{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "pkaction",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pkaction/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-14T13:03:46Z",
    "synopsis": "pkaction [--version] [--help]\npkaction [--verbose]\npkaction --action-id action [--verbose]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "pkaction - Get details about a registered action\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "pkaction [--version] [--help]\n\npkaction [--verbose]\n\npkaction --action-id action [--verbose]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "pkaction is used to obtain information about registered PolicyKit actions. If called with\n--action-id then all actions are displayed. Otherwise the action action. If called without\nthe --verbose option only the name of the action is shown. Otherwise details about the\nactions are shown.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "RETURN VALUE": {
            "content": "On success pkaction returns 0. Otherwise a non-zero value is returned and a diagnostic\nmessage is printed on standard error.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Written by David Zeuthen <davidz@redhat.com> with a lot of help from many others.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "BUGS": {
            "content": "Please send bug reports to either the distribution or the polkit-devel mailing list, see the\nlink http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/polkit-devel on how to subscribe.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "polkit(8), pkcheck(1), pkexec(1), pkttyagent(1)\n\n\n\npolkit                                        May 2009                                   PKACTION(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "pkaction - Get details about a registered action",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "polkit",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/polkit/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "pkcheck",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pkcheck/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "pkexec",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pkexec/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "pkttyagent",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pkttyagent/1/json"
        }
    ]
}