evolution1
The evolution pim and email client
Usage
evolution [{-c | --component
component}]
[{-g | --geometry
geometry}]
[--offline]
[--online]
[--force-online]
[--force-shutdown]
[--disable-eplugin]
[--disable-preview]
[{-i | --import
filenames}]
[{-q | --quit}]
Overview
Evolution is the GNOME mailer, calendar, contact manager and communications tool. The components which make up Evolution are tightly integrated with one another and act as a seamless personal information-management (PIM) tool.
Options
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
- -c|--component component
-
Start Evolution showing the specified component. Available options are “mail”, “calendar”, “contacts”, “tasks” and “memos”.
- -g|--geometry geometry
-
Apply the given geometry to the main window.
-
--offline -
Start in offline mode.
-
--online -
Start in online mode.
-
--force-online -
Ignore network availability.
-
--force-shutdown -
Forcibly shut down Evolution and background Evolution-Data-Server processes.
-
--disable-eplugin -
Disable loading of any plugins.
-
--disable-preview -
Disable preview pane of Mail, Contacts and Tasks.
- -i|--import filenames
-
Import URIs or filenames given as rest of arguments.
-
--view filenames -
View URIs or filenames given as rest of arguments.
-q|--quit-
Request a running Evolution process to quit.
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 5 times.
--disable-eplugin since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--disable-preview since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
--force-online since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
--force-shutdown since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--offline since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--online since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--view since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.
--clutter-display until Debian 9 (Stretch);
--component until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--debug until Debian 8 (Jessie);
--display until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--express until Debian 9 (Stretch);
--force-migrate until Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--help until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--import until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--no-splash until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--quit until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--screen until Debian 9 (Stretch);
--usage until Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-? until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-c until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-i until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-q until Debian 13 (Trixie).