How do I get current icon theme name in linux?

Question

Im writing small TODO applet for conky in lua. Id like to display small icon next to task, which matches current icon theme.

I have already read which icon to look for on freedesktop.rg.

How to get name of current theme, so i can find appropriate icon?

Answer 1

Gnome uses dconf at path /org/gnome/desktop/interface/icon-theme

Just do dconf watch / and change the icon theme, it will show what dconf prop is changed

Answer 2

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme

I found the answer in this AskUbuntu.com tread

Answer 3

For Fedora, check:

• Global configuration: /usr/share/icons/default/index.theme
• User configuration: Create or edit ~/.icons/default/index.theme

Find:

[Icon Theme]
Inherits=Adwaita

There is the default icon theme!