desktopctl

## Name

desktopctl — Control interface for the desktop manager

## Synopsis

`desktopctl` -H | -L | -P | -R | -S | -T | -V | -a | -c | -f | -h | -n

## Description

desktopctl is a control interface for the desktop manager. It can trigger events and modify the behavior of the desktop manager with a command line interface, while running.

## Options

The following options are available:

`-H`

  Place icons horizontally.

`-L`

  Rotate screen to landscape mode.

`-P`

  Rotate screen to portrait mode.

`-R`

  Rotate screen.

`-S`

  Display or change settings.

`-T`

  Toggle screen rotation.

`-V`

  Place icons vertically.

`-a`

  Display the applications registered.

`-c`

  Sort the applications registered by category.

`-f`

  Display contents of the desktop folder.

`-h`

  Display the homescreen.

`-n`

  Do not display icons on the desktop.

## Bugs

Issues can be listed and reported at https://www.defora.org/os/project/bug_list/230/Browser.

## See also

browser(1), copy(1), delete(1), desktop(1), move(1), open(1), properties(1), view(1)