kfile1
A commandline tool to read and modify metadata of files
Usage
kfile [Qt-options]
[KDE-options]
[options]
[files]
Overview
This manual page documents briefly the kfile command.
kfile is a commandline tool to read and modify metadata of files.
Options
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
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--author -
Show author information.
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--help -
Show help about options.
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--help-all -
Show all options.
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--help-kde -
Show KDE specific options.
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--help-qt -
Show Qt specific options.
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--license -
Show license information.
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-v, --version -
Show version information.
Options
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--bg, --background color -
Sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades are calculated).
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--btn, --button color -
Sets the default button color.
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--cmap -
Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display.
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--display displayname -
Use the X-server display 'displayname'.
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--dograb -
Running under a debugger can cause an implicit --nograb, use --dograb to override.
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--fg, --foreground color -
Sets the default foreground color.
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--fn, --font fontname -
Defines the application font.
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--im XIMserver -
Set XIM server.
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--inputstyle inputstyle -
Sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and root.
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--name name -
Sets the application name.
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--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.
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--nograb -
Tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard.
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--noxim -
Disable XIM.
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--reverse -
Mirrors the whole layout of widgets.
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--session sessionId -
Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'.
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--sync -
Switches to synchronous mode for debugging.
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--title title -
Sets the application title (caption).
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--visual TrueColor -
Forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display.
Options
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--caption caption -
Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar.
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--config filename -
Use alternative configuration file.
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--dcopserver server -
Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'.
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--geometry geometry -
Sets the client geometry of the main widget.
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--icon icon -
Use 'icon' as the application icon.
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--miniicon icon -
Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar.
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--nocrashhandler -
Disable crash handler, to get core dumps.
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--style style -
Sets the application GUI style.
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--waitforwm -
Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager.
Options
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--av, --allValues -
Prints all metadata values, available in the given file(s).
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--dialog -
Opens a KDE properties dialog to allow viewing and modifying of metadata of the given file(s).
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--getValue key -
Prints the value for 'key' of the given file(s). 'key' may also be a comma-separated list of keys.
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--la, --listavailable -
List all metadata keys which have a value in the given file(s).
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--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.
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--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.
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-m, --nomimetype -
Print the mimetype of the given file(s).
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--pv, --preferredValues -
Prints the preferred metadata values, available in the given file(s).
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-q, --quiet -
Don't print a warning when more than one file was given and they don't have all the same mimetype.
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--setValue key=value -
Attempts to set the value 'value' for the metadata key 'key' for the given file(s).
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--sm, --supportedMimetypes -
Prints all mimetypes for which metadata support is available.
Releases
4 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 3 times.