NAME

       Kexi - Database creation for everyone

SYNOPSIS

       kexi [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options] [project-name]

DESCRIPTION

       Kexi  is  an  integrated data management application. It can be used for creating database
       schemas, inserting data, performing queries, and processing data. Forms can be created  to
       provide  a custom interface to your data. All database objects - tables, queries and forms
       - are stored in the database, making it easy to share data and design.

OPTIONS

       Generic options:

       --help Show help about options

       --help-qt
              Show Qt specific options

       --help-kde
              Show KDE specific options

       --help-all
              Show all options

       --author
              Show author information

       -v, --version
              Show version information

       --license
              Show license information

       Options related to entire projects:

       --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.

       --create-opendb
              Like --createdb, but also open newly created database.

       --dropdb
              Drop  (remove)  a  project  using specified database driver and database name.  You
              will be asked for confirmation.

       --drv,--dbdriver <name>
              Database driver to be  used  for  connecting  to  a  database  project  (SQLite  by
              default).  Ignored if a shortcut filename is provided.

       -t,--type <name>
              Specify  the  type  of file provided as an argument.  This option is only useful if
              the filename does not have a valid extension set and its type cannot be  determined
              unambiguously  by  examining  its  contents.   This option is ignored if no file is
              specified as an argument.  Available file types are: - "project" for a project file
              (the  default)  -  "shortcut"  for  a  shortcut  file  pointing  to  a  project.  -
              "connection" for database connection data.

       --conn,--connection <shortcut_filename>
              Specify a database connection shortcut .kexic file containing connection data.  Can
              be used with --createdb or --create-opendb for convenience instead of using options
              like --user, --host or --port.  Note: Options like --user, --host  have  precedence
              over settings defined in the shortcut file.

       --readonly
              Specify that any database connections will be performed without write support. This
              option is ignored when "createdb" option is present, otherwise the  database  could
              not be created.

       --user-mode
              Start project in User Mode, regardless of the project settings.

       --design-mode
              Start project in Design Mode, regardless of the project settings.

       --show-navigator
              Show the Project Navigator side pane even if Kexi runs in User Mode.

       --hide-menu
              Hide  the  main menu (the tabbed toolbar) completely. A number of commands from the
              main menu is always visible. This option is useful in User Mode.

       --skip-startup-dialog
              Skip displaying startup dialog window.  If there is no project  name  specified  to
              open, an empty application window will appear.

       Options related to opening objects within a project:

       --open [<object_type>:]<object_name>
              Open  object of type 'object_type' and name 'object_name' from specified project on
              application start.  'object_type' is optional, if omitted - table type is  assumed.
              Other  object  types  can  be  query,  report,  form,  script (may be more or less,
              depending on your plugins installed).  Use "" chars  to  specify  names  containing
              spaces.  Examples: --open MyTable, --open query:"My very big query"

       --design [<object_type>:]<object_name>
              Like --open, but the object will be opened in Design Mode, if one is available.

       --edittext [<object_type>:]<object_name>
              Like --open, but the object will be opened in Text Mode, if one is available.

       --exec, --execute [<object_type>:]<object_name>
              Start  execution  of  object  of  type  'object_type'  and  name  'object_name'  on
              application start.  'object_type' is optional, if omitted - macro type is  assumed.
              Other  object  types  can be script (may be more or less, depending on your plugins
              installed).  Use "" chars to specify names containing spaces.

       --new <object_type>
              Start new object design of type 'object_type'.

       Options related to database servers:

       -u,--user <name>
              User name to be used for connecting to a database project.  Ignored if  a  shortcut
              filename is provided.

       -h,--host <name>
              Server  (host)  name to be used for connecting to a database project.  Ignored if a
              shortcut filename is provided.

       --port <number>
              Server's port number to be used for connecting to a database project.  Ignored if a
              shortcut filename is provided.

       --local-socket <filename> Server's local socket filename
              to  be used for connecting to a database project. Ignored if a shortcut filename is
              provided.

       --skip-conn-dialog
              Skip displaying connection dialog  window  and  connect  directly.  Available  when
              opening .kexic or .kexis shortcut files.

       Arguments:

       project-name    Kexi  database  project filename, Kexi shortcut filename or name of a Kexi
       database project on a server to open.

SEE ALSO

       More detailed user documentation is available from help:/kexi (either enter this URL  into
       Konqueror, or run khelpcenter help:/kexi).

AUTHOR

       This  manual  page  was  written  by Adrien Grellier <adrien.grellier@laposte.net> for the
       Debian project (but may be used by others).

                                        11 septembre 2011                                 KEXI(1)