.B dbus\-send
[\fB\-\-system\fP | \fB\-\-session\fP]
[\fB\-\-dest=\fINAME\fP]
-[\fB\-\-print\-reply\fP]
+[\fB\-\-print\-reply\fP[\fB=literal\fP]]
+[\fB\-\-reply\-timeout=\fIMSEC\fP]
[\fB\-\-type=\fITYPE\fP]
\fIOBJECT_PATH\fP \fIINTERFACE\fB.\fIMEMBER\fP [\fICONTENTS\fP ...]
Specify the name of the connection to receive the message.
.TP
.B "\-\-print\-reply"
-Block for a reply to the message sent, and print any reply received.
+Block for a reply to the message sent, and print any reply received
+in a human-readable form.
+.TP
+.B "\-\-print\-reply=literal"
+Block for a reply to the message sent, and print the body of the
+reply. If the reply is an object path or a string, it is printed
+literally, with no punctuation, escape characters etc.
+.TP
+.BI \-\-reply\-timeout= MSEC
+Wait for a reply for up to \fIMSEC\fP milliseconds.
+The default is implementation\(hydefined, typically 25 seconds.
.TP
.B "\-\-system"
Send to the system message bus.