# List ALL settings and their current values
gsettings list-recursively

# List settings for a specific schema
gsettings list-recursively org.gnome.desktop.interface

# Get the current value of a key
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme

# See possible values for a key
gsettings range org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad click-method

# Reset a key to its default value
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme

# Monitor changes in real time (great for discovering keys)
gsettings monitor org.gnome.desktop.interface

#!/bin/bash
# Saves current state, you make the change in GUI, then it shows the diff
BEFORE=$(mktemp)
gsettings list-recursively > "$BEFORE"
echo "Make the change in GUI and press Enter..."
read
AFTER=$(mktemp)
gsettings list-recursively > "$AFTER"
diff -u "$BEFORE" "$AFTER"
rm "$BEFORE" "$AFTER"

# GTK theme
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'Adwaita-dark'

# Icon theme
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme 'Papirus-Dark'

# Cursor theme
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme 'Bibata-Modern-Classic'

# Cursor size
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-size 32

# Color scheme (global dark mode — affects GTK3 and GTK4)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 'prefer-dark'
# Options: 'default', 'prefer-dark', 'prefer-light'

# Interface font
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name 'Noto Sans 11'

# Document font
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface document-font-name 'Noto Sans 11'

# Monospace font
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface monospace-font-name 'JetBrains Mono 10'

# Text scaling factor (useful for partial HiDPI)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface text-scaling-factor 1.25

# Interface scaling factor (integers only: 1 or 2)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface scaling-factor 2

# Font hinting
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-hinting 'slight'
# Options: 'none', 'slight', 'medium', 'full'

# Font anti-aliasing
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-antialiasing 'rgba'
# Options: 'none', 'grayscale', 'rgba'

# Set wallpaper
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri 'file:///path/to/image.jpg'

# Wallpaper for dark mode
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri-dark 'file:///path/to/image-dark.jpg'

# Display mode
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options 'zoom'
# Options: 'none', 'wallpaper', 'centered', 'scaled', 'stretched', 'zoom', 'spanned'

# Primary background color (when no image)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background primary-color '#1a1a2e'

# Secondary color (for gradients)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background secondary-color '#16213e'

# Shading type
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background color-shading-type 'horizontal'
# Options: 'solid', 'horizontal', 'vertical'

# Lock screen wallpaper
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver picture-uri 'file:///path/to/lock.jpg'

# Title bar buttons (add minimize and maximize)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'appmenu:minimize,maximize,close'

# Close button only (GNOME default)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'appmenu:close'

# Buttons on the left (macOS style)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'close,minimize,maximize:appmenu'

# Action on titlebar click
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences action-double-click-titlebar 'toggle-maximize'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences action-middle-click-titlebar 'minimize'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences action-right-click-titlebar 'menu'

# Focus window on hover (focus-follows-mouse)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences focus-mode 'sloppy'
# Options: 'click', 'sloppy', 'mouse'

# Auto-raise window when focused
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences auto-raise true

# Resize with right button + Super
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true

# Modifier for dragging windows (default: Super)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier "'<Alt>'"

# Disable animations (performance)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface enable-animations false

# Attach modal dialogs to parent window
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter attach-modal-dialogs true

# Edge tiling (snap windows to edges)
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter edge-tiling true

# Dynamic workspaces
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces true

# Fixed number of workspaces
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces false
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces 6

# Workspaces on primary monitor only
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter workspaces-only-on-primary true

# Alt+Tab switches between WINDOWS (not grouped applications)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-windows "['<Alt>Tab']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-windows-backward "['<Shift><Alt>Tab']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications "['<Super>Tab']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications-backward "['<Shift><Super>Tab']"

# Switch workspace with Super+Number
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-1 "['<Super>1']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-2 "['<Super>2']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-3 "['<Super>3']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-4 "['<Super>4']"

# Move window to workspace
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings move-to-workspace-1 "['<Shift><Super>1']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings move-to-workspace-2 "['<Shift><Super>2']"

# Change the overlay key (Super) to another key
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter overlay-key 'Super_L'

