SYNOPSIS
kfile [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options] [files]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the kfile command.
kfile is a commandline tool to read and modify metadata of files.
GENERIC OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
- --author
- Show author information.
- --help
- Show help about options.
- --help-all
- Show all options.
- --help-kde
- Show KDE specific options.
- --help-qt
- Show Qt specific options.
- --license
- Show license information.
- -v, --version
- Show version information.
QT OPTIONS
- --bg, --background color
- Sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades are calculated).
- --btn, --button color
- Sets the default button color.
- --cmap
- Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display.
- --display displayname
- Use the X-server display 'displayname'.
- --dograb
- Running under a debugger can cause an implicit --nograb, use --dograb to override.
- --fg, --foreground color
- Sets the default foreground color.
- --fn, --font fontname
- Defines the application font.
- --im XIMserver
- Set XIM server.
- --inputstyle inputstyle
- Sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and root.
- --name name
- Sets the application name.
- --ncols count
- Limits the number of colors allocated in the color cube on an 8-bit display, if the application is using the QApplication::ManyColor color specification.
- --nograb
- Tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard.
- --noxim
- Disable XIM.
- --reverse
- Mirrors the whole layout of widgets.
- --session sessionId
- Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'.
- --sync
- Switches to synchronous mode for debugging.
- --title title
- Sets the application title (caption).
- --visual TrueColor
- Forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display.
KDE OPTIONS
- --caption caption
- Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar.
- --config filename
- Use alternative configuration file.
- --dcopserver server
- Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'.
- --geometry geometry
- Sets the client geometry of the main widget.
- --icon icon
- Use 'icon' as the application icon.
- --miniicon icon
- Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar.
- --nocrashhandler
- Disable crash handler, to get core dumps.
- --style style
- Sets the application GUI style.
- --waitforwm
- Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager.
APP OPTIONS
- --av, --allValues
- Prints all metadata values, available in the given file(s).
- --dialog
- Opens a KDE properties dialog to allow viewing and modifying of metadata of the given file(s).
- --getValue key
- Prints the value for 'key' of the given file(s). 'key' may also be a comma-separated list of keys.
- --la, --listavailable
- List all metadata keys which have a value in the given file(s).
- --lp, --listpreferred mimetype
- List all preferred metadata keys of the given file(s). If mimetype is not specified, the mimetype of the given files is used.
- --ls, --listsupported mimetype
- List all supported metadata keys of the given file(s). If mimetype is not specified, the mimetype of the given files is used.
- -m, --nomimetype
- Print the mimetype of the given file(s).
- --pv, --preferredValues
- Prints the preferred metadata values, available in the given file(s).
- -q, --quiet
- Don't print a warning when more than one file was given and they don't have all the same mimetype.
- --setValue key=value
- Attempts to set the value 'value' for the metadata key 'key' for the given file(s).
- --sm, --supportedMimetypes
- Prints all mimetypes for which metadata support is available.
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Chris Cheney
<[email protected]> for the Debian system (but may be used by
others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or
modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public
License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free
Software Foundation.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General
Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.