---
name: "obconf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "obconf"
version: "1:2.0.4+git20150213-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/obconf"
---

# obconf(1)

configuration utility for Openbox

## NAME

**ObConf** - configuration utility for Openbox

## SYNOPSIS

**obconf** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*ARCHIVE.obt*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**ObConf** is a preferences manager for Openbox (version 3.0 and up). Its user interface is rather self-explanatory and thus does not need to be documented in this manual page.

## OPTIONS

- \--archive I*THEME*

  Create a theme archive from the given theme directory.

- \--config-file I*FILE*

  Specify the path to the configuration file to use.

- \--install I*ARCHIVE.obt*

  Installs the given theme archive and selects it.

- \--tab *NUMBER*

  Display the tab number NUMBER.

- \--version

  Displays information about the currently installed version and exists.

## SEE ALSO

[*openbox*(1)](/openbox/1.md)

## HOMEPAGE

More information about **ObConf** and the Openbox project can be found on the homepage at \<*http://www.openbox.org/*\>.

## AUTHOR

**ObConf** was written by Ben Jansens \<*ben@openbox.org*\>, Dana Jansens \<*danakj@orodu.net*\>, Tim Riley \<*tr@slackzone.org*\>, and Javeed Shaikh \<*syscrash2k@gmail.com*\>.