xdg-settings

linux

Manage settings of XDG-compatible desktop environments.

Examples (5)

Print the default web browser

xdg-settings get default-web-browser

Set the default web browser to Firefox

xdg-settings set default-web-browser firefox.desktop

Set the default mail URL scheme handler to Evolution

xdg-settings set default-url-scheme-handler mailto evolution.desktop

Set the default PDF document viewer

xdg-settings set pdf-viewer.desktop

Display help

xdg-settings --help