To modify your layout if you're using mate, your configuration is available via dconf. Under /org/mate/panel/objects are keys for the configuration of every object used on a panel (named object-$id). This list of objects corresponds to the contents of /org/mate/panel/general/object-id-list. opensourcegnomematetips
If dconf-editor sucks for you (it sucks for everyone), the dconf binary includes the dump and load commands which take a path and writes/reads to stdout/stdin.
dconf. Under/org/mate/panel/objectsare keys for the configuration of every object used on a panel (namedobject-$id). This list of objects corresponds to the contents of/org/mate/panel/general/object-id-list. opensource gnome mate tipsdconf-editorsucks for you (it sucks for everyone), thedconfbinary includes thedumpandloadcommands which take a path and writes/reads to stdout/stdin.