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NAME

6       gimp - an image manipulation and paint program.
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SYNOPSIS

11       gimp   [-h]   [--help]   [--help-all]   [--help-gtk]  [-v]  [--version]
12       [--license] [--verbose]  [-n]  [--new-instance]  [-a]  [--as-new]  [-i]
13       [--no-interface]  [-d] [--no-data] [-f] [--no-fonts] [-s] [--no-splash]
14       [--no-shm] [--no-cpu-accel] [--display display] [--session <name>] [-g]
15       [--gimprc  <gimprc>] [--system-gimprc <gimprc>] [--dump-gimprc] [--con‐
16       sole-messages]    [--debug-handlers]    [--stack-trace-mode     <mode>]
17       [--pdb-compat-mode   <mode>]   [--batch-interpreter  <procedure>]  [-b]
18       [--batch <command>] [filename] ...
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DESCRIPTION

23       GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It  is  used  to  edit  and
24       manipulate  images. It can load and save a variety of image formats and
25       can be used to convert between formats.
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27       GIMP can also be used as a paint program. It features a set of  drawing
28       and  painting  tools  such as airbrush, clone, pencil, and paint brush.
29       Painting and drawing tools can be applied to an image with a variety of
30       paint modes.  It also offers an extensive array of selection tools like
31       rectangle, ellipse, fuzzy select, bezier select, intelligent  scissors,
32       and select by color.
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34       GIMP  offers  a  variety  of  plug-ins  that perform a variety of image
35       manipulations.  Examples include bumpmap, edge detect,  gaussian  blur,
36       and  many  others.  In  addition,  GIMP has several scripting extension
37       which allow for advanced non-interactive  processing  and  creation  of
38       images.
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40       GIMP  ships  with a second binary called gimp-console. This binary is a
41       console-only version and  behaves  as  if  gimp  was  called  with  the
42       --no-interface command-line option.
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44       On  platforms  with  the D-Bus message bus system, GIMP will by default
45       check if an instance is already running in this  user  session.  If  it
46       detects  that,  it will pass all filenames given on the command-line to
47       the already running GIMP instance and quit.
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OPTIONS

52       GIMP accepts the following options:
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54       -h, --help
55               Show GIMP command-line options.
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57       --help-all
58               Show all command-line options.
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60       --help-gtk
61               Show GTK+ command-line options.
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63       --help-gegl
64               Show GEGL command-line options.
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66       -v, --version
67               Output version information and exit.  When  combined  with  the
68               --verbose  option,  version information about libraries used by
69               GIMP is shown as well.
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71       --license
72               Output license information and exit.
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74       --verbose
75               Be verbose and create information on standard output.
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77       -n, --new-instance
78               Do not attempt to  reuse  an  already  running  GIMP  instance.
79               Always start a new one.
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81       -a, --as-new
82               Open  filenames passed on the command-line as new images, don't
83               set the filename on them.
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85       -i, --no-interface
86               Run without a user interface.
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88       -d, --no-data
89               Do not load patterns, gradients, palettes,  or  brushes.  Often
90               useful  in  non-interactive situations where startup time is to
91               be minimized.
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93       -f, --no-fonts
94               Do not load any fonts. No text functionality will be  available
95               if this option is used.
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97       --display display
98               Use the designated X display.
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100       -s, --no-splash
101               Do not show the splash screen.
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103       --no-shm
104               Do  not  use  shared  memory  between  GIMP  and  its plug-ins.
105               Instead of using shared memory, GIMP will  send  the  data  via
106               pipe.  This will result in slower performance than using shared
107               memory.
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109       --no-cpu-accel
110               Do not use CPU accelerations such as MMX or SSE  even  if  GIMP
111               detects that your CPU provides this functionality.
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113       --session <name>
114               Use a different sessionrc for this GIMP session. The given ses‐
115               sion name is appended to the default sessionrc filename.
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117       -g, --gimprc <gimprc>
118               Use an alternative gimprc instead of the default one. Useful in
119               cases where plug-in paths or machine specs may be different.
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121       --system-gimprc <gimprc>
122               Use an alternate system gimprc file.
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124       --dump-gimprc
125               Output a gimprc file with default settings.
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127       --debug-handlers
128               Enable debugging signal handlers.
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130       -c, --console-messages
131               Do not popup dialog boxes on errors or warnings. Print the mes‐
132               sages on the console instead.
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134       --stack-trace-mode {never|query|always}
135               If a stack-trace should be generated in case of fatal signals.
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137       --pdb-compat-mode {off|on|warn}
138               If the PDB should provide aliases for deprecated functions.
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140       --batch-interpreter <procedure>
141               Specifies the procedure to use to  process  batch  events.  The
142               default is to let Script-Fu evaluate the commands.
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144       -b, --batch <command>
145               Execute  <command>  non-interactively.  This  option may appear
146               multiple times.  The <command> is passed to  the  batch  inter‐
147               preter. When <command> is - the commands are read from standard
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ENVIRONMENT

