NAME
gimp-remote - tells a running gimp to open a (local or remote) image file.
SYNOPSIS
gimp-remote [-h] [--help] [-v] [--version] [-n] [--new] filename...
DESCRIPTION
gimp-remote is a small utility that tells a running gimp to open a (local or remote) image file. It does so by searching for a gimp toolbox on the active display. If it can find a gimp toolbox, a synthetic drop event is created which makes gimp think the files would have been dropped onto the toolbox. More than one filename or URL can be specified on the commandline.
OPTIONS
gimp-remote accepts the following options:
- -h, --help
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Display a list of all commandline options.
- -v, --version
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Output the version info.
- -n, --new
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If no running gimp is found, a new instance of gimp is started. The files to open are passed to the new gimp.
EXAMPLES
- gimp-remote http://www.gimp.org/icons/frontpage-small.gif
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Loads an image from the gimp webpage into a running gimp.
- gimp-remote -n wilber.xcf wilma.xcf
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Loads the local files wilber.xcf and wilma.xcf into a running gimp. If no gimp is running, a new one is started.
ENVIRONMENT
- DISPLAY
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to get the default host and display number.
AUTHORS
Sven Neumann and Simon Budig.