svgview(1)
β¨ svgview β ok bestie, let's look at some SVGs π
so like, the manual name is svgview(1) and it lives in the General Commands Manual section, which is basically the group chat for "yeah this is just a normal command, nothing fancy." π
πΈ NAME πΈ
svgview β a simple lil tool to view SVG files. that's it. that's the whole vibe. π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
svgview <svgfile>
like... that's the entire command. one argument. one. iconic minimalism honestly. β¨
π DESCRIPTION π
okay so svgview is a simple, lightweight GUI tool for viewing SVG files. πΌοΈ
let me say that again for the people in the back: it's a GUI app. so when you run it, a window pops up with your SVG in it. it's simple, it's lightweight, it is not trying to be anything else. main character energy but make it humble. π
no config files. no plugins. no 400-page docs. just look at the picture. π«Ά
π OPTIONS π
girl. π
There are no command-line options.
none. zero. not a single flag. no -h, no --help, no -v. you give it an SVG file, it shows you the SVG file. that's the entire relationship. periodt. π
π SEE ALSO π
nothing here! no cross-references, no sibling commands, no "go read this other page." this page is an only child and it's thriving. π
heads up bestie: the synopsis wants<svgfile>β that's a placeholder for the actual path to your SVG file, so swap in something real likemy-art.svgwhen you actually type the command. (this is just how placeholders work, no extra lore, i promise π)
and that's the whole page! this manual came from the General Commands Manual for the svgview(1) command, and the version we're looking at is dated Sep 2018. ποΈβ¨ oldie but a goodie β go open up some SVGs and slay. byeee π¦ππ
π¦ where this page comes from
- debian bookworm: libwxsvg-tools 2:1.5.24+dfsg-1+b2 Β· wxWindows
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- ubuntu jammy: libwxsvg-tools 2:1.5.23+dfsg-1 Β· wxWindows
- ubuntu noble: libwxsvg-tools 2:1.5.24+dfsg-2.1build1 Β· wxWindows
- ubuntu questing: libwxsvg-tools 2:1.5.25+dfsg-1build1
- ubuntu resolute: libwxsvg-tools 2:1.5.25+dfsg-1build2 Β· wxWindows
- ubuntu stonking: libwxsvg-tools 2:1.5.25+dfsg-1build2 Β· wxWindows
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