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evolution(1)

The Evolution PIM and Email Client

NAME

evolution - The Evolution PIM and Email Client

SYNOPSIS

evolution [ -c|--component component ] [ -g|--geometry geometry ] [ --offline ] [ --online ] [ --force-online ] [ --force-shutdown ] [ --disable-eplugin ] [ --disable-preview ] [ -i|--import filenames ] [ -q|--quit ]

DESCRIPTION

Evolution is the GNOME mailer, calendar, contact manager and communications tool. The components which make up Evolution are tightly integrated with one another and act as a seamless personal information-management (PIM) tool.

OPTIONS

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

-c|--component component

Start Evolution showing the specified component. Available options are “mail”, “calendar”, “contacts”, “tasks” and “memos”.

-g|--geometry geometry

Apply the given geometry to the main window.

--offline

Start in offline mode.

--online

Start in online mode.

--force-online

Ignore network availability.

--force-shutdown

Forcibly shut down Evolution and background Evolution-Data-Server processes.

--disable-eplugin

Disable loading of any plugins.

--disable-preview

Disable preview pane of Mail, Contacts and Tasks.

-i|--import filenames

Import URIs or filenames given as rest of arguments.

--view filenames

View URIs or filenames given as rest of arguments.

-q|--quit

Request a running Evolution process to quit.

AUTHOR

The Evolution team, https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution/-/wikis/home

History

--disable-eplugin since Debian 4.0 (Etch); --disable-preview since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --force-online since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --force-shutdown since Debian 4.0 (Etch); --offline since Debian 4.0 (Etch); --online since Debian 4.0 (Etch); --view since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.

--clutter-display until Debian 9 (Stretch); --component until Debian 13 (Trixie); --debug until Debian 8 (Jessie); --display until Debian 13 (Trixie); --express until Debian 9 (Stretch); --force-migrate until Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); --help until Debian 13 (Trixie); --import until Debian 13 (Trixie); --no-splash until Debian 3.0 (Woody); --quit until Debian 13 (Trixie); --screen until Debian 9 (Stretch); --usage until Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); -? until Debian 13 (Trixie); -c until Debian 13 (Trixie); -i until Debian 13 (Trixie); -q until Debian 13 (Trixie).