kfile A commandline tool to read and modify metadata of files
kfile [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options] [files]
This manual page documents briefly the
kfile command.
kfile is a commandline tool to read and modify metadata of files.
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax,
with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of
options is included below.
"--author
Show author information.
"--help
Show help about options.
"--help-all
Show all options.
"--help-kde
Show KDE specific options.
"--help-qt
Show Qt specific options.
"--license
Show license information.
"-v,
Show version information.
"--bg,
Sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades are calculated).
"--btn,
Sets the default button color.
"--cmap
Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display.
"--display
Use the X-server display 'displayname'.
"--dograb
Running under a debugger can cause an implicit --nograb, use --dograb to override.
"--fg,
Sets the default foreground color.
"--fn,
Defines the application font.
"--im
Set XIM server.
"--inputstyle
Sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and root.
"--name
Sets the application name.
"--ncols
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.
"--noxim
Disable XIM.
"--reverse
Mirrors the whole layout of widgets.
"--session
Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'.
"--sync
Switches to synchronous mode for debugging.
"--title
Sets the application title (caption).
"--visual
Forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display.
"--caption
Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar.
"--config
Use alternative configuration file.
"--dcopserver
Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'.
"--geometry
Sets the client geometry of the main widget.
"--icon
Use 'icon' as the application icon.
"--miniicon
Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar.
"--nocrashhandler
Disable crash handler, to get core dumps.
"--style
Sets the application GUI style.
"--waitforwm
Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager.
"--av,
Prints all metadata values, available in the given file(s).
"--dialog
Opens a KDE properties dialog to allow viewing and modifying of metadata of the given file(s).
"--getValue
Prints the value for 'key' of the given file(s). 'key' may also be a comma-separated list of keys.
"--la,
List all metadata keys which have a value in the given file(s).
"--lp,
List all preferred metadata keys of the given file(s). If mimetype is not specified, the mimetype of the given files is used.
"--ls,
List all supported metadata keys of the given file(s). If mimetype is not specified, the mimetype of the given files is used.
"-m,
Print the mimetype of the given file(s).
"--pv,
Prints the preferred metadata values, available in the given file(s).
"-q,
Don't print a warning when more than one file was given and they don't have all the same mimetype.
"--setValue
Attempts to set the value 'value' for the metadata key 'key' for the given file(s).
"--sm,
Prints all mimetypes for which metadata support is available.
This manual page was written by Chris Cheney
<ccheney@debian.org> for the Debian system (but may be used by
others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or
modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public
License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free
Software Foundation.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General
Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.