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gimp — GNU image manipulation program. See also: `krita`. More information: <https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-

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Problem

How to use the gimp command: GNU image manipulation program. See also: krita. More information: <https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-fire-up.html#gimp-concepts-running-command-line>.

Solution

gimp — GNU image manipulation program. See also: krita. More information: <https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-fire-up.html#gimp-concepts-running-command-line>.

Start GIMP:

gimp

Open specific files:

gimp {{path/to/image1 path/to/image2 ...}}

Open specific files in a new window:

gimp --new-instance {{path/to/image1 path/to/image2 ...}}

Start without a splash screen:

gimp --no-splash

Print errors and warnings to the console instead of showing them in a dialog box:

gimp --console-messages

Enable debugging signal handlers:

gimp --debug-handlers

Code Snippets

Start GIMP

gimp

Open specific files

gimp {{path/to/image1 path/to/image2 ...}}

Open specific files in a new window

gimp --new-instance {{path/to/image1 path/to/image2 ...}}

Start without a splash screen

gimp --no-splash

Print errors and warnings to the console instead of showing them in a dialog box

gimp --console-messages

Context

tldr-pages: common/gimp

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