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, --version

Show version information.

--bg, --background color

Sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades are calculated).

--btn, --button color

Sets the default button color.

--cmap

Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display.

--display displayname

Use the X-server display 'displayname'.

--dograb

Running under a debugger can cause an implicit --nograb, use --dograb to override.

--fg, --foreground color

Sets the default foreground color.

--fn, --font fontname

Defines the application font.

--im XIMserver

Set XIM server.

--inputstyle inputstyle

Sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and root.

--name name

Sets the application name.

--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.

--nograb

Tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard.

--noxim

Disable XIM.

--reverse

Mirrors the whole layout of widgets.

--session sessionId

Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'.

--sync

Switches to synchronous mode for debugging.

--title title

Sets the application title (caption).

--visual TrueColor

Forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display.

--caption caption

Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar.

--config filename

Use alternative configuration file.

--dcopserver server

Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'.

--geometry geometry

Sets the client geometry of the main widget.

--icon icon

Use 'icon' as the application icon.

--miniicon icon

Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar.

--nocrashhandler

Disable crash handler, to get core dumps.

--style style

Sets the application GUI style.

--waitforwm

Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager.

--av, --allValues

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 key

Prints the value for 'key' of the given file(s). 'key' may also be a comma-separated list of keys.

--la, --listavailable

List all metadata keys which have a value in the given file(s).

--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.

--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.

-m, --nomimetype

Print the mimetype of the given file(s).

--pv, --preferredValues

Prints the preferred metadata values, available in the given file(s).

-q, --quiet

Don't print a warning when more than one file was given and they don't have all the same mimetype.

--setValue key=value

Attempts to set the value 'value' for the metadata key 'key' for the given file(s).

--sm, --supportedMimetypes

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 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.