---
name: "plank"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "plank"
version: "0.11.89-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/plank"
---

# plank(1)

Stupidly simple.

## NAME

Plank - Stupidly simple.

## DESCRIPTION

Plank is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet. The goal is to provide just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more. It is, however, a library which can be extended to create other dock programs with more advanced features. Thus, Plank is the underlying technology for Docky (starting in version 3.0.0) and aims to provide all the core features while Docky extends it to add fancier things like Docklets, painters, settings dialogs, etc.

### Usage:

-

  plank \[OPTION?\]

### Help Options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help options

- **--help-all**

  Show all help options

- **--help-gapplication**

  Show GApplication options

- **--help-gtk**

  Show GTK+ Options

### Application Options:

- **-d**, **--debug**

  Enable debug logging

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Enable verbose logging

- **-n**, **--name**

  The name of this dock. Defaults to "dock1".

- **--preferences**

  Show preferences dialog of the just started or already running instance

- **-V**, **--version**

  Show the application's version

- **--display**=*DISPLAY*

  X display to use

## BUGS

Report bugs at http://bugs.launchpad.net/plank

## HOMEPAGE OR CONTACT

For more information, please visit http://launchpad.net/plank/

## AUTHORS

Rico Tzschichholz, Robert Dyer, Daniel Fore