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6 zim - A Desktop Wiki Editor
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10 usage: zim [OPTIONS] [NOTEBOOK [PAGE]]
11 or: zim --server [OPTIONS] [NOTEBOOK]
12 or: zim --export [OPTIONS] NOTEBOOK [PAGE]
13 or: zim --search NOTEBOOK QUERY
14 or: zim --index [OPTIONS] NOTEBOOK
15 or: zim --plugin PLUGIN [ARGUMENTS]
16 or: zim --manual [OPTIONS] [PAGE]
17 or: zim --help
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21 Zim is a graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki
22 pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting
23 and images. Pages are stored in a folder structure, like in an out‐
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25 linking to a nonexistent page. All data is stored in plain text files
26 with wiki formatting. Various plugins provide additional functionality,
27 like a task list manager, an equation editor, a tray icon, and support
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30 Zim can be used to: * Keep an archive of notes * Take notes during
31 meetings or lectures * Organize task lists * Draft blog entries and
32 emails * Do brainstorming
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35 General Options:
36 --gui run the editor (this is the default)
37 --server run the web server
38 --export export to a different format
39 --index build an index for a notebook
40 --plugin call a specific plugin function
41 --manual open the user manual
42 -V, --verbose print information to terminal
43 -D, --debug print debug messages
44 -v, --version print version and exit
45 -h, --help print this text
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48 --list show the list with notebooks instead of
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50 --geometry window size and position as WxH+X+Y
51 --fullscreen start in fullscreen mode
52 --no-daemon start a single instance, no daemon
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54 Server Options:
55 --port port to use (defaults to 8080)
56 --template name of the template to use
57 --gui run the gui wrapper for the server
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60 --format format to use (defaults to 'html')
61 --template name of the template to use
62 -o, --output output directory
63 --root-url url to use for the document root
64 --index-page index page name
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90 The website for zim can be found at http://www.zim-wiki.org
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94zim 0.53 September 2011 ZIM(1)