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gsettings: Display the human-readable description of a key.
$ gsettings describe ${org-example-schema} ${example-key}
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The command "gsettings describe ${org-example-schema} ${example-key}" is used to provide a description of a specific key within a GSettings schema.

Here's how to understand the different parts of the command:

  • "gsettings" is the command-line tool for interacting with GSettings.
  • "describe" is the subcommand that provides information about a particular key.
  • "${org-example-schema}" is a placeholder representing the name of the GSettings schema that contains the key you want to describe. For example, it could be "org.gnome.desktop.interface" or any other valid schema name.
  • "${example-key}" is another placeholder representing the key you want to describe within the schema specified above, such as "cursor-size" or "clock-show-date".

When you execute this command, it will retrieve and display the description of the specified key. This information usually includes details about the key's purpose, data type, allowed values or range, default value, and any other relevant information.

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.
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