--all-dirs
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Lists all subdirectories in a
directory that you specify.
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--all-entries
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Displays the values of all keys
in a directory that you specify.
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--config-source=configuration-source
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Use this option with the --direct option
to specify a configuration source to use. If you do not specify a configuration
source with this option, the command runs on all configuration sources in
the path file.
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--direct
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Use this option with the --config-source option to access a configuration source directly.
When you use this option, GConf bypasses the server.
Ensure that the GConf daemon, gconfd-2, is not running before you use this option.
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--get
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Displays the value of a preference key that you specify.
Also displays the values of the elements in the schema object for a schema
key that you specify.
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--help
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Displays a help message about the gconftool-2 command, and the options that you can use with the gconftool-2 command.
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--long-desc=description
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Use this option with the --set-schema
option to specify a long description for a schema key.
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--makefile-install-rule
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Installs schema definition files to applications.
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--owner=owner
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Use this option with the --set-schema option to specify
an owner for a schema key.
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--recursive-list
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Displays the value of all preference keys in all
subdirectories in a directory that you specify.
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--recursive-unset
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Resets
the values of all preference keys, in all subdirectories in a directory, from
the user setting to the setting in the default configuration source.
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--set
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Sets the value of a preference key, and writes the value
to the user configuration source. Use the --type option
with the --set option to specify the data type of the value
that you want to set. For example, the following command sets the value of
the /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color
key in the user configuration source:
# gconftool-2 --set "/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color"
--type string "#000000"
You can also use the --direct option and the --config-source option
with the --set option to write a value to another configuration
source.
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--set-schema
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Sets the value of an attribute
in a schema key, and writes the value to the default configuration source.
Use the following options with the --set-schema
option to specify the attribute that you want to update:
-
--type
-
--short-desc
-
--long-desc
-
--owner
For example, the following command sets the short description
in the schema key for the /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color key:
# gconftool-2 --set-schema "/schemas/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color"
--short-desc "Default background color of terminal"
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--short-desc=description
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Use this option with the --set-schema
option to specify a short description for a schema key.
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--shutdown
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Terminates the GConf daemon.
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--type=data-type
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Use this option to specify the data type when you set a
value of a preference key. You can also use this option when you set the value
of an attribute in a schema key. The following is a list of valid data types:
-
bool
-
float
-
int
-
list
-
pair
-
string
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--unset
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Resets the value of a preference
key from the user setting to the setting in the default configuration source.
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--usage
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Displays a brief help message
about the gconftool-2 command, and the options that you
can use with the gconftool-2 command.
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