---
name: "k3bsetup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "k3b"
version: "0.11.20-1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/k3bsetup"
---

# k3bsetup(1)

KDE K3b Setup

## NAME

k3bsetup - KDE K3b Setup

## SYNOPSIS

**k3bsetup** \[*Qt-options*\] \[*KDE-options*\] *command*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **K3b Setup** KDE Application. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**K3b** setup tool.

This program is part of the official KDE extra gear #1 module.

## OPTIONS

- **-c** *command*

  Specifies the command to run. \[\]

- **-f** *file*

  Run command under target uid if *file is not writeable. \[\]*

- **-u** *user*

  *Specifies the target uid. \[root\]*

- **-n**

  *Do not keep password.*

- **-s**

  *Stop the daemon (forgets all passwords).*

- **-t**

  *Enable terminal output (no password keeping).*

- **-p** *prio*

  *Set priority value: 0 \<= prio \<= 100, 0 is lowest. \[50\]*

- **-r**

  *Use realtime scheduling.*

- **--nonewdcop**

  *Let command use existing dcopserver.*

### Arguments:

- *command*

  *Specifies the command to run.*

### General Options

**--help** *Show help about options*

- **--help-qt**

  *Show Qt specific options*

- **--help-kde**

  *Show KDE specific options*

- **--help-all**

  *Show all options*

- **--author**

  *Show author information*

- **-v, --version**

  *Show version information*

- **--license**

  *Show license information*

- **--**

  *End of options*

### Qt options:

- **--display** *displayname*

  *Use the X-server display displayname.*

- **--session** *sessionId*

  *Restore the application for the given sessionId.*

- **--cmap**

  *Causes the application to install a private color* *map on an 8-bit display.*

- **--ncols** *count*

  *Limits the number of colors allocated in the color* *cube on an 8-bit display, if the application is* *using the QApplication::ManyColor color* *specification.*

- **--nograb**

  *tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard.*

- **--dograb**

  *running under a debugger can cause an implicit* **-nograb, use -dograb to override.**

- **--sync**

  *switches to synchronous mode for debugging.*

- **--fn, --font** *fontname*

  *defines the application font.*

- **--bg, --background** *color*

  *sets the default background color and an* *application palette (light and dark shades are* *calculated).*

- **--fg, --foreground** *color*

  *sets the default foreground color.*

- **--btn,*****--button*** **color**

  *sets the default button color.*

- **--name** *name*

  *sets the application name.*

- **--title** *title*

  *sets the application title (caption).*

- **--visual TrueColor**

  *forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on* *an 8-bit display.*

- **--inputstyle** *inputstyle*

  *sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible* *values are*  **onthespot**, **overthespot**, **offthespot**and**root**.

- **--im** *XIM-server*

  *set XIM server.*

- **--noxim**

  *disable XIM.*

- **--reverse**

  *mirrors the whole layout of widgets.*

### KDE options:

- **--caption** *caption*

  *Use caption as name in the titlebar.*

- **--icon** *icon*

  *Use icon as the application icon.*

- **--miniicon** *icon*

  *Use icon as the icon in the titlebar.*

- **--config** *filename*

  *Use alternative configuration file.*

- **--dcopserver** *server*

  *Use the DCOP Server specified by server.*

- **--nocrashhandler**

  *Disable crash handler, to get core dumps.*

- **--waitforwm**

  *Waits for a WM\_NET compatible windowmanager.*

- **--style** *style*

  *sets the application GUI style.*

- **--geometry** *geometry*

  *sets the client geometry of the main widget.*

## AUTHOR

*K3bSetup was written by* *Sebastian Trueg \<trueg@informatik.uni-freiburg.de\>.*\
 *Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs, do not mail the authors directly.*\
 *This manual page was prepared by* *Karolina Lindqvist \<pgd-karolinali@algonet.se\>* *for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).*

## SEE ALSO

*The full documentation for* **K3b Setup** *is maintained as a docbook manual.  If the* **khelpcenter** *program is properly installed at your site, the command*

-

  **khelpcenter help:/k3b**

*should give you access to the complete manual.*

*Alternatively the manual can be browsed in* **konqueror** *giving it the URL help:/k3b*