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geeqie(1)

GTK based multiformat image viewer

NAME

Geeqie - GTK based multiformat image viewer

DESCRIPTION

Geeqie is an interactive GTK based image viewer that supports multiple image formats, zooming, panning, thumbnails and sorting images into collections.

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Usage:

geeqie [OPTION…] [path…]

Geeqie is an image viewer.

Version: Geeqie 3.3

Help Options:

-h, --help

Show help options

--help-all

Show all help options

--help-gapplication

Show GApplication options

Application Options:

--action=<ACTION>

execute keyboard action (https://www.geeqie.org/help/GuideReferenceRemoteKeyboardActions.html)

--action-list

list available keyboard actions (some are redundant)

-b, --back

previous image

--cache-metadata

clean the metadata cache

--cache-render=<folder>

render thumbnails

--cache-render-recurse=<folder>

render thumbnails recursively

--cache-render-shared=<folder>

render thumbnails (see Help)

--cache-render-shared-recurse=<folder>

render thumbnails recursively (see Help)

--cache-shared=clean|clear

clear or clean shared thumbnail cache

--cache-thumbs=clear|clean

clear or clean thumbnail cache

--close-window

close window

--config-load=<FILE>

load configuration from FILE

-d, --delay=<[H:][M:][N][.M]>

set slide show delay to Hrs Mins N.M seconds,

--dupes=<FOLDER>

find duplicates in folder

--dupes-export

export duplicates search result

--dupes-recurse=<FOLDER>

find duplicates in folder recursively

--file=<FILE>|<URL>

open FILE or URL bring Geeqie window to the top

--File=<FILE>|<URL>

open FILE or URL do not bring Geeqie window to the top

--file-extensions

list known file extensions

--first

first image

-f, --fullscreen

start / toggle in fullscreen mode

--geometry=<W>x<H>[+<XOFF>+<YOFF>]

set main window location and geometry

--get-collection=<COLLECTION>

get collection content

--get-collection-list

get collection list

--get-destination=<FILE>

get destination path of FILE (https://www.geeqie.org/help/GuidePluginsConfig.html)

--get-file-info

get file info

--get-filelist=[<FOLDER>]

get list of files and class

--get-filelist-recurse=[<FOLDER>]

get list of files and class recursive

--get-rectangle

get rectangle coordinates

--get-render-intent

get render intent

--get-selection

get list of selected files

--get-sidecars=<FILE>

get list of sidecars of FILE

--get-window-list

get list of windows

--id=<ID>

window id for following commands

--last

last image

-o, --log-file=<file>

save log data to file

--lua=<FILE>,<lua script>

run lua script on FILE

--new-window

new window

-n, --next

next image

--pixel-info

print pixel info of mouse pointer on current image

--print0

terminate returned data with null character instead of newline

-q, --quit

quit

--raise

bring the Geeqie window to the top

--selection-add=[<FILE>]

adds the current file (or the specified file) to the current selection

--selection-clear

clears the current selection

--selection-remove=[<FILE>]

removes the current file (or the specified file) from the current selection

-w, --show-log-window

show log window

--slideshow-recurse=<FOLDER>

start recursive slide show in FOLDER

-s, --slideshow

toggle slide show

--tell

print filename [and Collection] of current image

-t, --tools

toggle tools

-v, --version

print version info

--view=<FILE>

open FILE in new window

All other command line parameters are used as plain files if they exist, or a URL or a folder. The name of a collection, with or without either path or extension (.gqv) may be used.

If more than one folder is on the command line, only the last will be used.

If more than one file is on the command line:

If they are in the same folder, that folder will be opened and those files will be selected. If they are not in the same folder, a new Collection containing those files will be opened.

To run Geeqie as a new instance, use: GQ_NEW_INSTANCE=y[es] geeqie Normally a single set of configuration files is used for all instances. However, the environment variables XDG_CONFIG_HOME, XDG_CACHE_HOME, XDG_DATA_HOME can be used to modify this behavior on an individual basis e.g. XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/a XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/b GQ_NEW_INSTANCE=y geeqie

To run or stop Geeqie in cache maintenance (non-GUI) mode use: GQ_CACHE_MAINTENANCE=y[es] geeqie --help Note that bash command line completion does not work in this mode.

