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busctl:tldr:b20f0
busctl: Retrieve the current value of one or more object properties.
$ busctl get-property ${service} ${path-to-object} ${interface_name} ${property_name}
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This command is used to get the value of a specific property of an interface in a D-Bus service.
Let's break down the command:
busctl
: This is the command-line tool for interacting with D-Bus.get-property
: This is the specific subcommand used to retrieve the value of a property.${service}
: This represents the name or object path of the D-Bus service you want to access.${path-to-object}
: This specifies the path to the object within the D-Bus service.${interface_name}
: This is the name of the interface that contains the property you want to access.${property_name}
: This is the name of the property you want to retrieve the value for.
By running this command with the appropriate values provided for the placeholders, you can obtain the value of the specified property from the given D-Bus service and interface.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.