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VIMIV(1) vimiv VIMIV(1)

NAME

vimiv - an image viewer with vim-like keybindings

SYNOPSIS

vimiv [PATH] [--help|-h] [--fullscreen|-f] [--version|-v] [--geometry WIDTHxHEIGHT|-g WIDTHxHEIGHT] [--temp-basedir] [--config FILE] [--keyfile FILE] [--set OPTION VALUE|-s OPTION VALUE] [--log-level LEVEL] [--command COMMAND] [--basedir DIRECTORY|-b DIRECTORY] [--output TEXT|-o TEXT] [--input|-i] [--debug MODULE] [--qt-args ARGS]

DESCRIPTION

Vimiv is an image viewer with vim-like keybindings. It is written in python3 using the Qt5 toolkit and is free software, licensed under the GPL. Some of the features are:

  • Simple library browser
  • Thumbnail mode
  • Basic image editing
  • Command line with tab completion
  • Complete customization with style sheets

A much more complete documentation can be found under https://karlch.github.io/vimiv-qt/.

OPTIONS

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

PATH

Paths to open


OPTIONS

--help, -h

show this help message and exit


--fullscreen, -f

Start fullscreen


--version, -v

Print version information and exit


--geometry WIDTHxHEIGHT, -g WIDTHxHEIGHT

Set the starting geometry


--temp-basedir

Use a temporary basedir


--config FILE

Use FILE as local configuration file


--keyfile FILE

Use FILE as keybinding file


--set OPTION VALUE, -s OPTION VALUE

Set a temporary setting


--log-level LEVEL

Set log level to LEVEL


--command COMMAND

Run COMMAND on startup, usable multiple times


--basedir DIRECTORY, -b DIRECTORY

Directory to use for all storage


--output TEXT, -o TEXT

Wildcard expanded string to print to standard output upon quit


--input, -i

Read paths to open from standard input


DEVELOPMENT ARGUMENTS

--debug MODULE

Force showing debug log messages of MODULE


--qt-args ARGS

Arguments to pass to qt directly, use quotes to pass multiple arguments


WEBSITE

https://karlch.github.io/vimiv-qt/

AUTHOR

Christian Karl

COPYRIGHT

2017-2022, Christian Karl

January 8, 2022