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.TH "PKACTION" "1" "May 2009" "polkit" "pkaction"
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.SH "NAME"
pkaction \- Get details about a registered action
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBpkaction\fR\ 'u
\fBpkaction\fR [\fB\-\-version\fR] [\fB\-\-help\fR]
.HP \w'\fBpkaction\fR\ 'u
\fBpkaction\fR [\fB\-\-verbose\fR]
.HP \w'\fBpkaction\fR\ 'u
\fBpkaction\fR \fB\-\-action\-id\fR\ \fIaction\fR [\fB\-\-verbose\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBpkaction\fR
is used to obtain information about registered polkit actions\&. If called without
\fB\-\-action\-id\fR
then all actions are displayed\&. Otherwise the action
\fIaction\fR\&. If called without the
\fB\-\-verbose\fR
option only the name of the action is shown\&. Otherwise details about the actions are shown\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
.PP
On success
\fBpkaction\fR
returns 0\&. Otherwise a non\-zero value is returned and a diagnostic message is printed on standard error\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Written by David Zeuthen
with a lot of help from many others\&.
.SH "BUGS"
.PP
Please send bug reports to either the distribution or the polkit\-devel mailing list, see the link
\m[blue]\fB\%https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/-/issues/\fR\m[]
on how to subscribe\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBpolkit\fR(8),
\fBpolkitd\fR(8),
\fBpkcheck\fR(1),
\fBpkexec\fR(1),
\fBpkttyagent\fR(1)