---
name: "gimv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gimageview"
version: "0.2.27-1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gimv"
---

# gimv(1)

program to view Image files

## NAME

gimv — program to view Image files

## SYNOPSIS

**gimv** \[**OPTIONS...**\]  \[**Image Files...**\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page was written for the **Debian GNU/Linux** distribution  because the original program does not have a manual page.

**gimv** is a image viewer using GTK+.  It has many useful features.

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  Simple GUI.

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  Tabbed thumbnail viewer for directories.

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  Low memory use.

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  Image file management tool.

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  Slide show.

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  read/write many image cache formats of thumbnail.  read: Konqueror, GQview, Electric Eyes (Picview)  write: Nautilus, .xvpics

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  Supported image formats are:  JPEG, PNG, PNM, GIF, TIFF, XBM, XPM, XWD, BMP and PCX.

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  Drag and Drop. You can drop image into like a Gimp from GImageView window.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax,  with long options starting with two dashes (\`-').  A summary of  options is included below.

- **-h** **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v** **--version**

  Show version of program.

- **-d** **--directory**

  Scan directory at start up

- **-R** **--recursive**

  Scan directory recursively (use with "-d")

- **-D** **--scan-dot**

  Read dotfile when scanning directory (use with "-d")

- **-e** **--ignore-ext**

  Ignore file name extension

- **-s** **--scale=SCALE**

  Specify image scale in imageview window(%)

- **-b** **--buffer=ON/OFF**

  Keep original image on memory or not

- **-M** **--menubar**

  Show menu bar on image view window

- **-T** **--toolbar**

  Show tool bar on image view window

- **-w** **--thumbwin**

  Open thumbnail window at start up

- **-i** **--imageview**

  Open all images in imageview widnow

- **-t** **--thumbview**

  Open all images in thumbnail widnow

- **-S** **--slideshow**

  Open images files in slide show(ignore directory)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Kitame kitame@northeye.org for  the **Debian GNU/Linux** system (but may be used by others).  Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU Free Documentation  License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free  Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover  Texts and no Back-Cover Texts.