User Guide

CHAPTER15
Command Line Options
15.1 GIMP
When you launch GIMP, it will often be from a graphical menu where you simply click
on the GIMP entry. This usually launches GIMP in its default form without any images
loaded. If you launch GIMP from a console, or edit the command used to launch it from
the menu, you can pass several options to it. These are in the format: gimpoptionsfiles
... GIMP Options
-h -help Displays a list of available options, and gives a terse description of each
one.
-v -version Prints the version number of the installed GIMP.
-b -batchcommands Runs GIMP in batch (non-interactive) mode. Any parameters
used as commands for-b will be passed to THE GIMP to be interpreted by SCRIPT-
FG.
-g -gimprcgimprc Use an alternative gimprc ( GIMP settings file) instead of the
default which is usually located at ˜/gimp-1.2/gimprc. This is useful where
plug-in paths or machine specifications may be different.
-n -no-interface Run without a user interface.
-r -restore-session Attempt to restore a saved session. This will start GIMP with
the various dialogs as they were in the saved state.
-no-data Start GIMP without loading patterns, gradients, palettes and brushes. This
significantly reduces the start-up time, and is often useful when using GIMP in
non-interactive situations.
-verbose Prints startup messages to the console, showing all the settings files which
are parsed and the modules loaded. This is often useful in debugging situations.
-no-splash Do not show the splash screen. This significantly decreases the load
time, although you will not see the progress bar from the splash screen. This
automatically implies -verbose.
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