153       GIMP respects a number of environment variables.
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155       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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157       GIMP2_DIRECTORY
158               to get the name  of  the  personal  GIMP  directory.  If  unset
159               .gimp-2.8  is used.  If this is an absolute path, it is used as
160               is.  If it is a relative path, it is taken to be a subdirectory
161               of the home directory.
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163       GIMP2_DATADIR
164               to  get  the  base  location for data files such as brushes and
165               patterns.  If unset /usr/share/gimp/2.0 is used.
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167       GIMP2_LOCALEDIR
168               to  get  the  base  location   for   translations.   If   unset
169               /usr/share/locale is used.
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171       GIMP2_PLUGINDIR
172               to  get  the  base  location for plug-ins and modules. If unset
173               /usr/lib64/gimp/2.0 is used.
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175       GIMP2_SYSCONFDIR
176               to  get  the  location  of  configuration   files.   If   unset
177               /etc/gimp/2.0 is used.
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179               On Linux GIMP can be compiled with support for binary relocati‐
180               bility.  This will cause data, plug-ins and configuration files
181               to  be searched relative to the location of the gimp executable
182               file unless overridden by the environment  variables  mentioned
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FILES

188       GIMP's  data files are stored in /usr/share/gimp/2.0, where ${dataroot‐
189       dir} is set on install, but is typically /usr/share. GIMP's system-wide
190       configuration  files  are  stored  in /etc/gimp/2.0, where ${prefix} is
191       typically /usr.
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193       Most  GIMP  configuration  is  read  in  from  the  user's  init  file,
194       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/gimprc.    The    system    wide   equivalent   is   in
195       /etc/gimp/2.0/gimprc. The system wide file is parsed first and the user
196       gimprc  can override the system settings.  /etc/gimp/2.0/gimprc_user is
197       the default gimprc placed in users' home  directories  the  first  time
198       GIMP is run.
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200       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/devicerc  -  holds  settings for input devices together
201       with the tool, colors, brush, pattern and gradient associated  to  that
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204       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/gtkrc  -  users  set  of GIMP-specific GTK+ config set‐
205       tings. Options such as widget color and fonts sizes can be set here.
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207       /etc/gimp/2.0/gtkrc - system wide default  set  of  GIMP-specific  GTK+
208       config settings.
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210       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/menurc - user's set of keybindings.
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212       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/parasiterc - Stores all persistent GIMP parasites. This
213       file will be rewritten every time you quit GIMP.
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215       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/sessionrc - This file takes session-specific info (that
216       is  info, you want to keep between two GIMP sessions). You are not sup‐
217       posed to edit it manually, but of course you can do. This file will  be
218       entirely  rewritten every time you quit GIMP. If this file isn't found,
219       defaults are used.
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221       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/templaterc - Image templates are kept in this file. New
222       images  can  conveniently  created  from  these templates. If this file
223       isn't found, defaults are used.
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225       /etc/gimp/2.0/unitrc - default user unit database. It contains the unit
226       definitions  for  centimeters,  meters, feet, yards, typographic points
227       and typographic picas and is placed in users home directories the first
228       time GIMP is ran. If this file isn't found, defaults are used.
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230       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/unitrc  -  This  file contains your user unit database.
231       You can modify this list with the unit editor. You are not supposed  to
232       edit it manually, but of course you can do.  This file will be entirely
233       rewritten every time you quit GIMP.
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235       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins - location of user installed plug-ins.
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237       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/pluginrc - plug-in  initialization  values  are  stored
238       here. This file is parsed on startup and regenerated if need be.
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240       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/modules - location of user installed modules.
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242       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/tmp  -  default  location  that  GIMP uses as temporary
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245       /usr/share/gimp/2.0/brushes - system wide brush files.
