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gpicview

TLDR

Open image

$ gpicview [image.jpg]
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Start GPicView
$ gpicview
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SYNOPSIS

gpicview [options] [file]

DESCRIPTION

GPicView is a lightweight image viewer for the LXDE desktop environment. It provides fast image viewing with minimal resource usage, supporting common formats like JPEG, PNG, GIF, and BMP.
The viewer offers basic navigation, zoom, rotation, and slideshow features. It's designed to be simple and responsive, ideal for systems with limited resources.

PARAMETERS

file

Image file to open.
--help
Display help.
--version
Show version.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

$ Space/N     Next image
Backspace/P Previous image
+/=         Zoom in
-           Zoom out
1           Original size
F           Fit to window
R           Rotate right
L           Rotate left
F11         Fullscreen
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CAVEATS

Limited editing features. No support for RAW formats. Part of LXDE but can run standalone. May lack features of heavier viewers like gThumb.

HISTORY

GPicView was created as part of the LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) project, designed for fast performance on low-resource systems. It follows the LXDE philosophy of being lightweight and simple.

SEE ALSO

feh(1), eog(1), sxiv(1), imv(1)

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