---
name: "nimsuggest"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nim"
version: "2.2.12-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nimsuggest"
---

# nimsuggest(1)

Nimsuggest

## NAME

nimsuggest - Nimsuggest

## DESCRIPTION

Nimsuggest - Tool to give every editor IDE like capabilities for Nim Usage:

-

  nimsuggest \[options\] projectfile.nim

## OPTIONS

- **--autobind**

  automatically binds into a free port

- **--port**:PORT

  port, by default 6000

- **--address**:HOST

  binds to that address, by default ""

- **--stdin**

  read commands from stdin and write results to stdout instead of using sockets

- **--clientProcessId**:PID

  shutdown nimsuggest in case this process dies

- **--epc**

  use emacs epc mode

- **--debug**

  enable debug output

- **--log**

  enable verbose logging to nimsuggest.log file

- **--v1**

  use version 1 of the protocol; for backwards compatibility

- **--v2**

  use version 2(default) of the protocol

- **--v3**

  use version 3 of the protocol

- **--v4**

  use version 4 of the protocol

- **--info**:X

  information

- **--info**:nimVer

  return the Nim compiler version that nimsuggest uses internally

- **--info**:protocolVer

  return the newest protocol version that is supported

- **--info**:capabilities

  return the capabilities supported by nimsuggest

- **--refresh**

  perform automatic refreshes to keep the analysis precise

- **--maxresults**:N

  limit the number of suggestions to N

- **--tester**

  implies **--stdin** and outputs a line '!EOF!' for the tester

- **--find**

  attempts to find the project file of the current project

- **--exceptionInlayHints**:on\|off

  globally turn exception inlay hints on\|off

The server then listens to the connection and takes line-based commands.

If **--autobind** is used, the binded port number will be printed to stdout.

In addition, all command line options of Nim that do not affect code generation are supported.