---
name: "assistant-qt4"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qt4-dev-tools"
version: "4:4.8.7+dfsg-18+deb10u1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/assistant-qt4"
---

# assistant-qt4(1)

on-line documentation browser for Qt4

## NAME

assistant-qt4 - on-line documentation browser for Qt4

## SYNOPSIS

**assistant \[options\]**

## DESCRIPTION

This page documents the **Qt Assistant** from the Qt application framework, which is typically used to display the Qt Reference Documentation.

## OPTIONS

- *-collectionFile file*

  Uses the specified collection file instead of the default one.

- *-showUrl url*

  Shows the document with the url.

- *-enableRemoteControl*

  Enables Assistant to be remotely controlled.

- *-show widget*

  Shows the specified dockwidget which can be "contents", "index", "bookmarks" or "search".

- *-activate widget*

  Activates the specified dockwidget which can be "contents", "index", "bookmarks" or "search".

- *-hide widget*

  Hides the specified dockwidget which can be "contents", "index" "bookmarks" or "search".

- *-register helpFile*

  Registers the specified help file (.qch) in the given collection file.

- *-unregister helpFile*

  Unregisters the specified help file (.qch) from the give collection file.

- *-setCurrentFilter filter*

  Set the filter as the active filter.

- *-quiet*

  Does not display any error or status message.

- *-help*

  Displays a help message.

## SEE ALSO

**/usr/share/qt4/doc/html/assistant-manual.html,** **http://doc.trolltech.com**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Brian Nelson \<pyro@debian.org\> based on the output of **assistant -help .** Frederik Schwarzer \<schwarzerf@gmail.com\> updated it to Qt 4.5.2.