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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
.
.Nm
.Op Ar options
+.Op Cm --
.Op Ar files | Ar directories | Ar URLs ...
.
.
@@ -29,13 +30,13 @@ Compile-time switches in this build:
.Bl -bullet -compact
.
.It
-remote file support: libcurl $MAN_CURL$
+libcurl remote file support $MAN_CURL$
.
.It
Xinerama multi-monitor support $MAN_XINERAMA$
.
.It
-builtin EXIF reader $MAN_EXIF$
+libexif builtin EXIF reader $MAN_EXIF$
.
.It
inotify-based auto-reload of changed files $MAN_INOTIFY$
@@ -162,6 +163,23 @@ Use
.Cm --conversion-timeout Ar timeout
with a non-negative value to enable support for these formats.
.
+.Pp
+.
+As Imlib2 may take several seconds to determine whether it can load a file or
+not
+.Pq e.g. when attempting to open a large video ,
+.Nm
+checks each file's header before loading it.
+If it looks like an image, it is passed on to Imlib2, otherwise, it is
+assumed to be unloadable.
+This greatly improves performance when working in directories with mixed files
+.Pq i.e., directories which do not exclusively contain image files .
+If you think that Imlib2 can load a file which
+.Nm
+has determined to be likely not an image, set the environment variable
+.Qq FEH_SKIP_MAGIC
+to pass all files directly to Imlib2, bypassing the header check.
+The environment variable's value does not matter, it just needs to be set.
.
.Sh OPTIONS
.
@@ -218,7 +236,7 @@ Use format specifiers to refer to image info, see
.Sx FORMAT SPECIFIERS
for details.
Example usage:
-.Qq feh -A Qo mv ~/images/%N Qc * .
+.Qq feh -A Qo mv %F ~/images/%N Qc * .
.
.It Cm --action1 No .. Cm --action9 Oo Ar flag Oc Ns Oo [ Ar title ] Oc Ns Ar action
.
@@ -236,6 +254,10 @@ disabled by a preceding
.Cm --reload=0
option.
.
+.Pp
+.
+Automatic reload is not supported in montage, index, or thumbnail mode.
+.
.It Cm --auto-rotate
.
.Pq optional feature, $MAN_EXIF$ in this build
@@ -581,7 +603,8 @@ When loading images via HTTP, ImageMagick or dcraw,
.Nm
will only load/convert them once and re-use the cached file on subsequent
slideshow passes.
-This option disables the cache. It is also disabled when
+This option disables the cache.
+It is also disabled when
.Cm --reload
is used.
Use it if you rely on frequently changing files loaded via one of these
@@ -649,7 +672,7 @@ Save files to
.Ar directory
when using
.Cm --keep-http
-or the save_image command.
+or the save_image or save_filelist command.
By default, files are saved in the current working directory.
.
.It Cm -p , --preload
@@ -708,6 +731,7 @@ will continue to try loading it.
.Pp
.
Setting this option causes inotify-based auto-reload to be disabled.
+Reload is not supported in montage, index, or thumbnail mode.
.
.It Cm -n , --reverse
.
@@ -1558,7 +1582,10 @@ will keep zoom and X, Y offset when switching images.
.It L Bq save_filelist
.
Save the current filelist as
-.Qq feh_PID_ID_filelist
+.Qq feh_PID_ID_filelist .
+It is saved in the directory specified by
+.Cm --output-dir ,
+if set, and in the current working directory otherwise.
.
.It m Bq toggle_menu
.
@@ -1594,7 +1621,10 @@ Useful for webcams
.It s Bq save_image
.
Save the current image as
-.Qq feh_PID_ID_FILENAME
+.Qq feh_PID_ID_FILENAME .
+It is saved in the directory specified by
+.Cm --output-dir ,
+if set, and in the current working directory otherwise.
.
.It w Bq size_to_image
.
@@ -2118,23 +2148,11 @@ Please include the feh version
steps to reproduce the bug and, if necessary, images to reproduce it.
.
.
-.Sh FUTURE PLANS
-.
-Plans for the following releases:
-.
-.Bl -bullet -compact
-.
-.It
-Make zoom options more intuitive
-.
-.El
-.
-.
.Sh LICENSE
.
Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 by Paul Duncan.
-Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 by Tom Gilbert (and various contributors).
-Copyright (C) 2010-2020 by Daniel Friesel (and even more contributors).
+Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 by Tom Gilbert and contributors.
+Copyright (C) 2010-2020 by Daniel Friesel and contributors.
.
.Pp
.
@@ -2176,5 +2194,5 @@ Tom Gilbert
.
.Pp
.
-See also:
+Website:
https://feh.finalrewind.org