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<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>&cmd;</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="date">19 Nov 2009</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</refmiscinfo>
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<indexterm><primary>&cmd;</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>configure GNOME desktop preferences</primary></indexterm>
<refnamediv id="gnome-control-center-1-name">
<refname>&cmd;</refname>
<refpurpose>configure GNOME desktop preferences</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv id="gnome-control-center-1-synp">
<title>&synp-tt;</title>
<cmdsynopsis><command>&cmd;</command>
<arg><option>-hide</option></arg>
<arg><option role="nodash"><replaceable>gnome-std-options</replaceable></option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1 id="gnome-control-center-1-desc">
<title>&desc-tt;</title>
<para>
<command>&cmd;</command> enables the user to configure the GNOME desktop. Most
configuration choices can also be accessed directly from the GNOME Panel
Preferences menu.
</para>

<para>
Note: The gnome-control-center application also provides a library called
libgnome-window-settings. This library is licensed under GPL. Please see the
license file at
<filename>/usr/share/doc/SUNWgnome-desktop-prefs/gnome-control-center-%{cc_version}/COPYING.bz2</filename>
for implications when writing a program which uses this library.
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-control-center-1-opts"><title>&opts-tt;</title>
<para>
The following options are supported:
</para>

<variablelist termlength="medium">
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-hide</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Hide on start (useful to preload the shell).
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><option role="nodash"><replaceable>gnome-std-options</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications.
See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-control-center-1-exam"><title>&exam-tt;</title>
<example role="example">
<title>Launching Desktop Preferences</title>
<para><screen>example% <userinput>&cmd;</userinput></screen></para>
</example>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-control-center-1-exit"><title>&exit-tt;</title>
<para>
The following exit values are returned:
</para>
<variablelist termlength="xtranarrow">
<varlistentry>
<term><returnvalue>0</returnvalue></term>
<listitem><para>
Application exited successfully
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><returnvalue>>0</returnvalue></term>
<listitem><para>
Application exited with failure
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-control-center-1-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>
<para>
The following files are used by this application:
</para>
<variablelist termlength="wholeline">
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/usr/bin/&cmd;</filename></term>
<listitem><para>
Executable for Desktop Preferences interface
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/usr/share/doc/SUNWgnome-desktop-prefs/gnome-control-center-%{cc_version}/COPYING.bz2</filename></term>
<listitem><para>
Location of license file
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-control-center-1-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>
<para>
See
<olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5">
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>
for descriptions of the following attributes:
</para>
<informaltable frame="all">
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="1*">
<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">
<thead>
<row>
<entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry>
<entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><para>Availability</para></entry>
<entry><para>gnome/preferences/control-center</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-control-center-1-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>
<!--Reference to another man page-->
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<para><citetitle>Preference Tools Manual</citetitle></para>
<para>
Latest version of the <citetitle>GNOME Desktop User Guide</citetitle> for your
platform.
</para>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-about-me</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-appearance-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-at-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-audio-profiles-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-default-applications-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-display-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-keybinding-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-keyboard-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-mouse-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-network-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-session-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-window-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gstreamer-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>nautilus-file-management-properties</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>

<variablelist termlength="wholeline">
<varlistentry>
<literal>http://www.fsf.org/licensing/</literal>
</varlistentry>
<variablelist>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gnome-control-center-1-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>
<para>
Written by Glynn Foster, updated by Brian Cameron and Halton Huo, Sun
Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
