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gconf-editor

gconf-editor(1)                                                    User Commands                                                   gconf-editor(1)

NAME

       gconf-editor - view and edit personal desktop configuration preferences

SYNOPSIS

       gconf-editor

DESCRIPTION

       The  GConf  Editor  application enables you to view and edit all of your current personal desktop preferences. The GConf Editor window pro-
       vides a tree view to navigate through the hierarchy of preferences, an edit pane to make changes to individual preferences, and a  descrip-
       tion pane to highlight the documentation associated with the currently selected preference.

OPTIONS

       None.

OPERANDS

       None.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Launching GConf Editor

       example% gconf-editor

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0        Application exited successfully

       >0       Application exited with failure

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/gconf-editor   Executable for GConf Editor.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability                 |                             |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability          |                             |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       Latest version of the GNOME Desktop System Administration Guide for your platform.

NOTES

       Written by Stephen Browne, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.

SunOS 5.10                                                          1 Oct 2003                                                     gconf-editor(1)