---
name: "dcopfind"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdelibs4c2a"
version: "4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-5"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dcopfind"
---

# dcopfind(1)

Find the DCOP reference of a KDE service

## NAME

dcopfind — Find the DCOP reference of a KDE service

## SYNOPSIS

**dcopfind** \[**-a**\]  \[**-l**\]  *service* \[*object*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dcopfind** returns a reference to the first  instance of the KDE service specified by  *service*. See also dcopstart, which starts a  service/application and immediately returns its reference.

## OPTIONS

- **-a**

  Print the application id. Without this argument, the  application id will be returned in the form  DCOPRef(application id,object id).

- **-l**

  If the object is not found, run dcopstart and try again.

- **--help**

  Show usage information.

## EXAMPLES

**Return reference to a Kate instance**

```
KATE=`dcopfind -a 'kate-*'`
```

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Johannes Ranke \<jranke@uni-bremen.de\> for   the **Debian** system (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted  to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the  GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by  the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

## SEE ALSO

[**dcopstart**(1)](/dcopstart/1.md), [**dcop**(1)](/dcop/1.md)