Table 3.1. Commandline Options
| Short option | Long option | Function |
|---|---|---|
| -n | --no-ctags | Do not load auto completion and call tip data. Use this option, if you do not want to use them. For more information see the section called “Global C tags”. |
| -m | --no-msgwin | Do not show the message window. Use this option if you do not need compiler messages or VTE support. |
| -p | --no-pipe | Do not open files in a running instance, force opening a new instance. |
| -t | --no-terminal | Do not load terminal support. Use this option, if you do not want to load the virtual terminal emulator widget at startup. If you do not have libvte.so.4 installed, then terminal-support is automatically disabled. |
| -l | --vte-lib | Specify explicitly the path including filename or only the filename to the VTE library, e.g. /usr/lib/libvte.so or libvte.so. This option is only needed, when the autodetection does not work. |
| -c directory_name | --config=directory_name | Use an alternate configuration directory. Default configuration directory is ~/.geany/ and there resides geany.conf and some template files. |
| -d | --debug | Runs Geany in debug mode, which means being verbose and printing lots of information. |
| -? | --help | Show help information and exit. |
| -v | --version | Show version information and exit. |
| [files ...] | Opens all given files at startup. This option causes Geany to ignore loading stored files from the last session (if enabled). |
Geany supports all generic GTK options, a list is available on the help screen.