---
name: "dcopstart"
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/dcopstart"
---

# dcopstart(1)

Start a KDE service and return its DCOP reference

## NAME

dcopstart — Start a KDE service and return its DCOP reference

## SYNOPSIS

**dcopstart** *service* \[*...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dcopstart** starts a KDE service (i.e. an application  that is registered in the KDE system of .desktop files) and returns its  reference for later use in shell scripts. If the service is not scriptable  via DCOP, dcopstart returns nothing, but starts the service.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Show usage information.

## EXAMPLES

**Get the DCOP reference for a newly started konqueror instance**

```
KONQ_ID=$(dcopstart konqueror http://www.kde.org)
```

## 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

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