Section 1: user commands and tools
NAME gnome-session-quit – End the current GNOME session SYNOPSIS gnome-session-quit [–logout|–power-off|–reboot] [–force] [–no-prompt] DESCRIPTION The gnome-session-quit program can be used to end a GNOME session. OPTIONS The following options are supported: –logout Prompt the user to confirm logout. This is the default behavior. –power-off Prompt the user to confirm system power off. –reboot Prompt the…
NAME gnome-session-properties – Configure applications to start on login SYNOPSIS gnome-session-properties DESCRIPTION The gnome-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 gnome-session-inhibit – inhibit gnome-session functionality SYNOPSIS gnome-session-inhibit [OPTION…] [COMMAND] DESCRIPTION gnome-session-inhibit can inhibit certain gnome-session functionality while executing the given COMMAND. To achieve this, it calls the Inhibit() method of the gnome-session D-Bus API and creates an inhibitor. The inhibitor is automatically removed when gnome-session-inhibit exits. A typical use case is to prevent the…
NAME gnome-session – Start the GNOME desktop environment SYNOPSIS gnome-session [-a|–autostart=DIR] [–session=SESSION] [–failsafe|-f] [–debug] [–whale] DESCRIPTION The gnome-session program starts up the GNOME desktop environment. This command is typically executed by your login manager (either gdm, xdm, or from your X startup scripts). It will load either your saved session, or it will provide a…
NAME gnome-session – Start the GNOME desktop environment SYNOPSIS gnome-session [-a|–autostart=DIR] [–session=SESSION] [–failsafe|-f] [–debug] [–whale] DESCRIPTION The gnome-session program starts up the GNOME desktop environment. This command is typically executed by your login manager (either gdm, xdm, or from your X startup scripts). It will load either your saved session, or it will provide a…
NAME gnome-search-tool – the GNOME Search Tool SYNOPSIS gnome-search-tool [options] or select Search for Files… from a Main Menu or from the Places menu in a Menu Bar DESCRIPTION GNOME 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 gnome-screenshot – capture the screen, a window, or an user-defined area and save the snapshot image to a file. SYNOPSIS gnome-screenshot [ -c ] [ -w ] [ -a ] [ -b ] [ -B ] [ -p ] [ -d SECONDS ] [ -e EFFECT ] [ -i ] [ -f FILENAME ]…
NAME gnome-screensaver – screen saver and locker SYNOPSIS gnome-screensaver [OPTIONS…] DESCRIPTION GNOME Screensaver is the default screen saver and locker in a GNOME desktop. It is designed with simplicity and security in mind. OPTIONS –no-daemon Don’t become a daemon –debug Enable debugging code This program also accepts the standard GTK options. AUTHORS gnome-screensaver is written…
NAME gnome-screensaver-preferences – configure GNOME Screensaver SYNOPSIS gnome-screensaver-preferences [OPTIONS…] DESCRIPTION Manages preferences for the GNOME screen saver. OPTIONS This program only accepts the standard GTK options. AUTHORS gnome-screensaver-preferences is written by William Jon McCann <mccann [at] jhu.edu>. This manual page was written by Sven Arvidsson <sa [at] whiz.se>. SEE ALSO gnome-screensaver(1), gtk-options(7) The online documentation…
NAME gnome-screensaver-command – controls GNOME screensaver SYNOPSIS gnome-screensaver-command [OPTION…] DESCRIPTION gnome-screensaver-command is a tool for controlling an already running instance of gnome-screensaver. OPTIONS –exit Causes the screensaver to exit gracefully -q, –query Query the state of the screensaver -t, –time Query the length of time the screensaver has been active -l, –lock Tells the running…
NAME gnome-rdp – Remote Desktop Client for the GNOME Desktop SYNOPSIS gnome-rdp [–start-hidden|-m] [–version|-v] [–help|-h] DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the gnome-rdp command. Gnome-RDP is a front-end to rdesktop, tightvnc and ssh. Supported protocols: RDP, VNC and SSH. The above-mentioned applications are required for running. Gnome-RDP can be run with Mono runtime. OPTIONS -m…
NAME gnome-power-statistics – gnome power statistics gui SYNOPSIS gnome-power-statistics [ –verbose ] [ –help ] DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the gnome-power-statistics command. gnome-power-statistics is the gui program for the gnome power management infrastructure. It allows users to visualize the power consumption of laptop hardware. OPTIONS This program follows the usual GNU command line…
NAME gnome-power-preferences – gnome power preferences gui SYNOPSIS gnome-power-preferences [ –verbose ] [ –help ] DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the gnomDone. r-preferences command. gnome-power-preferences is the gui program for the gnome power management infrastructure OPTIONS This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-‘). A…
NAME gnome-power-manager – gnome power manager userspace daemon SYNOPSIS gnome-power-manager [ –verbose ] [ –debug ] [ –help ] DESCRIPTION This manual page documentsDone. ly the gnome-power-manager command. gnome-power-manager is the backend program of the GNOME power management infrastructure providing a complete and integrated solution to power management under the GNOME desktop environment. It supports…
NAME gnome-phone-manager – Manage your mobile phone USAGE gnome-phone-manager [–identify <baddr>] [–config] [-d|–debug]] [–display=DISPLAY] DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the gnome-phone-manager command. gnome-phone-manager is a program created to allow you to control aspects of your mobile phone from your GNOME 2 desktop. Current features include: – Runs in the background; indicates status on the panel…
NAME gnome-panel – Display the GNOME panel SYNOPSIS gnome-about [–replace] DESCRIPTION The gnome-panel program provides the panels of the the GNOME desktop. The panels are the areas on the desktop that contain, among other items, the applications menu, application launchers, the notification area and the window list. Small applications called applets can also be embedded…
NAME gnome-open – Open files and URLs using the GNOME file handlers SYNOPSIS gnome-open [OPTION]… [URL]… DESCRIPTION This program opens files using file handlers configured in GNOME. OPTIONS Usage: gnome-open [OPTION…] Dynamic Modules –load-modules=MODULE1,MODULE2,… Dynamic modules to load Help Options -?, –help Show a brief help message –usage Display a brief usage message Bonobo activation…
NAME gnome-mplayer – a simple GUI for MPlayer SYNOPSIS gnome-mplayer [options] files… gnome-mplayer [options] cdda:// gnome-mplayer [options] [dvd|dvdnav]:// gnome-mplayer [options] [http|mms|rtsp]:// gnome-mplayer [options] /dev/[sd*|dvd|cdrom] DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the gnome-mplayer command. gnome-mplayer provides a simple and clean interface to MPlayer. GNOME MPlayer has a rich API that is exposed via DBus. Using DBus…
NAME gnome-logs – log viewer for the systemd journal SYNOPSIS gnome-logs DESCRIPTION gnome-logs shows events from the systemd journal, and sorts them into categories, such as hardware and applications. Using gnome-logs you can search your logs by typing a search term, and view detailed information about each event by clicking on it. INVOCATION gnome-logs takes…
NAME gnome-lirc-properties – A control panel to configure remote controls. SYNOPSIS gnome-lirc-properties DESCRIPTION This control panel updates lirc’s configuration files to match your choices. It also allows editing, uploading and downloading of custom remote control configuration files. AUTHORS Written by Murray Cumming and Mathias Hasselmann.. SEE ALSO The full documentation for the gnome-lirc-properties command is…