1GSETTINGS(1) User Commands GSETTINGS(1)
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6 gsettings - GSettings configuration tool
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9 gsettings get [option...] {schema} {key}
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11 gsettings monitor [option...] {schema} {key}
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13 gsettings writable [option...] {schema} {key}
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15 gsettings set [option...] {schema} {key} {value}
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17 gsettings help
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20 gsettings offers a simple commandline interface to GSettings. It lets
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23 The schema and key arguments are required to specify the schema id and
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26 When setting a key, you also need specify a value The format for the
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33 Get the value of key. The value is printed out as a serialised
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37 Monitor key for changes and print the changed values. Monitoring
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40 writable
41 Find out whether key is writable.
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44 Set the value of key to value. The value is specified as a
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52 Print help for the command and exit
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60User Commands 09/27/2010 GSETTINGS(1)