AbiWord(1) AbiWord(1)
NAME
AbiWord - AbiWord Word Processor
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/abiword [ options ] [ files ]
DESCRIPTION
The AbiWord project began as a desire to create a stable, feature-savvy
word processor unbound by a single platform or proprietary file for-
mats. Today AbiWord compiles as a native application on a wide collec-
tion of computers and can handle an equally impressive number of file
formats.
OPTIONS
--geometry=GEOMETRY_STRING
Sets the initial frame geometry. X11-like geometry string.
--nosplash
Do not show the splash screen
--to=FORMAT or FILENAME
Target format of file or new target filename. For conversion
AbiWord documents. [abw, zabw, rtf, txt, utf8, html, latex,
etc]
--verbose
Specify the amount required amount of detail of the message
information.
--plugin=PLUGIN_NAME
Execute plugin instead of the main application
--print=FILE or |lpr
Print any documents passed on the command line to FILE or send
the output to the specified print command
--show
Force the Graphical User Interface (GUI) to be shown, even if
using the options --to or --help
--version
Report the version of AbiWord.
--help
Displays a helpful message explaining AbiWord's usage
BUGS
Some platforms do not yet support all features at the time of writing.
Submit bugs to the Bugzilla bug tracking system at the AbiSource.com
website. Your contributions are appreciated.
http://bugzilla.abisource.com
SEE ALSO
wvWare(1), psiconv, ispell(1)
HISTORY
AbiWord was originally started by SourceGear. AbiWord is currently an
Open Source Project run by volunteers.
AbiWord 2.2 2004 AbiWord(1)
