---
name: "gnome-options"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgnome2-common"
version: "2.32.1-5"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnome-options"
---

# gnome-options(7)

Standard Command Line Options for GNOME 2 Programs

## NAME

gnome-options - Standard Command Line Options for GNOME 2 Programs

## SYNOPSIS

*program* \[*standard options*\] \[*specific options*\] *arguments*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page describes the command line options, which are common to all Gnome applications.

## OPTIONS

### Help options

- **-?**, **--help**

  Show the application's help message.

- **--usage**

  Display a brief usage message.

- **--version**

  Show the application's version information.

### Bonobo Activation support

- **--oaf-ior-fd**=*FD*

  File descriptor to print IOR on

- **--oaf-activate-iid**=*IID*

  IID to activate

- **--oaf-private**

  Prevent registering of server with OAF

### GNOME library options

- **--disable-sound**

  Disable sound server usage

- **--enable-sound**

  Enable sound server usage

- **--espeaker**=*HOSTNAME*:PORT

  *Host*:*port* on which the **esd** sound server to use is running.  This is useful if you simultaneously run programs on several machines.

### GNOME GUI options

- **--disable-crash-dialog**

  Disable the crash dialog, which is normally shown when the application segfaults.

### Session management options

- **--sm-client-id**=*ID*

  Specify session management ID.  Only used by the session manager itself while restarting the application.

- **--sm-config-prefix**=*PREFIX*

  Specify prefix of saved configuration.

- **--sm-disable**

  Disable connection to session manager.

### Other options

- **--load-modules**=*MODULE1*,MODULE2,...

  Dynamic modules to load

## SEE ALSO

[**gtk-options**(7)](/gtk-options/7.md)

For most GNOME programs there will be additional command line options, which are specific to the program.  These will be explained in the *Application options* section of the *--help* output and in the application's online help.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Jochen Voss \<voss@debian.org\>.  A first version was generated with the help of the *help2man* program.  The program's output was manually edited later.