Save xfce4 session from the command-line

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I usually save the session with the graphical app xfce4-session-settings (Session -> Save Session). Can this be also done from the command-line? How?







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    Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this: xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error) but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.
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  • @A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
    – tokland
    Oct 29 '17 at 17:12






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    More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
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I usually save the session with the graphical app xfce4-session-settings (Session -> Save Session). Can this be also done from the command-line? How?







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  • 1




    Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this: xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error) but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.
    – A.B
    Oct 29 '17 at 16:51










  • @A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
    – tokland
    Oct 29 '17 at 17:12






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    More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
    – guest123
    Oct 29 '17 at 23:28












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I usually save the session with the graphical app xfce4-session-settings (Session -> Save Session). Can this be also done from the command-line? How?







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I usually save the session with the graphical app xfce4-session-settings (Session -> Save Session). Can this be also done from the command-line? How?









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    Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this: xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error) but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.
    – A.B
    Oct 29 '17 at 16:51










  • @A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
    – tokland
    Oct 29 '17 at 17:12






  • 1




    More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
    – guest123
    Oct 29 '17 at 23:28












  • 1




    Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this: xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error) but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.
    – A.B
    Oct 29 '17 at 16:51










  • @A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
    – tokland
    Oct 29 '17 at 17:12






  • 1




    More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
    – guest123
    Oct 29 '17 at 23:28







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Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this: xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error) but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.
– A.B
Oct 29 '17 at 16:51




Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this: xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error) but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.
– A.B
Oct 29 '17 at 16:51












@A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
– tokland
Oct 29 '17 at 17:12




@A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
– tokland
Oct 29 '17 at 17:12




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More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
– guest123
Oct 29 '17 at 23:28




More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
– guest123
Oct 29 '17 at 23:28










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@guest123 pointed to this page. So, to save the current session, run:



$ dbus-send --session --dest=org.xfce.SessionManager --print-reply 
/org/xfce/SessionManager org.xfce.Session.Manager.Checkpoint string:""


Works for me with xfce4 4.12.






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    @guest123 pointed to this page. So, to save the current session, run:



    $ dbus-send --session --dest=org.xfce.SessionManager --print-reply 
    /org/xfce/SessionManager org.xfce.Session.Manager.Checkpoint string:""


    Works for me with xfce4 4.12.






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      @guest123 pointed to this page. So, to save the current session, run:



      $ dbus-send --session --dest=org.xfce.SessionManager --print-reply 
      /org/xfce/SessionManager org.xfce.Session.Manager.Checkpoint string:""


      Works for me with xfce4 4.12.






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        @guest123 pointed to this page. So, to save the current session, run:



        $ dbus-send --session --dest=org.xfce.SessionManager --print-reply 
        /org/xfce/SessionManager org.xfce.Session.Manager.Checkpoint string:""


        Works for me with xfce4 4.12.






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        @guest123 pointed to this page. So, to save the current session, run:



        $ dbus-send --session --dest=org.xfce.SessionManager --print-reply 
        /org/xfce/SessionManager org.xfce.Session.Manager.Checkpoint string:""


        Works for me with xfce4 4.12.







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