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{{Info|It is possible that the command <tt>kexi</tt> on your computer should be in the form of <tt>kexi-3.2</tt> or <tt>kexi-3.3</tt>, depending on the version of the application installed. Such version-dependent naming of KEXI executable facilitate installation of multiple versions of KEXI.}}
{{Info|It is possible that the command <tt>kexi</tt> on your computer should be in the form of <tt>kexi-3.2</tt> or <tt>kexi-3.3</tt>, depending on the version of the application installed. Such version-dependent naming of KEXI executable facilitate installation of multiple versions of KEXI.}}
===Options===
;<tt>-h</tt>, <tt>--help</tt>
:Displays help on commandline options.
;<tt>--help-all</tt>
:Displays help including Qt specific options.
;<tt>-v</tt>, <tt>--version</tt>
:Displays version information.
;<tt>--author</tt>
:Show author information.
;<tt>--license</tt>
:Show license information.
;<tt>--desktopfile <file name></tt>
:The base file name of the desktop entry for this application.
;<tt>--createdb</tt>
:Create a new, blank project using specified database driver and database name and exit immediately. You will be asked for confirmation if overwriting is needed.

Revision as of 20:40, 30 August 2023

Usage

The command-line interface provides the option to start the KEXI application, conveniently open projects within its environment, and carry out specific additional actions.

A general way to start the KEXI application:

kexi [options] file

Information

It is possible that the command kexi on your computer should be in the form of kexi-3.2 or kexi-3.3, depending on the version of the application installed. Such version-dependent naming of KEXI executable facilitate installation of multiple versions of KEXI.


Options

-h, --help
Displays help on commandline options.
--help-all
Displays help including Qt specific options.
-v, --version
Displays version information.
--author
Show author information.
--license
Show license information.
--desktopfile <file name>
The base file name of the desktop entry for this application.
--createdb
Create a new, blank project using specified database driver and database name and exit immediately. You will be asked for confirmation if overwriting is needed.