Section 1: user commands and tools
NAME mate-settings-daemon – Handles the MATE session settings SYNOPSIS mate-settings-daemon [–debug] [–replace] [–display=DISPLAY] DESCRIPTION mate-settings-daemon is responsible for setting the various preference parameters of a MATE session and the applications that run under it. OPTIONS Help options -?, –help Show this help message Application options –debug Enable debugging code –replace Replaces the current running daemon…
NAME mate-session – Start the MATE Desktop Environment. SYNOPSIS mate-session [OPTIONS] DESCRIPTION The mate-session program starts up the MATE desktop environment. This command is typically executed by your Login/Display Manager (like GDM, LXDM, XDM, SLiM, or from your X startup scripts like .xinitrc). It will load either your saved session, or it will provide a…
NAME mate-session-save – End or save the current MATE session SYNOPSIS mate-session-save [–logout] [–force-logout] [–logout-dialog] [–shutdown-dialog] [–gui] [–kill [–silent]] DESCRIPTION The mate-session-save program can be used from a MATE session to either end the current MATE session or save a snapshot of the currently running applications (but not both). This session will be later restored…
NAME mate-session-properties – Configure applications to start on login. SYNOPSIS mate-session-properties DESCRIPTION The mate-session-properties program enables the users to configure what applications should be started on login, in addition to the default startup applications configured on the system. It also proposes an interface to save a snapshot of the currently running applications so that they…
NAME mate-session-inhibit – inhibit mate-session functionality SYNOPSIS mate-session-inhibit [OPTION…] {COMMAND} DESCRIPTION mate-session-inhibit can inhibit certain mate-session functionality while executing the given COMMAND. To achieve this, it calls the Inhibit() method of the mate-session D-Bus API and creates an inhibitor. The inhibitor is automatically removed when mate-session-inhibit exits. A typical use case is to prevent the…
NAME mate-search-tool – the MATE Search Tool SYNOPSIS mate-search-tool [options] or select Search for Files… from a Main Menu or from the Places menu in a Menu Bar DESCRIPTION MATE Search Tool is a utility for finding files on your system. To perform a basic search, you can type a filename or a partial filename,…
NAME mate-screenshot – capture the screen, a window, or an user-defined area and save the snapshot image to a file. SYNOPSIS mate-screenshot [ -w ] [ -a ] [ -b ] [ -B ] [ -d SECONDS ] [ -e EFFECT ] [ -i ] [ –display DISPLAY ] DESCRIPTION mate-screenshot is a MATE utility…
NAME mate-screensaver – The MATE Desktop Screensaver and Locker SYNOPSIS mate-screensaver [OPTIONS] DESCRIPTION MATE Screensaver is the default screen saver and locker for the MATE Desktop. It is designed with simplicity and security in mind. mate-screensaver integrates well with the MATE desktop, and it supports User Switching and the ability to lock down configuration settings….
NAME mate-screensaver-preferences – Configure MATE Screensaver SYNOPSIS mate-screensaver-preferences [ OPTIONS] DESCRIPTION Manages preferences for the MATE Screensaver. OPTIONS This program only accepts the standard GTK options. BUGS Should you encounter any bugs, they may be reported at: http://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues AUTHORS mate-screensaver is maintained by: Perberos<perberos[at] gmail.com> Steve Zesch<stevezesch2[at] gmail.com> Stefano Karapetsas<stefano[at] karapetsas.com> This manual page was…
NAME mate-screensaver – The MATE Desktop Screensaver and Locker SYNOPSIS mate-screensaver [OPTIONS] DESCRIPTION MATE Screensaver is the default screen saver and locker for the MATE Desktop. It is designed with simplicity and security in mind. mate-screensaver integrates well with the MATE desktop, and it supports User Switching and the ability to lock down configuration settings….
NAME mate-power-statistics – mate power statistics gui SYNOPSIS mate-power-statistics [ –verbose ] [ –help ] DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the mate-power-statistics command. mate-power-statistics is the gui program for the mate power management infrastructure. It allows users to visualize the power consumption of laptop hardware. OPTIONS This program follows the usual GNU command line…
NAME mate-power-preferences – mate power preferences gui SYNOPSIS mate-power-preferences [ –verbose ] [ –help ] DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the mate-power-preferences command. mate-power-preferences is the gui program for the mate power management infrastructure OPTIONS This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-‘). A summary…
NAME mate-power-manager – mate power manager userspace daemon SYNOPSIS mate-power-manager [ –verbose ] [ –debug ] [ –help ] DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the mate-power-manager command. mate-power-manager is the backend program of the MATE power management infrastructure providing a complete and integrated solution to power management under the MATE desktop environment. It supports…
NAME mate-power-manager-bugreport – collect system information for mate power manager bugreports SYNOPSIS mate-power-manager-bugreport DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the mate-power-manager-bugreport command. mate-power-manager-bugreport is a helper script to gather system information for proper mate-power-manager bug reports. OPTIONS This script does not have any known options. SEE ALSO mate-power-manager (1). AUTHOR This manual page has been…
NAME mate-power-backlight-helper – helper application for MATE’s power management backlight control SYNOPSIS mate-power-backlight-helper [ –help ] [ –set-brightness ] [ –get-brightness ] [ –get-max-brightness ] DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the mate-power-backlight-helper command. mate-power-backlight-helper is a helper utility for controlling the backlight of TFT displays via the MATE power manager userspace daemon. The mate-power-backlight-helper…
NAME mate-panel – The Panel for the MATE Desktop Environment SYNOPSIS mate-panel [OPTIONS] DESCRIPTION The mate-panel program provides the panels for the the MATE Desktop Environment. It is the area on your desktop from which you can run applications and applets, and perform other tasks. New applets may also be installed ,added to, or removed…
NAME mate-panel-test-applets – display and test installed applets SYNOPSIS mate-panel-test-applets [OPTIONS] DESCRIPTION mate-panel-test-applets display installed applets in a dialog box and allow you to test them. OPTIONS –iid Specify an applet IID to load –prefs-path Specify a gsettings path in which the applet preferences should be stored –size Specify the initial size of the applet…
NAME mate-notification-properties – Set up the options for desktop notifications SYNOPSIS mate-notification-properties DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the mate-notification-properties command. mate-notification-properties is a utility to set up various options related to desktop notifications. AUTHOR mate-notification-properties was written by Jonh Wendell <wendell [at] bani.com.br> and Perberos <perberos [at] gmail.com>. This manual page was written by…
NAME mate-network-properties – configure MATE network proxy SYNOPSIS mate-network-properties [OPTIONS…] DESCRIPTION This executable is part of the package ‘mate-control-center’: The MATE Control Center. The MATE network proxy preference tool enables you to configure how your system connects to networks. You can configure the desktop to connect to a proxy server, and specify the details of…
NAME mate-multiload-applet – Multiload (cpu, load average, memory, net, swap) applet for the MATE panel. SYNOPSIS mate-multiload-applet [ –activate-goad-server[=GOAD_ID] ] DESCRIPTION mate-multiload-applet Contains 5 applets. CPU Load Applet. To add this applet to a Panel, right-click on the Panel and choose Applets->Monitors->CPULoad Load Average Applet. To add this applet to a Panel, right-click on the…