Catfish - Command-line Options

The general usage of the command line options is:

catfish [OPTION...] path query

Here is a summary of all the options. Explanations are in the following sections.

Application Options: --version; -h, --help; -v, --verbose; --large-icons; --thumbnails; --iso-time; --exact; --hidden; --fulltext; --start; --close-after-select; --persist-after-select

All of these options can also be configured on a permanent basis using the preferences dialog. Command-line options will override the preferences if there is a conflict.

Application Options

--version: Show Catfish version number and exit

-h, --help: Show command-line options and exit

-v, --verbose: Show debug messages (-vv increases verbosity)

--large-icons: Display results with large icons instead of thumbnails

--thumbnails: Display results with thumbnails instead of large icons

--iso-time: Display timestamps in ISO format

--exact: Perform “exact” searches, where search results must match the query string completely

--hidden: Include hidden files in the search results

--fulltext: Perform “fulltext” searches, where search results contain the query string in the file contents

--start: If path and query are provided, start searching when Catfish is started

--close-after-select: Closes the window after a file is opened

--persist-after-select: Keep the window open after a file is opened

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