---
name: "kstartupconfig"
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/kstartupconfig"
---

# kstartupconfig(1)

KDE configuration options loader

## NAME

kstartupconfig, kdostartupconfig - KDE configuration options loader

## SYNOPSIS

**kstartupconfig** \[$KDEHOME\]

**kdostartupconfig**

## DESCRIPTION

**kstartupconfig** loads configuration options for use in **startkde**. It saves loading time as there is no need to launch programs linked to KDE libraries. **startupconfig** uses a cache of some Kconfig options that are updated by **kdostartupconfig**. The cache is implemented as script file that is sourced and provides the options as shell variables.

The configuration options to load are stored in *startupconfigkeys* as one option per line. They follow the format \<file\> \<group\> \<key\> \<default\>. A complete group is addressed as \<file\> \[\<group\>\]. The configuration options are processed in the specified order so the missing default values for groups can be specified as single options after the group option.

**kstartupconfig** stores every line from *startupconfigkeys* in *startupconfigfiles* followed by the paths of all files relevant to the option. Lines with non-existent files start with '!' in case they are created later. The list of files is terminated by a line starting with '\*'.

If the timestamps of all relevant files are older than the timestamp of *startupconfigfile* there is no need to update anything. Otherwise **kdostartupconfig** is launched to create or update the necessary files.

**kdostartupconfig** writes values of the options to *startupconfig*. *startupconfig* is a shell script that sets the values to shell variables. The variables are named \<file\>\_\<group\>\_\<key\>.

**Notes:**

- \-

  the *kdeglobals* config file is not used as a dependency for other config files

- \-

  do not use frequently changed config files since the checking is timestamp-based

- \-

  if **kconf\_update** is used to update an option also touch the matching global config file to allow **kstartupconfig** to see changes

## OPTIONS

- **$KDEHOME**

  KDE home directory, if different to ~/.kde

### In case $KDEHOME is not set ~/.kde is assumed.

## FILES

- *$KDEHOME/share/config/startupconfig*

  script, sourced to set shell variables with configuration options

- *$KDEHOME/share/config/startupconfigfiles*

  configuration options and files they belong to

- *$KDEHOME/share/config/startupconfigkeys*

  configuration options to load

## SEE ALSO

[**kconf\_update**(1)](/kconf_update/1.md), [**startkde**(1)](/startkde/1.md)

## AUTHORS

```
Lubos Lunak <l.lunak@kde.org>
```

Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs, do not mail the author directly.

This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann \<Holger\_Hartmann@gmx.de\> for the **Debian** Project (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.