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-====== Command-line Options ======+~~NOTOC~~ 
 +======  xfdesktop - Command-line Options ======
  
-The general usage of the command line options is: +  * **[[#Help Options|Help Options]]** 
-<code>xfdesktop [OPTION...]</code>+  * **[[#Application Options|Application Options]]** 
 +  * **[[#GTK+ Options|GTK+ Options]]** 
 +  * **[[#Session Management Options|Session Management Options]]**
  
-<note important>Only one instance of xfdesktop can be running at  a time, and should be started by running xfdesktop without any arguments.</note>+----
  
-Here is a summary of all the options, grouped by type. Explanations are in the following sections.+===== Introduction =====  
 +The general usage of the application in the command-line is: 
 +<code>xfdesktop [OPTIONS...]</code> 
 + 
 +<note important>Only one instance of ''xfdesktop'' can be running at  a time, and should be started by running "''xfdesktop''" without any arguments.</note> 
 + 
 +Here is a summary of all the options, grouped by type. Detailed explanations are in the following section.
  
 ? Help Options ? Help Options
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 ? Application Options ? Application Options
-! <nowiki>-V; --version; --reload; --menu; --windowlist; --arrange; --quit; --display=DISPLAY</nowiki>+! <nowiki>-V; --version; -R, --reload; -N, --next; -M, --menu; -W, --windowlist; -A, --arrange; -e, --enable-debug; -d, --disable-debug; -D, --disable-wm-check; -Q, --quit; --display</nowiki> 
 + 
 +? GTK+ Options 
 +! <nowiki>--class, --name, --display, --gdk-debug, --gdk-no-debug, --gtk-module, --g-fatal-warnings, --gtk-debug, --gtk-no-debug</nowiki> 
 + 
 +? Session Management Options 
 +! <nowiki>--sm-client-id, --sm-client-disable</nowiki>
  
 +[[|Back To Top]]
 +----
  
 ===== Help Options ===== ===== Help Options =====
  
 ? -h, --help ? -h, --help
-! Show help options and exit+! Show help options
  
 ? --help-all ? --help-all
-! Show all help options and exit+! Show all help options
  
 ? --help-gtk ? --help-gtk
-! Show GTK+ Options and exit+! Show GTK+ options
  
 ? --help-sm-client ? --help-sm-client
-! Show session management options and exit+! Show session management options 
 + 
 +[[|Back To Top]] 
 +----
  
 ===== Application Options ===== ===== Application Options =====
  
 ? -V, --version ? -V, --version
-! Display version information and exit+! Display version information
  
-? --reload +? -R, --reload 
-! Causes  an  already-running  instance  of xfdesktop to reload all its settings, including loading a new random backdrop if using a backdrop list+! Reload all settings
  
-? --menu +? -N, --next 
-! Causes an already-running instance of xfdesktop to pop up the applications menu at the current position of the mouse cursor+! Advance to the next wallpaper on the current workspace
  
-? --windowlist +? -M, --menu 
-! Causes an already-running instance of xfdesktop to pop up the window list menu at the current position of the mouse cursor+! Pop up the menu (at the current mouse position)
  
-? --arrange+? -W, --windowlist 
 +! Pop up the window list (at the current mouse position) 
 + 
 +? -A, --arrange
 ! Automatically arrange all the icons on the desktop ! Automatically arrange all the icons on the desktop
  
-? --quit +? -e, --enable-debug 
-! Cause xfdesktop to quit+! Enable debug messages 
 + 
 +? -d, --disable-debug 
 +! Disable debug messages 
 + 
 +? -D, --disable-wm-check 
 +! Do not wait for a window manager on startup 
 + 
 +? -Q, --quit 
 +! Cause ''xfdesktop'' to quit
  
 ? --display=DISPLAY ? --display=DISPLAY
 ! X display to use ! X display to use
 +
 +[[|Back To Top]]
 +----
  
 ===== GTK+ Options ===== ===== GTK+ Options =====
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 ! Program name as used by the window manager ! Program name as used by the window manager
  
-? --screen=SCREEN +? --display=DISPLAY 
-! X screen to use+! X display to use
  
-? --sync +? --gdk-debug=FLAGS 
-! Make X calls synchronous+! GDK debugging flags to set 
 + 
 +? --gdk-no-debug=FLAGS 
 +! GDK debugging flags to unset
  
 ? --gtk-module=MODULES ? --gtk-module=MODULES
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 ! Make all warnings fatal ! Make all warnings fatal
  
-===== Session management options =====+? --gtk-debug=FLAGS  
 +! GTK+ debugging flags to set 
 + 
 +? --gtk-no-debug=FLAGS  
 +! GTK+ debugging flags to unset 
 + 
 +---- 
 +===== Session Management Options =====
  
 ? --sm-client-id=ID ? --sm-client-id=ID
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 ? --sm-client-disable ? --sm-client-disable
 ! Disable session management ! Disable session management
 +
 +[[|Back To Top]]
 +----
 +[[ :xfce:xfdesktop:start:|Return to Main xfdesktop page]]