How to know the application owned a bus name

[Thiago Macieira]

Ray Strode wrote:
>Hi,
>
>> I'm using dbus-monitor to look at messages among applications. But
>> some messages have bus names like ":1.7" without knowing which
>> application owns them. Is there any tool help to get the owner?
>
>You may find the programs d-feet useful.  I don't think it has
>dbus-monitor like functionality, but it does show all clients on the
>bus (so it would say which program is :1.7 for instance) and allows
>you to run methods on them in a way that's a little easier than
>dbus-send.

qdbus does the same. When run without arguments, it lists all running 
services, grouped:

(fixed-width font recommended to read this)
$ qdbus
:1.0                             
:1.10                            
 org.kde.kglobalaccel            
:1.1214                          
 org.kde.KResourcesManager       
 org.kde.akregator               
 org.kde.kaddressbook            
 org.kde.kjots                   
 org.kde.kmail                   
 org.kde.kmail.groupware         
 org.kde.kontact                 
 org.kde.korganizer              
 org.kde.ktimetracker            
 org.kde.pim.TransportManager    
:1.14                            
 org.kde.knotify                 
:1.1498                          
:1.1529                          
:1.1530                          
:1.16                            
 org.kde.kaccess                 
:1.1623                          
 org.kde.kget                    
:1.1625                          
 org.kde.NotificationItem-14079-1
:1.1797                          
:1.1799                          
 org.kde.konqueror-3760          
:1.1817                          
:1.1818                          
:1.1819                          
:1.1820                          
:1.1821                          
:1.1822                          
:1.1823                          
:1.19                            
 org.kde.kxkb                    
:1.24                            
 org.kde.konsole                 
:1.26                            
 org.kde.konqueror-22331         
:1.27                            
 org.kate-editor.kwrite-22332    
:1.28                            
 org.kde.kmix                    
:1.3                             
 org.freedesktop.PowerManagement 
 org.freedesktop.PowerManagement.Inhibit
 org.kde.Kephal                         
 org.kde.NotificationItemWatcher        
 org.kde.kded                           
 org.kde.network                        
 org.kde.powerdevil                     
:1.32                                   
 org.ktorrent.ktorrent                  
:1.34                                   
 org.kde.NotificationItem-22335-1       
:1.357                                  
 org.kde.kio_http_cache_cleaner         
:1.37                                   
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Control        
:1.38                                   
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi                
:1.389                                  
 org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver            
 org.kde.krunner                        
 org.kde.screensaver                    
:1.39                                   
 com.Skype.API                          
:1.43                                   
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Agent.akonadi_birthdays_resource
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Resource.akonadi_birthdays_resource
 org.kde.akonadi_birthdays_resource-22516                   
:1.44                                                       
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Agent.akonadi_vcard_resource_0     
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Resource.akonadi_vcard_resource_0  
 org.kde.akonadi_vcard_resource_0-22519                     
:1.45                                                       
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Agent.akonadi_kabc_resource_0      
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Resource.akonadi_kabc_resource_0
 org.kde.akonadi_kabc_resource_0-22517
:1.46
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Agent.akonadi_vcard_resource_3
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Resource.akonadi_vcard_resource_3
 org.kde.akonadi_vcard_resource_3-22520
:1.47
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Agent.akonadi_kcal_resource_1
 org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Resource.akonadi_kcal_resource_1
 org.kde.akonadi_kcal_resource_1-22518
:1.502
 org.kde.NotificationHost-462
 org.kde.plasma-desktop
:1.53
 org.kde.klipper
:1.55
 org.kde.korgac
:1.58
 org.kde.NotificationItem-22569-1
:1.59
 org.kde.kwalletd
:1.61
 org.kde.kttsd
:1.671
:1.8
 org.kde.ksmserver
 org.kde.ksmserver-22291
:1.84
 org.kde.konsole-22718
:1.9
 org.kde.kwin
 org.kde.kwin-22293
:1.909
 org.kde.klauncher
org.freedesktop.DBus

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