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NAME
       gconftool-2 - manual page for gconftool-2

SYNOPSIS
       gconftool-2 [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION
       -s, --set
	      Set a key to a value and sync. Use with --type.

       -g, --get
	      Print the value of a key to standard output.

       -u, --unset
	      Unset the keys on the command line.

       --recursive-unset
	      Recursively  unset all keys at or below the key/directory names
	      on the command line.

       -a, --all-entries
	      Print all key/value pairs in a directory.

       --all-dirs
	      Print all subdirectories in a directory.

       -R, --recursive-list
	      Print all subdirectories and entries under a dir,	 recursively.

       --dir-exists=STRING
	      Return  0	 if  the  directory  exists,  2	 if it does not.  -t,
	      --type=int|bool|float|string|list|pair Specify the type of  the
	      value  being  set, or the type of the value a schema describes.
	      Unique abbreviations are allowed.

       --list-type=int|bool|float|string
	      Specify the type of the list value being set, or	the  type  of
	      the value a schema describes. Unique abbreviations are allowed.

       --car-type=int|bool|float|string
	      Specify the type of the car pair value being set, or  the	 type
	      of  the  value  a	 schema	 describes.  Unique abbreviations are
	      allowed.

       --cdr-type=int|bool|float|string
	      Specify the type of the cdr pair value being set, or  the	 type
	      of  the  value  a	 schema	 describes.  Unique abbreviations are
	      allowed.

       --short-desc=DESCRIPTION
	      Specify a short half-line description to go in a schema.

       --long-desc=DESCRIPTION
	      Specify a several-line description to go in a schema.

       --owner=OWNER
	      Specify the owner of a schema.

       --install-schema-file=FILENAME
	      Specify a schema file to be installed

       --config-source=SOURCE
	      Specify a configuration source to use rather than	 the  default
	      path

       --direct
	      Access the config database directly, bypassing server. Requires
	      that gconfd is not running.

       --set-schema
	      Set a schema and	sync.  Use  with  --short-desc,	 --long-desc,
	      --owner, and --type.

       --makefile-install-rule
	      Properly	installs  schema  files	 on the command line into the
	      database. GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE environment	 variable  should  be
	      set  to  a non-default config source or set to the empty string
	      to use the default.

       --break-key
	      Torture-test an application by setting and unsetting a bunch of
	      values of different types for keys on the command line.

       --break-directory
	      Torture-test an application by setting and unsetting a bunch of
	      keys inside the directories on the command line.

       --short-docs
	      Get the short doc string for a key

       --long-docs
	      Get the long doc string for a key

       --get-schema-name
	      Get the name of the schema applied to this key

       --apply-schema
	      Specify the schema name followed by the key to apply the schema
	      name to

       --unapply-schema
	      Remove any schema name applied to the given keys

       --get-default-source
	      Get the name of the default source.

       --shutdown
	      Shut down gconfd. Don't use this option without good reason.

       -p, --ping
	      Return 0 if gconfd is running, 2 if not.

       --spawn
	      Launch  the config server (gconfd). (Normally happens automati-
	      cally when needed.)

       -v, --version
	      Print version

       Help options

       -?, --help
	      Show the help message.

       --usage
	      Display brief usage message.

EXAMPLES
       Display the path to the current desktop wallpaper.

	      gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename

       Change the widget font to "Serif 12"

	      gconftool-2   --type   string    --set	/desktop/gnome/inter-
	      face/font_name "Serif 12"


AUTHOR
       GConf was written by Havoc Pennington .

SEE ALSO
       The GConf web site, http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/.



gconftool-2 2.2.1		 October 2003		       GCONFTOOL-2(1)

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