NAME
xdg-settings - get various settings from the desktop environmentSYNOPSIS
xdg-settings
{ get | check | set}
{property} [ subproperty] [value]
xdg-settings
{ --help | --list | --manual | --version}
DESCRIPTION
xdg-settings gets various settings from the desktop environment. For instance, desktop environments often provide proxy configuration and default web browser settings. Using xdg-settings these parameters can be extracted for use by applications that do not use the desktop environment's libraries (which would use the settings natively). xdg-settings is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not recommended to use xdg-settings as root.OPTIONS
--helpShow command synopsis.
--list
List all properties xdg-settings knows
about.
--manual
Show this manual page.
--version
Show the xdg-utils version information.
PROPERTIES
When using xdg-settings to get, check or set a desktop setting, properties and possibly sub-properties are used to specify the setting to be changed. Some properties (such as default-web-browser) fully describe the setting to be changed. Other properties (such as default-url-scheme-handler) require more information (in this case the actual scheme to set the default handler for) which must be provided in a sub-property.EXIT CODES
An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code indicates failure. The following failure codes can be returned: 1Error in command line syntax.
2
One of the files passed on the command line
did not exist.
3
A required tool could not be found.
4
The action failed.
SEE ALSO
xdg-mime(1), xdg-open(1), MIME applications associations specification[1]EXAMPLES
Get the desktop file name of the current default web browserxdg-settings get default-web-browser
xdg-settings check default-web-browser firefox.desktop
xdg-settings set default-web-browser google-chrome.desktop
xdg-settings set default-url-scheme-handler mailto evolution.desktop
AUTHOR
Mike MammarellaAuthor.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2009-2011NOTES
- 1.
- MIME applications associations specification
04/25/2021 | xdg-utils 1.1.0 |