libreoffice(1)                   User Commands                  libreoffice(1)



Name
       libreoffice - LibreOffice office suite


SYNOPSIS
       libreoffice  [--accept=accept-string]  [--base]  [--calc] [--convert-to
       output_file_extension[:output_filter_name]    [--outdir     output_dir]
       file]...    [--display   display]   [--draw]   [--global]  [--headless]
       [--help|-h|-?]   [--impress]   [--invisible]    [--infilter="<filter>"]
       [--math]   [--minimized]  [-n  file]...  [--nodefault]  [--nolockcheck]
       [--nologo] [--norestore] [-o file]...  [-p  file...]   [--print-to-file
       [--printer-name  printer_name]  [--outdir  output_dir]  file]...  [--pt
       printername    file...]     [--show    Impress    file]...     [--unac-
       cept=accept-string]  [--terminate_after_init]  [--view file]... [--web]
       [--writer]  [file...]
       lobase
       localc
       lodraw
       lofromtemplate
       loimpress
       lomath
       loweb
       lowriter


DESCRIPTION
       LibreOffice (LO for short)  is  a  multi-platform  office  productivity
       suite.   It  was  derived from OpenOffice.org 3.3 Beta on September 28,
       2010.

       libreoffice is a shell script that sets up the environment  and  passes
       the command line arguments to the soffice.bin binary.

       Alternatively,  the  following helper scripts start the respective mod-
       ule:

       sbase, scalc, sdraw, simpress, smath, sofficerc, swriter


OPTIONS
       --accept=accept-string
              Specify a UNO connect-string to create a  UNO  acceptor  through
              which other programs can connect to access the API.


       --base Starts the wizard for a new Base document.


       --calc Starts with a new Calc document.


       --convert-to  output_file_extension[:output_filter_name] [--outdir out-
       put_dir] file...
              Batch converts files.  If --outdir is  not  specified  then  the
              current  working  directory  is used as the output directory for
              the converted files.

              Examples:

              --convert-to pdf *.doc

              Converts all .doc files to PDFs.

              --convert-to pdf:writer_pdf_Export --outdir /home/user *.doc

              Converts all .doc files to PDFs using the settings in the Writer
              PDF export dialog and saving them in /home/user.


       --display display
              This option specifies the X server to use; see X(7)


       --draw Starts with a new Draw document.


       --global
              Starts with a new Global document.


       --headless
              Starts  in  "headless  mode", which allows using the application
              without user a interface.

              This special mode can be used when the application is controlled
              by external clients via the API.

              It implies --invisible and strictly ignores any GUI environment.
              --quickstart does not work with this parameter.


       --help|-h|-?
              Lists LibreOffice command line parameters.


       --impress
              Starts with a new Impress document.


       --invisible
              Starts in invisible mode.

              Neither the start-up logo nor the initial program window will be
              visible.   LO can be controlled and documents and dialogs can be
              opened via the API.

              When started with this parameter, it can only be quit using  the
              taskmanager (Windows) or the kill command (UNIX based systems).

              --quickstart does not work with this parameter.


       --infilter="<filter>"
              Force  an  input  filter type if possible.  For example --infil-
              ter="Calc Office Open XML" only


       --math Starts with a new Math document.


       --minimized
              Keeps the splash screen minimized.


       -n template...
              Creates the a new document from the given templates.


       --nodefault
              Starts LO without creating a new document.  The  next  time  you
              start LO, the welcome screen is shown.

              It's  used  together  with --nologo by quick starters. Note that
              --quickstart has no longer been supported  since  OpenOffice.org
              2.0.0.


       --nolockcheck
              Disables the check for remote instances using the installation.


       --nologo
              Disables the splash screen at program start.


       --norestore
              Disables  restart  and file recovery after a system crash. It is
              possible that LO will try to restore a file  it  keeps  crashing
              on, if that happens --norestore is the only way to start LO.


       --nosplash
              Disables the splash screen at program start.


       -o file...
              Opens the given files for editing, even templates.

              Without  -o  a template file would create a new document derived
              from that template.


       -p file...
              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.


       --print-to-file  [--printer-name  printer_name]  [--outdir  output_dir]
       file...
              Batch  print  files to file.  If --printer-name is not specified
              the default printer is used.  If --outdir is not specified  then
              the  current  working  directory is used as the output directory
              for the converted files.

              Examples:

              --print-to-file *.doc

              Prints all .doc files to the current working directory using the
              default printer.

              --print-to-file   --printer-name  nasty_lowres_printer  --outdir
              /home/user *.doc

              Prints  all  .doc  files  to  /home/user  directory  using   the
              nasty_lowres_printer.


       --pt printername file...
              Prints  the given files to the printer printername and ends. The
              splash screen does not appear.

              If a file name contains spaces, then it must be enclosed in quo-
              tation marks.


       --quickstart --quickstart=no
              Starts  LO  with  it's  quick starter.  --quickstart disable the
              quick starter.

              Does not work with --invisible or --headless.


       --show Impress file...
              Opens the given Impress files, starts the presentation and quits
              after they have finished.


       --unaccept=accept-string
              Closes an acceptor that was created with --accept option.

              Use --unaccept=all to close all open acceptors.


       --terminate_after_init
              Starts  LO  and terminates after it registers some UNO services.
              Doesn't show the splash during startup.


       --view file...
              Opens the given files read-only creating  a  temporary  copy  of
              them at $TMPDIR.


       --web  Starts with a new HTML document.


       --writer
              Starts with a new Writer document.


TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS
       See  http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport  for  more details on
       how to report bugs in LibreOffice.

SEE ALSO
       http://www.documentfoundation.org/


AUTHOR
       This manual page was created by Rene  Engelhard  <rene@debian.org>  for
       the  Debian  GNU/Linux  Distribution, because the original package does
       not  have  one.  It   was   updated   for   Novell   by   Petr   Mladek
       <petr.mladek@novell.com>  and  adapted for LibreOffice by Philipp Weis-
       senbacher <philipp.weissenbacher@gmail.com>.



LibreOffice                       2010-12-18                    libreoffice(1)
