GCONF-EDITOR(1)

📦 version 3.0.1, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 GCONF-EDITOR 💖

okay bestie, so this is the manual page for gconf-editor, straight out of the General Commands Manual — yes it's a section 1 page, we love that for her 💅

✨ NAME ✨

gconf-editor — an editor for the GConf configuration system

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

gconf-editor

that's it. no flags, no args, no nothing. she just runs 😌 periodt.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

GConf-Editor is a tool used for editing the GConf configuration database. ngl it's the one you reach for when the "proper" configuration utility for some software gives you absolutely no way to change some option. like, the app said "no 💀" and GConf-Editor said "bet."

🦋 USAGE 🦋

The main window consists of:

  • a tree showing the GConf configuration database hierarchy 🌳
  • a list of the keys available 📋
  • documentation for the selected key 📖

Key values can be changed by either changing them directly in the list, or right clicking on them and selecting Edit key. Changes take immediate effect in running programs — no restart, no reload, it's giving instant gratification fr fr ✨

New keys can be added by right clicking in the list and selecting New key. 🆕

Bookmarks may be set for quick lookup of a key later. 🔖 lowkey the most underrated feature here.

💜 NOTES 💜

This tool allows you to directly edit your configuration database. This is not the recommended way of setting desktop preferences. Use this tool at your own risk. ⚠️

like bestie I'm not gonna sugarcoat it — you are rawdogging your config database with your bare hands. main character energy, but also danger energy. 🫶

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Anders Carlsson <andersca@gnu.org>. 💌

This manual page was written by Göran Weinholt for the Debian project, but may be used by others. 🎀

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

Please report bugs at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/. (yes it's a real URL, yes it's from 2003, don't @ me 🕰️)

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

okay that's the whole page!! this one's dated 12 June 2003 and lives at the bottom as GCONF-EDITOR(1) — vintage, iconic, still slaying. bye bestie, go edit responsibly 💖✨🦋

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