---
name: "kf6options"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdoctools"
version: "6.31.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kf6options"
---

# kf6options(7)

Common commandline options for all applications based on KDE Frameworks 6

## NAME

kf6options - Common commandline options for all applications based on KDE Frameworks 6

## SYNOPSIS

*KDE application* \[**-h, --help**\] \[**-v, --version**\] \[**--author**\] \[**--license**\] \[**--desktopfile** *file name*\]

## OPTIONS

The following options apply to all KDE applications:

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

  This lists the options available at the command line.

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

  Lists version information for *KDE application*.

- **--author**

  Lists *KDE application* authors in the terminal window.

- **--license**

  Shows license information.

**--desktopfile** *file name*

The base file name of the desktop entry for this application.

This is in particular useful for wrapper applications and applications having in general multiple desktop files. Thus each desktop file can put its own name into the exec command.

## SEE ALSO

[qt6options(7)](/qt6options/7.md)

## AUTHORS

Man page originally written by Lauri Watts \<lauri@kde.org\> for kdelibs4

Updated to Frameworks 5 by Burkhard Lück \<lueck@hube-lueck.de\>

## AUTHOR

**Lauri Watts** \<lauri@kde.org\>

Author.