NAME
kfile — A commandline tool to read and modify metadata of files
SYNOPSIS
kfile [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options] [files]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the kfile command.
kfile is a commandline tool to read and modify metadata of files.
GENERIC OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
- --author
-
Show author information.
- --help
-
Show help about options.
- --help-all
-
Show all options.
- --help-kde
-
Show KDE specific options.
- --help-qt
-
Show Qt specific options.
- --license
-
Show license information.
- -v, --version
-
Show version information.
QT OPTIONS
- --bg, --background color
-
Sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades are calculated).
- --btn, --button color
-
Sets the default button color.
- --cmap
-
Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display.
- --display displayname
-
Use the X-server display 'displayname'.
- --dograb
-
Running under a debugger can cause an implicit --nograb, use --dograb to override.
- --fg, --foreground color
-
Sets the default foreground color.
- --fn, --font fontname
-
Defines the application font.
- --im XIMserver
-
Set XIM server.
- --inputstyle inputstyle
-
Sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and root.
- --name name
-
Sets the application name.
- --ncols count
-
Limits the number of colors allocated in the color cube on an 8-bit display, if the application is using the QApplication::ManyColor color specification.
- --nograb
-
Tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard.
- --noxim
-
Disable XIM.
- --reverse
-
Mirrors the whole layout of widgets.
- --session sessionId
-
Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'.
- --sync
-
Switches to synchronous mode for debugging.
- --title title
-
Sets the application title (caption).
- --visual TrueColor
-
Forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display.
KDE OPTIONS
- --caption caption
-
Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar.
- --config filename
-
Use alternative configuration file.
- --dcopserver server
-
Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'.
- --geometry geometry
-
Sets the client geometry of the main widget.
- --icon icon
-
Use 'icon' as the application icon.
- --miniicon icon
-
Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar.
- --nocrashhandler
-
Disable crash handler, to get core dumps.
- --style style
-
Sets the application GUI style.
- --waitforwm
-
Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager.
APP OPTIONS
- --av, --allValues
-
Prints all metadata values, available in the given file(s).
- --dialog
-
Opens a KDE properties dialog to allow viewing and modifying of metadata of the given file(s).
- --getValue key
-
Prints the value for 'key' of the given file(s). 'key' may also be a comma-separated list of keys.
- --la, --listavailable
-
List all metadata keys which have a value in the given file(s).
- --lp, --listpreferred mimetype
-
List all preferred metadata keys of the given file(s). If mimetype is not specified, the mimetype of the given files is used.
- --ls, --listsupported mimetype
-
List all supported metadata keys of the given file(s). If mimetype is not specified, the mimetype of the given files is used.
- -m, --nomimetype
-
Print the mimetype of the given file(s).
- --pv, --preferredValues
-
Prints the preferred metadata values, available in the given file(s).
- -q, --quiet
-
Don't print a warning when more than one file was given and they don't have all the same mimetype.
- --setValue key=value
-
Attempts to set the value 'value' for the metadata key 'key' for the given file(s).
- --sm, --supportedMimetypes
-
Prints all mimetypes for which metadata support is available.
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Chris Cheney <[email protected]> for the Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.