---
name: "tuxpaint-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tuxpaint-config"
version: "0.17rc1-1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tuxpaint-config"
---

# tuxpaint-config(1)

## NAME

tuxpaint-config -- A configuration tool for Tux Paint, a drawing program for young children.

## SYNOPSIS

**tuxpaint-config** \[--help --version --usage --copying\]

## DESCRIPTION

*Tux Paint Configuration Tool* (tuxpaint-config) is a graphical configuration program for Tux Paint, a drawing program for young children. It can be used to create a configuration file for Tux Paint, rather than doing it manually by editing the configuration file in a text edtior.

## OPTIONS - INFORMATIONAL

- **--help**

  Display short, helpful information about Tux Paint.

- **--version**

  Output the version info.

- **--usage**

  Display a list of all commandline options.

- **--copying**

  Show the license (GNU GPL) under which Tux Paint is released.

## OPTIONS - LANGUAGE

Much like Tux Paint itself, *Tux Paint Configuration Tool* has been translated into numerous languages.  *tuxpaint-config* will try its best to honor your *locale* setting (i.e., the *LANG* environment variable), if possible.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **HOME**

  to determine where the user's configuration file is.

- **LANG**

  to determine language to use, if *[setlocale(3)](/setlocale/3.md)* refers to 'LC\_MESSAGES'.

## FILES

- **/etc/tuxpaint/tuxpaint.conf**

  System-wide configuration file.

  (Created during installation.)

- **$HOME/.tuxpaintrc**

  User's configuration file.  It can be used to set default options (rather than setting them on the command-line every time), and/or to override any settings in the system-wide configuration file.

## COPYRIGHT

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## OTHER INFO

The canonical place to find *Tux Paint* information is at http://www.tuxpaint.org/.

## AUTHORS

Torsten Giebl, Jan Wynholds, Bill Kendrick, Martin Fuhrer.

## SEE ALSO

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

And documentation within /usr/\[local/\]share/doc/tuxpaint-config/.