the
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`upstream bug tracker <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/new>`_.
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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`dbus-send(1) <man:dbus-send(1)>`_ |