gnome-shell-extension-cli

A simple command line tool to manage Gnome Shell extensions.

An extension can be specified either using it's UUID or a extensions.gnome.org URL.

Examples

Install and enable an extension:

gnome-shell-extension-cli install drive-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
# or
gnome-shell-extension-cli install https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/7/removable-drive-menu/

Just install, don't enable:

gnome-shell-extension-cli install --no-enable drive-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com

Install system-wide:

gnome-shell-extension-cli install --system drive-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com

Uninstall:

gnome-shell-extension-cli uninstall drive-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com

Enable/Disable/Reload:

gnome-shell-extension-cli enable drive-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
gnome-shell-extension-cli disable drive-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
gnome-shell-extension-cli reload drive-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com

List extensions (from running Gnome Shell):

gnome-shell-extension-cli list
# or as raw JSON
gnome-shell-extension-cli list --json

Fetch extension info from extensions.gnome.org

gnome-shell-extension-cli info drive-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
# or as JSON
gnome-shell-extension-cli info --json drive-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com