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gsettings: Unset a key, so that its schema default value will be used.
$ gsettings reset ${org-example-schema} ${example-key}
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The command you posted is using the gsettings tool to reset the value of a key in a specific schema.

Here's a breakdown of each part of the command:

  • gsettings: It is a command-line tool in Linux used to interact with the configuration settings (schemas) stored in the GSettings framework, which is part of GNOME.
  • reset: This is the action being performed by gsettings, which resets the value of a key to its default or initial value.
  • ${org-example-schema}: It is a placeholder for the schema name. In the actual command, you should replace ${org-example-schema} with the actual name of the schema you want to modify.
  • ${example-key}: Similarly, it is a placeholder for the key name within the specified schema. You need to replace ${example-key} with the actual key name you want to reset.

To use this command, replace ${org-example-schema} and ${example-key} with the appropriate values. For example, if you have a schema named org.gnome.desktop.interface and want to reset the cursor-theme key, the command would be:

gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme

This command will reset the value of the cursor-theme key in the org.gnome.desktop.interface schema to its default value.

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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