XDG-SETTINGS(1) xdg-settings Manual XDG-SETTINGS(1) (NAME) xdg-settings - (SYNOPSIS) xdg-settings {get | check | set} {property} [subproperty] [value] xdg-settings {--help | --list | --manual | --version} (DESCRIPTION) xdg-settings . (proxy) . xdg-settings ( ) . xdg-settings . xdg-settings (root) . (OPTIONS) --help . --list xdg-settings . --manual . --version xdg-utils. (PROPERTIES) xdg-settings (get) (check) (set) . ( default-web-browser) . ( default-url-scheme-handler) ( ) . (EXIT STATUS) 0 . : 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . (SEE ALSO) xdg-mime(1), xdg-open(1), MIME applications associations specification[1] (EXAMPLES) desktop xdg-settings get default-web-browser firefox.desktop "get default-web-browser" (false) ( ) xdg-settings check default-web-browser firefox.desktop google-chrome.desktop xdg-settings set default-web-browser google-chrome.desktop mailto evolution.desktop xdg-settings set default-url-scheme-handler mailto evolution.desktop (AUTHORS) Mike Mammarella . (COPYRIGHT) Copyright (C) 2009-2011 (NOTES) 1. MIME applications associations specification http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/mime-apps-spec xdg-utils 1.1.0 12/06/2025 XDG-SETTINGS(1)