XDG_CONFIG_HOME
Specifies the root for all user-specific configuration files. If this environment variable is not present, it defaults to ~/.config
xfdesktop1
The xfce 4 desktop environment's desktop manager
Usage
xfdesktop
xfdesktop [options]
Overview
xfdesktop manages the desktop itself in the Xfce 4 Desktop Environment. This includes drawing the desktop backdrop and providing a right-click applications menu and middle-click window list menu, as well as drawing icons on the desktop. Only one instance of xfdesktop can be running at a time, and should be started by running xfdesktop without any arguments.
Options
Help options:
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-h, --help -
Show help options
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--help-all -
Show all help options
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--help-gtk -
Show GTK+ Options
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--help-sm-client -
Show session management options
Application options:
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-V, --version -
Display version information
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-R, --reload -
Causes an already-running instance of
xfdesktopto reload all its settings and redraws the desktop background.
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-N, --next -
Causes an already-running instance of
xfdesktopto advance to the next wallpaper on the current workspace.
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-M, --menu -
Causes an already-running instance of
xfdesktopto pop up the applications menu at the current position of the mouse cursor.
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-W, --windowlist -
Causes an already-running instance of
xfdesktopto pop up the window list menu at the current position of the mouse cursor.
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-A, --arrange -
Automatically arrange all the icons on the desktop
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-D, --disable-wm-check -
Do not wait for a window manager on startup
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-e, --enable-debug -
Enable debug messages
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-d, --disable-debug -
Disable debug messages
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-Q, --quit -
Cause
xfdesktopto quit
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--display=[DISPLAY] -
X display to use
Environment
xfdesktop's behavior is affected by the following environment variables.
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XDG_CONFIG_DIRS -
Specifies a colon-separated list of system directories in which to search for configuration data. If this environment variable is not present, it defaults to /etc/xdg
Files
xfdesktop searches for a menu description file in $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/menus/xfce-applications.menu. xfdesktop can also use a user-customized menu in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/menus/.
Homepage
https://xfce.org/
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 5 times.
--arrange since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--disable-debug since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--disable-wm-check since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--display since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--enable-debug since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--help since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--help-all since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--help-gtk since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--help-sm-client since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--menu since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--next since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--quit since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--reload since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--version since Debian 9 (Stretch);
--windowlist since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-A since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-D since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-M since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-N since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-Q since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-R since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-V since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-W since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-d since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-e since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-h since Debian 9 (Stretch).
-menu until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-reload until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-windowlist until Debian 5.0 (Lenny).