Bug 412619

Summary:	kwriteconfig cannot write "-1" as value
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kconfig	Reporter:	shalva97 <shalva258>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Matthew Dawson <matthew>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	a.samirh78, kdelibs-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.62.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	All
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description shalva97 2019-10-04 21:02:18 UTC

SUMMARY

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. execute kwriteconfig5 --file $HOME/.config/plasmarc --group PlasmaToolTips --key Delay "-1"

OBSERVED RESULT
kwriteconfig5: Unknown option '1'

EXPECTED RESULT
-1 should be written as the value of Delay


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:  5.3.1-arch1-1-ARCH / 5.16.5
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.16.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.62.0
Qt Version: 5.13.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

GUI settings can disable plasma tool tips by writing -1 as the value for Delay in PlasmaToolTips, but kwriteconfig5 can not

Comment 1 Ahmad Samir 2021-06-13 14:55:13 UTC

This is how some/most Shells behave, anything starting with '-' is considered as an option to the command being run (the same behaviour happens with grep and rm ...etc). To use that command line you have to use '--' to mark the end of the option names:
kwriteconfig5 --file $HOME/.config/plasmarc --group PlasmaToolTips --key Delay -- "-1"