User manual: https://www.geeqie.org/help/GuideIndex.html

: https://www.geeqie.org/help-pdf/help.pdf

BUGS

Please send bug reports and feedback to https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/issues

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 1999-2004 by John Ellis. Copyright (C) 2004-2026 by The Geeqie Team. Use this software at your own risk! This software released under the GNU General Public License. Please read the COPYING file for more information.

History

--File since Debian 13 (Trixie); --action since Debian 13 (Trixie); --action-list since Debian 13 (Trixie); --back since Debian 10 (Buster); --cache-metadata since Debian 10 (Buster); --cache-render since Debian 13 (Trixie); --cache-render-recurse since Debian 13 (Trixie); --cache-render-shared since Debian 13 (Trixie); --cache-render-shared-recurse since Debian 13 (Trixie); --cache-shared since Debian 13 (Trixie); --cache-thumbs since Debian 13 (Trixie); --close-window since Debian 10 (Buster); --config-load since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --delay since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --dupes since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --dupes-export since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --dupes-recurse since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --file since Debian 13 (Trixie); --file-extensions since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --first since Debian 10 (Buster); --geometry since Debian 10 (Buster); --get-collection since Debian 13 (Trixie); --get-collection-list since Debian 10 (Buster); --get-destination since Debian 13 (Trixie); --get-file-info since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --get-filelist since Debian 13 (Trixie); --get-filelist-recurse since Debian 13 (Trixie); --get-rectangle since Debian 10 (Buster); --get-render-intent since Debian 10 (Buster); --get-selection since Debian 13 (Trixie); --get-sidecars since Debian 13 (Trixie); --get-window-list since Debian 13 (Trixie); --help-all since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --help-gapplication since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --id since Debian 13 (Trixie); --last since Debian 10 (Buster); --log-file since Debian 13 (Trixie); --new-window since Debian 10 (Buster); --next since Debian 10 (Buster); --pixel-info since Debian 10 (Buster); --print0 since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --quit since Debian 10 (Buster); --raise since Debian 10 (Buster); --selection-add since Debian 13 (Trixie); --selection-clear since Debian 13 (Trixie); --selection-remove since Debian 13 (Trixie); --show-log-window since Debian 13 (Trixie); --slideshow-recurse since Debian 13 (Trixie); --tell since Debian 10 (Buster); --tools since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --view since Debian 13 (Trixie); -b since Debian 10 (Buster); -d since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; -n since Debian 10 (Buster); -o since Debian 13 (Trixie); -q since Debian 10 (Buster); -w since Debian 13 (Trixie).

--PWD until Debian 13 (Trixie); --blank until Debian 13 (Trixie); --cache-maintenance until Debian 13 (Trixie); --debug until Debian 13 (Trixie); --disable-clutter until Debian 13 (Trixie); --fullscreen-start until Debian 13 (Trixie); --fullscreen-stop until Debian 13 (Trixie); --grep until Debian 13 (Trixie); --list until Debian 9 (Stretch); --list-add until Debian 13 (Trixie); --list-clear until Debian 13 (Trixie); --new-instance until Debian 13 (Trixie); --remote until Debian 13 (Trixie); --remote-help until Debian 12 (Bookworm); --slideshow-start until Debian 13 (Trixie); --slideshow-stop until Debian 13 (Trixie); --tools-hide until Debian 13 (Trixie); --tools-show until Debian 13 (Trixie); --with-tools until Debian 13 (Trixie); --without-tools until Debian 13 (Trixie); -T until Debian 13 (Trixie); -cm until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -fS until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -fs until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -g until Debian 13 (Trixie); -l until Debian 9 (Stretch); -r until Debian 13 (Trixie); -rh until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -sS until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -ss until Debian 12 (Bookworm).