INKVIEW(1)

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🎀 INKVIEW(1) — the Inkview Commands Manual, but make it cute 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to INKVIEW(1) — literally the manual page for Inkview, your new main character SVG viewer. iykyk. ✨

🌸 NAME

Inkview — an SVG viewer and slideshow program. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS

"inkview [options] [filename ...]"

options:

    -h, --help
    -V, --version

    -f, --fullscreen
    -r, --recursive
    -t, --timer=NUMBER
    -s, --scale=NUMBER
    -p, --preload

yes bestie, the quotes are literally part of the synopsis. we don't question it. 💅

🎀 DESCRIPTION

Inkview is a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) viewer that can also be used for slideshows or presentations. one or more FILES or FOLDERS can be specified on the command-line for opening. Inkview will display all SVG files in the given order. folders get expanded to a list of contained SVG files. no cap. 🫶

you can also launch Inkview without any command-line arguments, which will bring up a file chooser that lets you select files and folders via a graphical user interface. iconic behavior, honestly. 🧚

💅 OPTIONS

  • -?, --help — show help options. yes, the synopsis said -h and this one says -? — both are in the original page, bestie, we're not merging them. periodt. 😭
  • -V, --version — print Inkview version and build date (this is usually matches the Inkscape version). not me noticing the grammar, but the facts stay exactly as written. 💀
  • -f, --fullscreen — launch Inkview in fullscreen mode. main character energy: maximized. 👑
  • -r, --recursive — search folders specified on the command line recursively for SVG files. this means all SVG files in all subfolders of the specified folder will be opened. it's giving "open everything, no crumbs." 🔥
  • -t, --timer=NUMBER — change to the next image every NUMBER seconds. slideshow autopilot, slay. ⏱️
  • -s, --scale=NUMBER — show image scaled by a factor of NUMBER instead of using the file's native size. math but make it visual. 📐
  • -p, --preload — preloads all SVG files. Inkview still needs to render images upon showing, however this option ensures all SVG files are already parsed and loaded into memory. this option can also be used to verify if all files can be opened properly, without having to cycle through all files manually. lowkey a vibe check for your whole folder. 🍓

⌨️ KEYBINDINGS

  • Left, Page Up, or Backspace: show previous image ⬅️
  • Right, Page Down, or Space: show next image ➡️
  • Up, or Home: go to first image ⬆️
  • Down, or End: go to last image ⬇️
  • Return: show control window 🎛️
  • F11: toggle fullscreen mode 🖥️
  • Escape or Q: quit 👋

🦋 EXAMPLES

open two SVG files for viewing:

inkview file1.svg file2.svg

open all SVG files in the examples folder shipped with Inkscape:

inkview B</usr/share>/inkscape/examples
bestie, that B</usr/share> is literally in the original. we preserve it character for character. do not "fix" it, i'm begging. 🙈

launch a fullscreen slideshow that automatically changes to the next image every 5 seconds:

inkview --fullscreen --timer=5 [files/folders ...]

🔗 SEE ALSO

👑 AUTHORS

see inkscape(1). that's it, that's the whole author section. 💜

copyright (C) 1999-2023 by Authors.

Inkscape is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GPL version 3 or later. 🫶

and that's the page, bestie: version 1.4.4, dated 2026-10-19, footer vibes INKVIEW(1). slay, go view some SVGs 💖✨

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