---
name: "qdbus"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qdbus"
version: "4:4.8.7+dfsg-18+deb10u1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/qdbus"
---

# qdbus(1)

a communication-interface for qt-based applications

## NAME

qdbus - a communication-interface for qt-based applications

## SYNOPSIS

**qdbus** \[--system\] \[--literal\] \[servicename\] \[path\] \[method\] \[args\]

## DESCRIPTION

**qdbus** provides an interface to Qt-based applications communicating over D-Bus. See http://www.freedesktop.org/software/dbus/ for more information about the big picture.

By default **qdbus** will list all service names of services that are running and you can manipulate at the moment. You can also manipulate and run several types of methods for each dbus-enabled application.

- **servicename**

  the service to connect to (e.g., org.freedesktop.DBus)

- **path**

  the path to the object (e.g., /)

- **method**

  the method to call, with or without the interface

- **args**

  arguments to pass to the call

## OPTIONS

- **--system**

  connect to the system bus

- **--literal**

  print replies literally

## EXAMPLE

Here is an example of using **qdbus** to list all status information about a service:\
 % qdbus org.ktorrent.ktorrent

## SEE ALSO

[dbus-cleanup-sockets(1)](/dbus-cleanup-sockets/1.md), [dbus-launch(1)](/dbus-launch/1.md), [dbus-send(1)](/dbus-send/1.md), [dbus-daemon(1)](/dbus-daemon/1.md), [dbus-monitor(1)](/dbus-monitor/1.md), [dbus-uuidgen(1)](/dbus-uuidgen/1.md)