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247       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/brushes - user created and installed brush files. These
248       files are in the .gbr, .gih or .vbr file formats.
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250       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/curves  -  Curve profiles and presets as saved from the
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253       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/gimpressionist - Presets and user created  brushes  and
254       papers are stored here.
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256       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/levels  -  Level profiles and presets as saved from the
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259       /usr/share/gimp/2.0/palettes - the system wide palette files.
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261       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/palettes - user created  and  modified  palette  files.
262       This files are in the .gpl format.
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264       /usr/share/gimp/2.0/patterns - basic set of patterns for use in GIMP.
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266       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/patterns  -  user  created  and  installed gimp pattern
267       files. This files are in the .pat format.
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269       /usr/share/gimp/2.0/gradients - standard system wide  set  of  gradient
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272       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/gradients - user created and installed gradient files.
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274       /usr/share/gimp/2.0/scripts  - system wide directory of scripts used in
275       Script-Fu and other scripting extensions.
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277       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/scripts - user created and installed scripts.
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279       /usr/share/gimp/2.0/gflares - system wide directory used by the  gflare
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282       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/gflares - user created and installed gflare files.
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284       /usr/share/gimp/2.0/gfig - system wide directory used by the gfig plug-
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287       $HOME/.gimp-2.8/gfig - user created and installed gfig files.
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289       /usr/share/gimp/2.0/images/gimp-splash.png - the default image used for
290       the GIMP splash screen.
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292       /usr/share/gimp/2.0/images/gimp-logo.png - image used in the GIMP about
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295       /usr/share/gimp/2.0/tips/gimp-tips.xml - tips as displayed in the  "Tip
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SPLASH IMAGES

301       GIMP  comes  with  a  default image for the splash screen but it allows
302       system administrators and users to customize the splash screen by  pro‐
303       viding  other  images.  The  image to be used with the splash screen is
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307       1.     GIMP tries to load a random splash  screen  from  the  directory
308              $HOME/.gimp-2.8/splashes.
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310       2.     It then falls back to using $HOME/.gimp-2.8/gimp-splash.png.
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312       3.     If  the  user  didn't install any custom splash images, a random
313              image is picked from /usr/share/gimp/2.0/splashes.
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315       4.     As a last resort, GIMP uses the default splash image located  at
316              /usr/share/gimp/2.0/images/gimp-splash.png.
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SUGGESTIONS AND BUG REPORTS

321       Any  bugs  found  should  be reported to the online bug-tracking system
322       available on the web at  http://bugzilla.gnome.org/.  Before  reporting
323       bugs, please check to see if the bug has already been reported.
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325       When  reporting GIMP bugs, it is important to include a reliable way to
326       reproduce the bug, version number of GIMP (and probably GTK+), OS  name
327       and  version,  and  any  relevant hardware specs. If a bug is causing a
328       crash, it is very useful if a stack  trace  can  be  provided.  And  of
329       course, patches to rectify the bug are even better.
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OTHER INFO

334       The canonical place to find GIMP info is at http://www.gimp.org/.  Here
335       you can find links to just about many other GIMP sites, tutorials, data
336       sets, mailing list archives, and more.
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338       There  is  also  a  GIMP User Manual available at http://docs.gimp.org/
339       that goes into much more detail about the interactive use of GIMP.
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341       The latest versions of GIMP and the GTK+ libs are always  available  at
342       ftp://ftp.gimp.org/.
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AUTHORS

347       Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and the GIMP Development Team.
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349       With patches, fixes, plug-ins, extensions, scripts, translations, docu‐
350       mentation and more from lots and lots of people all over the world.
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SEE ALSO

355       gimprc(5), gimptool(1),
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