2.1 Command Line Options

Pointless may be started with a number of options. The formal description is

  pointless [FLAG] | [OPTIONS] [pllfile]

where file may be a file containing pll code. FLAG may be one of

Flag  Description 
-b plltext, --banner plltext use plltext as one-line banner slide
-h, --help display help
--resolutions print list of possible resolutions (current resolution is marked with a star)
-V, --version output version

OPTIONS may be one or more of

Option  Description 
-a $w$:$h$, --aspect $w$:$h$ set aspect ratio to $w$:$h$
-d, --debug debug output
--export format export slideshow. Value html implies using templates and value raw dumps raw information.
--exportdir directory export directory.
-f configfile specify configfile (replaces pointlessrc)
--firsttemplatefile file templatefile for first screenshot
--fullscreen start in fullscreen mode
-g geomstring, --geometry geomstring specify geometry of window
-I path use path as additional search path
--indexfile file templatefile for index.
--lasttemplatefile file templatefile for last screenshot
--powersave optimize for saving cpu cycles
--resolution resolution use this resolution for fullscreen
--templatefile file templatefile for screenshots
-v, --verbose verbose output

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