dcop1
Console dcop client
Usage
dcop [options]
[application
[function
[arg1]
[arg2] ...]]
Overview
This manual page documents briefly the dcop command.
dcop is a console DCOP (Desktop Communications Protocol) client.
Options
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
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--all-sessions -
Send to all sessions found. Only works with the --user and --all-users options.
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--all-users -
Send the same DCOP call to all users with a running DCOP server. Only failed calls to existing DCOP servers will generate an error message. If no DCOP server is available at all, no error will be generated.
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--help -
Show help about options.
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--list-sessions -
List all active KDE session for a user or all users.
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--pipe -
Call DCOP for each line read from stdin.
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--session session -
Send to the given KDE session. This option can only be used in combination with the --user option.
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--user user -
Connect to the given user's DCOP server. This option will ignore the values of the environment vars $DCOPSERVER and $ICEAUTHORITY, even if they are set. If the user has more than one open session, you must also use one of the --list-sessions, --session or --all-sessions command-line options.
Examples
Return number of the current desktop, e.g. 2
dcop kwin KWinInterface currentDesktop
Jump to the next dektop
dcop kwin KWinInterface nextDesktop
Releases
4 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 3 times.