SYNOPSIS

dcop [options] [application [function [arg1] [arg2] ... ] ]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the dcop command.

dcop is a console DCOP (Desktop Communications Protocol) client.

OPTIONS

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

--all-sessions

Send to all sessions found. Only works with the --user and --all-users options.

--all-users

Send the same DCOP call to all users with a running DCOP server. Only failed calls to existing DCOP servers will generate an error message. If no DCOP server is available at all, no error will be generated.

--help

Show help about options.

--list-sessions

List all active KDE session for a user or all users.

--pipe

Call DCOP for each line read from stdin.

--session session

Send to the given KDE session. This option can only be used in combination with the --user option.

--user user

Connect to the given user's DCOP server. This option will ignore the values of the environment vars $DCOPSERVER and $ICEAUTHORITY, even if they are set. If the user has more than one open session, you must also use one of the --list-sessions, --session or --all-sessions command-line options.

EXAMPLES

Return number of the current desktop, e.g. 2

dcop kwin KWinInterface currentDesktop 
 

Jump to the next dektop

dcop kwin KWinInterface nextDesktop 
 

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Chris Cheney <[email protected]> for the Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
 

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.