zeitgeist-daemon(1)

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NAME

6       zeitgeist-daemon - D-Bus interface providing a log of activities
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SYNOPSIS

10       zeitgeist-daemon [OPTION]
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DESCRIPTION

14       zeitgeist-daemon  is  a  daemon which keeps track of activities on your
15       system (file usage, browser history, calendar events, etc.)   and  logs
16       them  into  a  central  database. It does not only create a chronologic
17       register, but also supports tagging  and  can  establish  relationships
18       between activities.
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20       All  this information is provided by external applications which commu‐
21       nicate with zeitgeist-daemon over D-Bus. Interested programs  can  con‐
22       nect with it and request information, insert new items or modify exist‐
23       ing information (delete items, add tags, bookmark items and so on).
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25       By default, zeitgeist-daemon will also start the bundled logging appli‐
26       cation zeitgeist-datahub.
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OPTIONS

30       The  program  follows  the  usual GNU command line syntax, with options
31       starting with two dashes (`--').  A  summary  of  options  is  included
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34       --no-datahub, --no-passive-loggers
35              Do not start zeitgeist-datahub together with this daemon.
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38              Replace  any existing Zeitgeist instance if there is one already
39              running. If this option isn't used, zeitgeist-daemon will refuse
40              to start if another running instance is found.
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42       --log-level=LOG_LEVEL
43              Specifies how much information should be printed to the standard
44              output.  Possible values are: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRIT‐
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47       --quit Stop  a currently running Zeitgeist instance and exit. This lets
48              Zeitgeist finish any operation it may currently be doing.
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51              Shows which version of Zeitgeist is being executed.
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53       --help Shows a short help message listing all supported options.
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

57       ZEITGEIST_DATA_PATH
58              Overrides the directory where user data files  are  placed.  The
59              default   value   is   that   of   XDG's   data   dir   (usually
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62       ZEITGEIST_DATABASE_PATH
63              This variable lets you specify an override for the  filename  of
64              the    main    database.    The    default   value   is   $ZEIT‐
65              GEIST_DATA_PATH/activity.sqlite.
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67       ZEITGEIST_DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS
68              This variable lets you specify an override  for  the  extensions
69              which are loaded at daemon startup time. Per default the ´Black‐
70              list´ and the ´DataSourceRegistry´ extension are loaded.
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72       ZEITGEIST_EXTRA_EXTENSIONS
73              This variable lets you add extensions which are loaded at daemon
74              startup time.
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76       The ZEITGEIST_DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS and the ZEITGEIST_EXTRA_EXTENSIONS
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EXAMPLES

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84       To start the daemon with no extensions loaded run
85           ZEITGEIST_DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS= zeitgeist-daemon
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87       To run the daemon with only the non-default extensions ´bzr.notify´ and
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89           ZEITGEIST_DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS=                ZEITGEIST_EXTRA_EXTEN‐
90       SIONS=bzr.notify,tracker.games zeitgeist-daemon
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BUGS

98       Please report any bugs on https://bugs.launchpad.net/zeitgeist.
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AUTHORS

102       Please see the AUTHORS file bundled with this application  for  a  com‐
103       plete list of contributors.
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LICENSE

107       This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
108       under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License  as  published
109       by  the  Free  Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
110       (at your option) any later version.
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112       This program is distributed in the hope that it  will  be  useful,  but
113       WITHOUT  ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even  the  implied  warranty  of MER‐
114       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the  GNU  Lesser
115       General Public License for more details.
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117       You  should  have  received  a  copy  of  the GNU Lesser General Public
118       License    along    with     this     program.      If     not,     see
119       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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