kstart(1)

Arguments:

command

Command to execute

Options:

--window <regexp>

A regular expression matching the window title

--windowclass <class>

A string matching the window class (WM_CLASS property) The window class can be found out by running (use either both parts separated by a space or only the right part). NOTE: If you specify neither window title nor window class, then the very first window to appear will be taken; omitting both options is NOT recommended.

--desktop <number>

Desktop on which to make the window appear

--currentdesktop

Make the window appear on the desktop that was active when starting the application

--alldesktops

Make the window appear on all desktops

--iconify

Iconify the window

--maximize

Maximize the window

--maximize-vertically

Maximize the window vertically

--maximize-horizontally

Maximize the window horizontally

--fullscreen

Show window fullscreen

--type <type>

The window type: Normal, Desktop, Dock, Tool, Menu, Dialog, TopMenu or Override

--activate

Jump to the window even if it is started on a different virtual desktop

--ontop, --keepabove

Try to keep the window above other windows

--onbottom, --keepbelow

Try to keep the window below other windows

--skiptaskbar

The window does not get an entry in the taskbar

--skippager

The window does not get an entry on the pager

--tosystray

The window is sent to the system tray in Kicker

Generic options:

--help

Show help about options

--help-qt

Show Qt specific options

--help-kde

Show KDE specific options

--help-all

Show all options

--author

Show author information

-v, --version

Show version information

--license

Show license information

--

End of options

Qt options:

--display <displayname>

Use the X-server display 'displayname'

--session <sessionId>

Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'

--cmap

Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display

--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

--dograb

running under a debugger can cause an implicit -nograb, use -dograb to override

--sync

switches to synchronous mode for debugging

--fn, --font <fontname>

defines the application font

--bg, --background <color>

sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades are calculated)

--fg, --foreground <color>

sets the default foreground color

--btn, --button <color>

sets the default button color

--name <name>

sets the application name

--title <title>

sets the application title (caption)

--visual TrueColor

forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display

--inputstyle <inputstyle>

sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and root

--im <XIM server>

set XIM server

--noxim

disable XIM

--reverse

mirrors the whole layout of widgets

KDE options:

--caption <caption>

Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar

--icon <icon>

Use 'icon' as the application icon

--miniicon <icon>

Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar

--config <filename>

Use alternative configuration file

--dcopserver <server>

Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'

--nocrashhandler

Disable crash handler, to get core dumps

--waitforwm

Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager

--style <style>

sets the application GUI style

--geometry <geometry>

sets the client geometry of the main widget - see man X for the argument format

Matthias Ettrich <[email protected]>