Provided by: gimp_2.8.22-1_amd64 
NAME
gimp - an image manipulation and paint program.
SYNOPSIS
gimp [-h] [--help] [--help-all] [--help-gtk] [-v] [--version] [--license] [--verbose] [-n]
[--new-instance] [-a] [--as-new] [-i] [--no-interface] [-d] [--no-data] [-f] [--no-fonts]
[-s] [--no-splash] [--no-shm] [--no-cpu-accel] [--display display] [--session <name>]
[-g] [--gimprc <gimprc>] [--system-gimprc <gimprc>] [--dump-gimprc] [--console-messages]
[--debug-handlers] [--stack-trace-mode <mode>] [--pdb-compat-mode <mode>]
[--batch-interpreter <procedure>] [-b] [--batch <command>] [filename] ...
DESCRIPTION
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is used to edit and manipulate images. It
can load and save a variety of image formats and can be used to convert between formats.
GIMP can also be used as a paint program. It features a set of drawing and painting tools
such as airbrush, clone, pencil, and paint brush. Painting and drawing tools can be
applied to an image with a variety of paint modes. It also offers an extensive array of
selection tools like rectangle, ellipse, fuzzy select, bezier select, intelligent
scissors, and select by color.
GIMP offers a variety of plug-ins that perform a variety of image manipulations. Examples
include bumpmap, edge detect, gaussian blur, and many others. In addition, GIMP has
several scripting extension which allow for advanced non-interactive processing and
creation of images.
GIMP ships with a second binary called gimp-console. This binary is a console-only version
and behaves as if gimp was called with the --no-interface command-line option.
On platforms with the D-Bus message bus system, GIMP will by default check if an instance
is already running in this user session. If it detects that, it will pass all filenames
given on the command-line to the already running GIMP instance and quit.
OPTIONS
GIMP accepts the following options:
-h, --help
Show GIMP command-line options.
--help-all
Show all command-line options.
--help-gtk
Show GTK+ command-line options.
--help-gegl
Show GEGL command-line options.
-v, --version
Output version information and exit. When combined with the --verbose option,
version information about libraries used by GIMP is shown as well.
--license
Output license information and exit.
--verbose
Be verbose and create information on standard output.
-n, --new-instance
Do not attempt to reuse an already running GIMP instance. Always start a new one.
-a, --as-new
Open filenames passed on the command-line as new images, don't set the filename on
them.
-i, --no-interface
Run without a user interface.
-d, --no-data
Do not load patterns, gradients, palettes, or brushes. Often useful in non-
interactive situations where startup time is to be minimized.
-f, --no-fonts
Do not load any fonts. No text functionality will be available if this option is
used.
--display display
Use the designated X display.
-s, --no-splash
Do not show the splash screen.
--no-shm
Do not use shared memory between GIMP and its plug-ins. Instead of using shared
memory, GIMP will send the data via pipe. This will result in slower performance
than using shared memory.
--no-cpu-accel
Do not use CPU accelerations such as MMX or SSE even if GIMP detects that your CPU
provides this functionality.
--session <name>
Use a different sessionrc for this GIMP session. The given session name is
appended to the default sessionrc filename.
-g, --gimprc <gimprc>
Use an alternative gimprc instead of the default one. Useful in cases where plug-
in paths or machine specs may be different.
--system-gimprc <gimprc>
Use an alternate system gimprc file.
--dump-gimprc
Output a gimprc file with default settings.
--debug-handlers
Enable debugging signal handlers.
-c, --console-messages
Do not popup dialog boxes on errors or warnings. Print the messages on the console
instead.
--stack-trace-mode {never|query|always}
If a stack-trace should be generated in case of fatal signals.
--pdb-compat-mode {off|on|warn}
If the PDB should provide aliases for deprecated functions.
--batch-interpreter <procedure>
Specifies the procedure to use to process batch events. The default is to let
Script-Fu evaluate the commands.
-b, --batch <command>
Execute <command> non-interactively. This option may appear multiple times. The
<command> is passed to the batch interpreter. When <command> is - the commands are
read from standard input.
ENVIRONMENT
GIMP respects a number of environment variables.
DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
GIMP2_DIRECTORY
to get the name of the personal GIMP directory. If unset .gimp-2.8 is used. If
this is an absolute path, it is used as is. If it is a relative path, it is taken
to be a subdirectory of the home directory.
GIMP2_DATADIR
to get the base location for data files such as brushes and patterns. If unset
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0 is used.
GIMP2_LOCALEDIR
to get the base location for translations. If unset ${datarootdir}/locale is used.
GIMP2_PLUGINDIR
to get the base location for plug-ins and modules. If unset /usr/lib/gimp/2.0 is
used.
GIMP2_SYSCONFDIR
to get the location of configuration files. If unset /etc/gimp/2.0 is used.
On Linux GIMP can be compiled with support for binary relocatibility. This will
cause data, plug-ins and configuration files to be searched relative to the
location of the gimp executable file unless overridden by the environment
variables mentioned above.
