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gifview

Display GIF images and animations in an X11 window

TLDR

View a GIF
$ gifview [image.gif]
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View with animation
$ gifview -a [image.gif]
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Specify minimum frame delay (in centiseconds)
$ gifview --min-delay [10] [image.gif]
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View with unoptimized frames for faithful display
$ gifview -U [image.gif]
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Disable interactive controls
$ gifview +e [image.gif]
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SYNOPSIS

gifview [options] files

DESCRIPTION

gifview displays GIF images and animations in an X11 window. It is part of the gifsicle package and provides simple GIF viewing with animation support and configurable playback speed.The viewer can display specific frames for inspection and supports basic window management options. It handles animated GIFs with proper frame timing.

PARAMETERS

FILES

GIF files to display.
-a, --animate
Animate multi-image GIFs (default behavior in most builds).
+a, --no-animate
Display frames as a slideshow instead of animating.
-U, --unoptimize
Display multi-image GIFs as unoptimized for faithful frame display.
--min-delay DELAY
Minimum delay between frames in centiseconds (default: 0).
--fallback-delay DELAY
Delay for frames with unspecified delay, in centiseconds.
+e, --no-interactive
Ignore mouse and keyboard input.
-w WINDOW, --window WINDOW
Display in an existing X window (ID or 'root').
--new-window WINDOW
Display in a new child of an existing X window.
--geometry GEOMETRY
Set window size and position.
--title TITLE
Set the window title.
--bg COLOR, --background COLOR
Background color for transparent pixels.
-i, --install-colormap
Use a private colormap per window.
--memory-limit LIM
Cache up to LIM megabytes of images (default: 40).
-d DISPLAY, --display DISPLAY
Use the given X display.
--name NAME
Set application name for resource lookup.
--version
Print version number and exit.
--help
Display help information.

CAVEATS

Requires X11 display. Part of gifsicle package. Limited to GIF format only.

HISTORY

gifview is part of gifsicle, the GIF manipulation toolkit created by Eddie Kohler.

SEE ALSO

gifsicle(1), feh(1), display(1)

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