How can i export and import Compiz current profile settings using Command line.
I'm using ubuntu 12.10. Or can i get a script for doing export and import.
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I'm not sure of a command line utility, but you can easily do this with a script in Python and python-compizconfig package. Here you go:
#!/usr/bin/python
import sys, os
import compizconfig
#The last input on the command line will be the path to save the file to.
savefile=sys.argv[-1]
context=compizconfig.Context()
#Change keyword if you want to skip saving entries that are default
context.Export(os.path.abspath(savefile),skipDefaults=False)
To import settings, you could just change the last line to context.Import(os.path.abspath(savefile))
Now to run, just save and chmod +x scriptname.py and run ./scriptname.py FILE or run with python scriptname.py FILE if you don't chmod.
WARNING- I have only tested a bit and basic functionality works, but I guarantee nothing. The script can be made much more robust and functional.
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Thank you very much +Ian B. This is what I exactly needed...Thanks – Vishal Vijay Jan 18 '13 at 3:19
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When running from the crontab it only exports default values for everyting... any idea how to solve? – lpanebr Aug 8 '15 at 9:45
Small update I wanted to add to importing that I found.
#!/usr/bin/python
#http://askubuntu.com/questions/244333/compiz-profile-settings-export-and-import-using-command-line
import sys
import compizconfig
#The last input on the command line will be the path to save the file to.
savefile=sys.argv[-1]
context=compizconfig.Context()
#saveFile is the name of the file. True specifies whether or not to overwrite current settings.
context.Import(savefile, True)
I was having an issue on import where it didn't seem to be overwriting the default values. Appending True to the end of the Import statement seems to have fixed that.