# Disable the overlay key completely
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter overlay-key ''

# Caps Lock as Ctrl
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options "['ctrl:nocaps']"

# Caps Lock as Escape (great for Vim)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options "['caps:escape']"

# Swap Caps Lock and Escape
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options "['caps:swapescape']"

# Show desktop (minimize all)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings show-desktop "['<Super>d']"

# Tap-to-click
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad tap-to-click true

# Natural scroll (inverted)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad natural-scroll true

# Two-finger scrolling
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad two-finger-scrolling-enabled true

# Disable edge scrolling
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad edge-scrolling-enabled false

# Click method (fingers or areas)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad click-method 'fingers'
# Options: 'default', 'none', 'areas', 'fingers'

# Touchpad speed (-1.0 to 1.0)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad speed 0.5

# Disable touchpad while typing
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad disable-while-typing true

# Disable touchpad when external mouse connected
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad send-events 'disabled-on-external-mouse'
# Options: 'enabled', 'disabled', 'disabled-on-external-mouse'

# Tap and drag
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad tap-and-drag true
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad tap-and-drag-lock true

# Mouse — natural scroll
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse natural-scroll false

# Mouse — speed (-1.0 to 1.0)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse speed 0.0

# Middle click emulation (left + right click = middle)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse middle-click-emulation true

# Auto-suspend delay (seconds, 0 = never)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0

# Night Light (blue light filter)
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-enabled true

# Night Light temperature (Kelvin — lower = warmer)
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-temperature 4000

# Manual Night Light schedule
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-schedule-automatic false
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-schedule-from 20.0
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-schedule-to 6.0

# Remove logout prompt (eliminates 60s delay)
gsettings set org.gnome.SessionManager logout-prompt false

# Max screencast duration (0 = unlimited)
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys max-screencast-length 0

# Recursive search (disable searching in subdirectories)
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences recursive-search 'never'
# Options: 'always', 'local-only', 'never'

# Show hidden files by default
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-hidden-files true

# Default view (list or grid)
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences default-folder-viewer 'list-view'
# Options: 'icon-view', 'list-view'

# Sort directories first
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences default-sort-order 'name'

# Editable path in address bar
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences always-use-location-entry true

# Click action (single or double click to open)
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences click-policy 'double'
# Options: 'single', 'double'

# Show thumbnails
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-image-thumbnails 'always'
# Options: 'always', 'local-only', 'never'

# Don't open folder on hover
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences open-folder-on-dnd-hover false
# Options: false, true

# Disable blinking cursor
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-blink false

# Blinking cursor only in terminal
PROFILE=$(gsettings get org.gnome.Terminal.ProfilesList default | tr -d "'")
gsettings set "org.gnome.Terminal.Legacy.Profile:/org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/:${PROFILE}/" cursor-blink-mode 'off'

# Disable close confirmation
gsettings set org.gnome.Terminal.Legacy.Settings confirm-close false

# Auto screen lock (delay in seconds after idle)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-delay 0

# Lock on suspend
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled true

# Time to clear trash files (days, 0 = never)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy old-files-age 30

# Auto-empty trash
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remove-old-trash-files true

# Auto-clear temp files
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remove-old-temp-files true

# Disable usage reporting (telemetry)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy report-technical-problems false

# Recent files history
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remember-recent-files true
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy recent-files-max-age 30

# Hot corners (enable/disable)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface enable-hot-corners true

# Clock — show seconds
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-show-seconds true

# Clock — show date
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-show-date true

# Clock — 24h format
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-format '24h'
# Options: '12h', '24h'

# Show week number in calendar
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.calendar show-weekdate true

# Show battery percentage
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface show-battery-percentage true

# List enabled extensions
gsettings get org.gnome.shell enabled-extensions

# Disable all extensions
gsettings set org.gnome.shell disable-user-extensions true

# Favorite apps in dock/dash
gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "['firefox.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop']"

# Register a custom shortcut (slot 0)
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys custom-keybindings \
  "['/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/']"

# Configure name, command and key
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ \
  name 'Open Terminal'
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ \
  command 'gnome-terminal'
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ \
  binding '<Super>Return'

# Export ALL settings (backup)
dconf dump / > gnome-backup.conf

# Restore settings
dconf load / < gnome-backup.conf

# Export only a specific schema
dconf dump /org/gnome/desktop/interface/ > interface-backup.conf

# Reset ALL keys of a schema to default
dconf reset -f /org/gnome/desktop/interface/

# Watch changes in real time (any dconf change)
dconf watch /