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6 gnome-control-center - Configure GNOME settings
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9 gnome-control-center [OPTION...] [PANEL] [ARG...]
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12 gnome-control-center is a graphical user interface to configure various
13 aspects of GNOME.
14 When run without arguments, the shell displays the overview, which
16 shows all available configuration panels. The overview allows to open
17 individual panels by clicking on them. It also has a search entry to
18 find panels by searching keywords.
19 It is also possible to specify a panel name as commandline argument to
21 go directly to that panel. Individual panels may accept further
22 arguments to specify which tab to open (for multi-tabbed panels) or
23 which item to display (for panels with lists).
24 Note that gnome-control-center is not meant to expose each and every
26 setting that is available. The settings that can be found here
27 represent what is considered useful and commonly needed options. For
28 more exotic or uncommon options, you can look at gnome-tweak-tool or
29 the gsettings commandline utility.
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32 The following panel names can be specified:
33 background
35 The background panel lets you set your desktop background.
36 bluetooth
38 The bluetooth panel lets you configure your computer's Bluetooth
39 adapter, and pair the computer with Bluetooth keyboards, phones,
40 etc.
41 color
43 The color panel can calibrate monitors, web cams and printers for
44 accurate color reproduction.
45 datetime
47 The datetime panel lets you set the timezone and time format.
48 Some operations in this panel affect all user accounts on the
50 computer and require privieges.
51 display
53 The display panel configures the resolution and arrangement of
54 monitors and laptop panels. Note that monitors can be rearranged by
55 drag-and-drop, and you can change which monitor is your main
56 display by dragging the black bar.
57 info-overview
59 The info-overview panel shows a general overview of the system
60 configuration. It also lets you change the default applications for
61 various tasks and the handling of removable media.
62 keyboard
64 The keyboard panel can change how the keyboard reacts to key
65 presses and lets you change keyboard shortcuts or create custom
66 shortcuts.
67 You can open this panel on a specific tab by passing typing or
69 shortcuts as extra argument.
70 mouse
72 The mouse panel can change how mice and touchpads react to user
73 input.
74 network
76 The network panel provides a view of available network devices
77 (wired, wireless or mobile) and their current configuration. It
78 also provides a way to create new VPN connections and configure
79 proxy settings.
80 You can open this panel on a specific dialog by passing
82 create-wifi, connect-hidden-wifi, connect-3g, connect-8021x-wifi or
83 show-device as extra argument. The last three parameters require an
84 additional extra argument for the network object in the form
85 /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0.
86 notifications
88 The notifications panel provides a way to control the display of
89 notifications.
90 online-accounts
92 The online-accounts panel shows your configured online accounts and
93 lets you add or remove accounts.
94 power
96 The power panel shows the fill level of batteries and can configure
97 what happens when the computer is idle or runs out of battery.
98 printers
100 The printers panel shows all known printers and their status. It is
101 possible to inspect queued print jobs and add new printers.
102 Some operations in this panel require privileges.
104 privacy
106 The privacy panel allows to control visible file usage history,
107 temporary files, and name.
108 region
110 The region panel contains regional settings such as the display
111 language, formatting for times, dates, numbers, and input sources.
112 search
114 The search panel controls the results visible in the overview, and
115 the files and folders to be indexed.
116 screen
118 The screen panel contains settings that control the screen
119 brightness and screen lock behavior.
120 sharing
122 The sharing panel contains settings that control what is shared
123 over the network.
124 sound
126 The sound panel shows all known sound devices and their
127 configuration, including volume and balance settings.
128 You can open this panel on a specific tab by passing output, input,
130 hardware, effects or applications as extra argument.
131 universal-access
133 The universal-access panel contains settings for accessible
134 technologies such as the screen reader, magnifier, screen keyboard
135 and AccessX options.
136 user-accounts
138 The user-accounts panel shows all user accounts that exist on the
139 computer and allows to change them in some ways, such as changing
140 the user name, password or permissions. It also allows to create or
141 remove accounts.
142 Some operations in this panel require privileges.
144 wacom
146 the wacom panel shows connected Wacom graphics tablets and lets you
147 calibrate and configure such devices.
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150 -?, --help
151 Prints a short help text and exits.
152 --version
154 Prints the program version and exits.
155 -v, --verbose
157 Enables verbose mode.
158 -l, --list
160 Lists the available panels and exits.
161 -o, --overview
163 Opens the overview.
164 -s term, --search term
166 Sets the following search term.
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169 On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.
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172 gsettings(1)
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