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.\" This file was generated by kdemangen.pl
.TH KEXI 1 "Apr 2005" "K Desktop Environment" "Database creation for everyone"
.SH NAME
kexi
- Database creation for everyone
.SH SYNOPSIS
kexi [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options] [database-name] 
.SH DESCRIPTION
Database creation for everyone
.SH OPTIONS
.SS
.SS Arguments:
database-name             Database project filename
or shortcut filename
or database name on a server to open
.SS Options related to entire projects:
.TP
.B  --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.
.TP
.B  --create-opendb  
Like --createdb, but also open newly
created database.

.TP
.B  --dropdb  
Drop (remove) a project using specified
database driver and database name.
You will be asked for confirmation.
.TP
.B --drv,  --dbdriver  <name>
Database driver to be used
for connecting to a database project
(SQLite by default).
Ignored if a shortcut filename
is provided.
.TP
.B -t,  --type  <name>
Specifies a type of a file provided
as argument. This option is useful
if your filename has not set a valid 
extension and it's type cannot be detected
unambiguously by looking at it's 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
you to a project.

.SS 
.SS Options related to opening objects within a project:
.TP
.B  --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"
.TP
.B  --design  
[<object_type>:]<object_name> 
Like --open, but the object will
be opened in Design Mode, if one is available
.TP
.B  --edittext  
[<object_type>:]<object_name> 
Like --open, but the object will
be opened in Text Mode, if one is available
.TP
.B  --new  
<object_type>       Start new object design of type <object_type>
.SS 
.SS Options related to database servers:
.TP
.B -u,  --user  <name>
User name to be used
for connecting to a database project.
Ignored if a shortcut filename
is provided.
.TP
.B -h,  --host  <name>
Server (host) name to be used
for connecting to a database project.
Ignored if a shortcut filename
is provided.
.TP
.B  --port  <number>
Server's port name to be used
for connecting to a database project.
Ignored if a shortcut filename
is provided.
.TP
.B  --local-socket  <filename>
Server's local socket filename
to be used for connecting to a database
project. Ignored if a shortcut filename
is provided.
.SS 
.SS Generic options:
.TP
.B  --help  
Show help about options
.TP
.B  --help-qt  
Show Qt specific options
.TP
.B  --help-kde  
Show KDE specific options
.TP
.B  --help-all  
Show all options
.TP
.B  --author  
Show author information
.TP
.B -v,  --version  
Show version information
.TP
.B  --license  
Show license information
.TP
.B  --  
End of options
.SS 
.SS KDE options:
.TP
.B  --caption  <caption>
Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar
.TP
.B  --icon  <icon>
Use 'icon' as the application icon
.TP
.B  --miniicon  <icon>
Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar
.TP
.B  --config  <filename>
Use alternative configuration file
.TP
.B  --dcopserver  <server>
Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'
.TP
.B  --nocrashhandler  
Disable crash handler, to get core dumps
.TP
.B  --waitforwm  
Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager
.TP
.B  --style  <style>
sets the application GUI style
.TP
.B  --geometry  <geometry>
sets the client geometry of the main widget - see man X for the argument format
.SS 
.SS Qt options:
.TP
.B  --display  <displayname>
Use the X-server display 'displayname'
.TP
.B  --session  <sessionId>
Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'
.TP
.B  --cmap  
Causes the application to install a private color
map on an 8-bit display
.TP
.B  --ncols  <count>
Limits the number of colors allocated in the color
cube on an 8-bit display, if the application is
using the QApplication::ManyColor color
specification
.TP
.B  --nograb  
tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard
.TP
.B  --dograb  
running under a debugger can cause an implicit
-nograb, use -dograb to override
.TP
.B  --sync  
switches to synchronous mode for debugging
.TP
.B --fn,  --font  <fontname>
defines the application font
.TP
.B --bg,  --background  <color>
sets the default background color and an
application palette (light and dark shades are
calculated)
.TP
.B --fg,  --foreground  <color>
sets the default foreground color
.TP
.B --btn,  --button  <color>
sets the default button color
.TP
.B  --name  <name>
sets the application name
.TP
.B  --title  <title>
sets the application title (caption)
.TP
.B  --visual  TrueColor
forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on
an 8-bit display
.TP
.B  --inputstyle  <inputstyle>
sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible
values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and
root
.TP
.B  --im  <XIM server>
set XIM server
.TP
.B  --noxim  
disable XIM
.TP
.B  --reverse  
mirrors the whole layout of widgets
.SS 

.SH SEE ALSO
Full user documentation is available through the KDE Help Center.  You can also enter the URL
.BR help:/kexi/
directly into konqueror or you can run 
.BR "`khelpcenter help:/kexi/'"
from the command-line.
.br
.SH AUTHORS
.nf
Jaroslaw Staniek / OpenOffice Polska <js@iidea.pl>
.br
Lucijan Busch <lucijan@kde.org>
.br
Cedric Pasteur <cedric.pasteur@free.fr>
.br
Adam Pigg <adam@piggz.fsnet.co.uk>
.br
Martin Ellis <martin.ellis@kdemail.net>
.br
Sebastian Sauer <mail@dipe.org>
.br
Christian Nitschkowski <segfault_ii@web.de>
.br
Peter Simonsson <psn@linux.se>
.br
Joseph Wenninger <jowenn@kde.org>
.br
Seth Kurzenberg <seth@cql.com>
.br
Laurent Montel <montel@kde.org>
.br
Till Busch <till@bux.at>
.br