---
name: "mcs-getconfval"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmcs-utils"
version: "0.7.2-2.1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mcs-getconfval"
---

# mcs-getconfval(1)

a tool which show your settings from a mcs-managed application.

## NAME

mcs-getconfval - a tool which show your settings from a mcs-managed application.

## DESCRIPTION

**mcs-getconfval** is a maintenance tool for your mcs installation.\
 It will allow you to get the value of an application setting if its configuration is managed through mcs.

## SYNOPSIS

**mcs-getconfval \<domain\> \<section\> \<keyname\>**

## OPTIONS

- *\<domain\>*

  name of the target software.

- *\<section\>*

  configuraton sub-section.

- *\<keyname\>*

  name of the setting.

## EXAMPLES

**mcs-getconfval** audacious alsa volume\_l

Return left channel volume level from the alsa section of audacious.

## FILES

- */etc/mcs-backend*

  Use "default", "kconfig" or "gconf" to select which backend will be used to store mcs-managed applications settings.\
   "kconfig" and "gconf" are available through libmcs-backend-gconf and libmcs-backend-kconfig packages.

- *~/.mcs-backend*

  Overrides /etc/mcs-backend.

## SEE ALSO

[mcs-info(1)](/mcs-info/1.md)\
 [mcs-setconfval(1)](/mcs-setconfval/1.md)\
 [mcs-query-backends(1)](/mcs-query-backends/1.md)\
 [mcs-walk-config(1)](/mcs-walk-config/1.md)\
 Homepage: http://www.atheme.org/projects/mcs.shtml

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Adam Cecile \<gandalf@le-vert.net\> 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.