---
name: "uim-xim"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uim-xim"
version: "1:1.9.6-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uim-xim"
---

# uim-xim(1)

XIM interface to uim

## NAME

**uim-xim** - XIM interface to uim

## SYNOPSIS

```
uim-xim [options]
```

## DESCRIPTION

uim-xim is a XIM interface to UIM that allows programs that can only interface with XIM input methods to work with UIM.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Show usage

- **--version**

  Show version

- **--list**

  List available backend conversion engines

- **--engine=ENGINE**

  Use ENGINE as a backend conversion engine at startup

- **--async**

  Use on-demand-synchronous method of XIM event flow (using this option is not safe for Tcl/Tk GUI toolkit)

- **--trace**

  Trace connections

- **--trace-xim**

  Trace XIM messages

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Wesley J. Landaker \<wjl@icecavern.net\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).