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Adam Ryczkowski
Asked: 2014-04-15 06:42:31 +0800 CST

How to change the number of workspaces from the command line?

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I'd like to change org.compiz.profiles.unity.plugins.core -> hsize and -> vsize from command line.

I thought I could use 

gsettings set org.compiz.profiles.unity.plugins.core vsize 4

but then I've got an error message:

No such schema 'org.compiz.profiles.unity.plugins.core'

Is it possible at all? The setting can be clearly seen, as on the attached screenshot.

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    You can use dconf:

    To get the current values:

    dconf read /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/core/hsize
dconf read /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/core/vsize

    To set new values:

    dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/core/hsize 2
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  2. The schema is org.compiz.core and it is a relocatable scheme (this makes it possible to support multiple profiles for Compiz).

    For relocatable schemes you have to add the path if you use gsettings. It's /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/core/ for the Compiz profile unity:

    gsettings set org.compiz.core:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/core/ hsize 4
gsettings set org.compiz.core:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/core/ vsize 4
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