FILES
GIMP's data files are stored in ${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0, where ${datarootdir} is set on
install, but is typically /usr/share. GIMP's system-wide configuration files are stored in
/etc/gimp/2.0, where ${prefix} is typically /usr.
Most GIMP configuration is read in from the user's init file, $HOME/.gimp-2.8/gimprc. The
system wide equivalent is in /etc/gimp/2.0/gimprc. The system wide file is parsed first
and the user gimprc can override the system settings. /etc/gimp/2.0/gimprc_user is the
default gimprc placed in users' home directories the first time GIMP is run.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/devicerc - holds settings for input devices together with the tool,
colors, brush, pattern and gradient associated to that device.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/gtkrc - users set of GIMP-specific GTK+ config settings. Options such as
widget color and fonts sizes can be set here.
/etc/gimp/2.0/gtkrc - system wide default set of GIMP-specific GTK+ config settings.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/menurc - user's set of keybindings.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/parasiterc - Stores all persistent GIMP parasites. This file will be
rewritten every time you quit GIMP.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/sessionrc - This file takes session-specific info (that is info, you want
to keep between two GIMP sessions). You are not supposed to edit it manually, but of
course you can do. This file will be entirely rewritten every time you quit GIMP. If this
file isn't found, defaults are used.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/templaterc - Image templates are kept in this file. New images can
conveniently created from these templates. If this file isn't found, defaults are used.
/etc/gimp/2.0/unitrc - default user unit database. It contains the unit definitions for
centimeters, meters, feet, yards, typographic points and typographic picas and is placed
in users home directories the first time GIMP is ran. If this file isn't found, defaults
are used.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/unitrc - This file contains your user unit database. You can modify this
list with the unit editor. You are not supposed to edit it manually, but of course you can
do. This file will be entirely rewritten every time you quit GIMP.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins - location of user installed plug-ins.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/pluginrc - plug-in initialization values are stored here. This file is
parsed on startup and regenerated if need be.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/modules - location of user installed modules.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/tmp - default location that GIMP uses as temporary space.
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/brushes - system wide brush files.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/brushes - user created and installed brush files. These files are in the
.gbr, .gih or .vbr file formats.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/curves - Curve profiles and presets as saved from the Curves tool.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/gimpressionist - Presets and user created brushes and papers are stored
here.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/levels - Level profiles and presets as saved from the Levels tool.
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/palettes - the system wide palette files.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/palettes - user created and modified palette files. This files are in the
.gpl format.
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/patterns - basic set of patterns for use in GIMP.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/patterns - user created and installed gimp pattern files. This files are
in the .pat format.
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/gradients - standard system wide set of gradient files.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/gradients - user created and installed gradient files.
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/scripts - system wide directory of scripts used in Script-Fu and
other scripting extensions.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/scripts - user created and installed scripts.
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/gflares - system wide directory used by the gflare plug-in.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/gflares - user created and installed gflare files.
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/gfig - system wide directory used by the gfig plug-in.
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/gfig - user created and installed gfig files.
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/images/gimp-splash.png - the default image used for the GIMP
splash screen.
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/images/gimp-logo.png - image used in the GIMP about dialog.
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/tips/gimp-tips.xml - tips as displayed in the "Tip of the Day"
dialog box.
SPLASH IMAGES
GIMP comes with a default image for the splash screen but it allows system administrators
and users to customize the splash screen by providing other images. The image to be used
with the splash screen is chosen as follows:
1. GIMP tries to load a random splash screen from the directory
$HOME/.gimp-2.8/splashes.
2. It then falls back to using $HOME/.gimp-2.8/gimp-splash.png.
3. If the user didn't install any custom splash images, a random image is picked from
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/splashes.
4. As a last resort, GIMP uses the default splash image located at
${datarootdir}/gimp/2.0/images/gimp-splash.png.
SUGGESTIONS AND BUG REPORTS
Any bugs found should be reported to the online bug-tracking system available on the web
at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/. Before reporting bugs, please check to see if the bug has
already been reported.
When reporting GIMP bugs, it is important to include a reliable way to reproduce the bug,
version number of GIMP (and probably GTK+), OS name and version, and any relevant hardware
specs. If a bug is causing a crash, it is very useful if a stack trace can be provided.
And of course, patches to rectify the bug are even better.
OTHER INFO
The canonical place to find GIMP info is at http://www.gimp.org/. Here you can find links
to just about many other GIMP sites, tutorials, data sets, mailing list archives, and
more.
There is also a GIMP User Manual available at http://docs.gimp.org/ that goes into much
more detail about the interactive use of GIMP.
The latest versions of GIMP and the GTK+ libs are always available at ftp://ftp.gimp.org/.
AUTHORS
Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and the GIMP Development Team.
With patches, fixes, plug-ins, extensions, scripts, translations, documentation and more
from lots and lots of people all over the world.
SEE ALSO
gimprc(5), gimptool(1),