NAME
kupfer - Convenient command and access tool for applications and
documents
SYNOPSIS
kupfer [ OPTIONS | FILE ... ]
kupfer-exec FILE ...
DESCRIPTION
Kupfer is a launcher; you typically use it to summon an application or
a document quickly by typing parts of its name. It can also do more
than getting at something quickly: there are different plugins for
accessing more objects and running custom commands.
Kupfer is written using Python and has a flexible architecture; the
implementation is simple and makes the easy things work first. One goal
is that new plugins can be written quickly without too much
programming.
kupfer-exec is a helper script that can execute commands saved to file,
but only by connecting to an already running instance of Kupfer.
SPAWNING
Running kupfer on the command line (without options) will try to show
the program it if already running.
If the keybinder module is installed, kupfer will listen to a
keybinding. By default the keybinding is Ctrl+Space to show kupfer.
Kupfer can be invoked with a list of files
kupfer FILE ...
This can be used to select files given as command-line arguments in the
program. Then you can invoke actions even on objects from a shell-based
context.
You may also pipe text to kupfer to pass it to a currently running
instance of the program.
OPTIONS
--no-splash
Launch without presenting main interface
--list-plugins
Display a list of all installed plugins
--debug
Enable more verbose output that can help understanding the
program's operation.
The following are generic options
--help Display usage information
--version
Display version information
CONFIGURATION
Custom plugins are added to kupfer by installing them to the directory
~/.local/share/kupfer/plugins, or any kupfer/plugins directory in any
of $XDG_DATA_DIRS.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
If KUPFER_NO_CUSTOM_PLUGINS is set, only allow loading built-in plugins
(installed in the program's python package).
If KUPFER_NO_CACHE is set, do not load from or write to any source
cache files.
AUTHOR
Ulrik Sverdrup <ulrik.sverdrup@gmail.com>
17 September 2009 KUPFER(1)