---
name: "mcs-query-backends"
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-query-backends"
---

# mcs-query-backends(1)

a tool to return available backends for your mcs system.

## NAME

mcs-query-backends - a tool to return available backends for your mcs system.

## DESCRIPTION

**mcs-query-backends** is a maintenance tool for your mcs installation.\
 It will show you all available backends to store your configuration files.

## SYNOPSIS

**mcs-query-backends**

## OPTIONS

**mcs-query-backends** has no options.

## 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-getconfval(1)](/mcs-getconfval/1.md)\
 [mcs-setconfval(1)](/mcs-setconfval/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.