-s, --set

Set a key to a value and sync. Use with --type.

-g, --get

Print the value of a key to standard output.

-u, --unset

Unset the keys on the command line.

--recursive-unset

Recursively unset all keys at or below the key/directory names on the command line.

-a, --all-entries

Print all key/value pairs in a directory.

--all-dirs

Print all subdirectories in a directory.

-R, --recursive-list

Print all subdirectories and entries under a dir, recursively.

--dir-exists=STRING

Return 0 if the directory exists, 2 if it does not. -t, --type=int|bool|float|string|list|pair Specify the type of the value being set, or the type of the value a schema describes. Unique abbreviations are allowed.

--list-type=int|bool|float|string

Specify the type of the list value being set, or the type of the value a schema describes. Unique abbreviations are allowed.

--car-type=int|bool|float|string

Specify the type of the car pair value being set, or the type of the value a schema describes. Unique abbreviations are allowed.

--cdr-type=int|bool|float|string

Specify the type of the cdr pair value being set, or the type of the value a schema describes. Unique abbreviations are allowed.

--short-desc=DESCRIPTION

Specify a short half-line description to go in a schema.

--long-desc=DESCRIPTION

Specify a several-line description to go in a schema.

--owner=OWNER

Specify the owner of a schema.

--install-schema-file=FILENAME

Specify a schema file to be installed

--config-source=SOURCE

Specify a configuration source to use rather than the default path

--direct

Access the config database directly, bypassing server. Requires that gconfd is not running.

--set-schema

Set a schema and sync. Use with --short-desc, --long-desc, --owner, and --type.

--makefile-install-rule

Properly installs schema files on the command line into the database. GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE environment variable should be set to a non-default config source or set to the empty string to use the default.

--break-key

Torture-test an application by setting and unsetting a bunch of values of different types for keys on the command line.

--break-directory

Torture-test an application by setting and unsetting a bunch of keys inside the directories on the command line.

--short-docs

Get the short doc string for a key

--long-docs

Get the long doc string for a key

--get-schema-name

Get the name of the schema applied to this key

--apply-schema

Specify the schema name followed by the key to apply the schema name to

--unapply-schema

Remove any schema name applied to the given keys

--get-default-source

Get the name of the default source.

--shutdown

Shut down gconfd. Don't use this option without good reason.

-p, --ping

Return 0 if gconfd is running, 2 if not.

--spawn

Launch the config server (gconfd). (Normally happens automatically when needed.)

-v, --version

Print version

Help options

-?, --help

Show the help message.

--usage

Display brief usage message.

gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename

Change the widget font to "Serif 12"

gconftool-2 --type string --set /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name "Serif 12"