This script runs OpenOffice with the arguments <args> given on the command line.
- --version
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This option displays the version of this OpenOffice.org build.
- --widgets-set widgetsset
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This option allows to start the application with an other widgets set.
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These arguments are passed directly to the real start binary by the wrapper.
- filename...
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Files to operate on. Opening them is the default behavior, which can be
influenced by command line arguments. -p will print the files instead.
- -accept=accept-string
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Notifies the OpenOffice.org software that upon the creation of "UNO Acceptor
Threads", a "UNO Accept String" will be used.
- -base
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Starts with the database wizard.
- -calc
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Starts with an empty Calc document.
- -display display
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This option specifies the X server to contact; see X(7)
- -draw
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Starts with an empty Draw document.
- -global
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Starts with an empty Global document.
- -headless
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Starts in "headless mode", which allows using the application without user
interface.
This special mode can be used when the application is controlled by external
clients via the API.
- -help|-h|-?
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Lists the available OOo-native command line parameters to the console.
- -impress
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Starts with an empty Impress document.
- -invisible
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Starts in invisible mode.
Neither the start-up logo nor the initial program window will be visible.
However, the OpenOffice.org software can be controlled and documents and
dialogs opened via the API.
When the OpenOffice.org software has been started with this parameter, it can
only be ended using the taskmanager (Windows) or the kill command
(UNIX based systems).
It cannot be used in conjunction with -quickstart.
- -math
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Starts with an empty Math document.
- -minimized
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Keep the splash screen minimized.
- -n filename
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Creates a new document using filename as a template.
- -nodefault
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Starts the application without any window opened for the first time.
A window appears if you start the office next time.
It is used together with the option -nologo by quickstarters. Note that
the option -quickstart has not been longer supported since
OpenOffice.org 2.0.0.
- -nolockcheck
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Disables the check for remote instances using the installation.
- -nologo
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Disables the splash screen at program start.
- -norestore
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Disables restart and file recovery after a system crash. It is possible OOo
will try to restore a file it keeps crashing on, if that happens -norestore
is the only way to start OOo.
- -o filename
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Opens filename for editing, even if it is a template.
- -p filename...
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Prints the given files to the default printer and ends. The splash screen
does not appear.
If the file name contains spaces, then it must be enclosed in quotation marks.
- -pt printername filename...
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Prints the given files to the printer printername and ends. The splash
screen does not appear.
If the file name contains spaces, then it must be enclosed in quotation marks.
- -show presentation
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Starts with the given Impress file and starts the presentation. Enters edit
mode after the presentation.
- -unaccept=accept-string
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Closes an acceptor that was created with -accept option.
Use -unaccept=all to close all open acceptors.
- -terminate_after_init
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The office terminates after it registers some UNO services. The office
doesn't show the intro bitmap during startup.
- -view filename
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Creates a temporary copy of the given file and opens it read-only.
- -web
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Starts with an empty HTML document.
- -writer
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Starts with an empty Writer document.
