Herbert's fix to bug #222.

[lyx.git] / lyx.man

diff --git a/lyx.man b/lyx.man
index b3ba33419d863204f703c71c8873711565f768b7..f5cc1d3920479a56777000230463ee4391f2b387 100644 (file)
--- a/lyx.man
+++ b/lyx.man
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ name \fBLyX\fR:
 .BI \-help
 summarizes LyX usage
 .TP
 .BI \-help
 summarizes LyX usage
 .TP

+.BI \-version
+provides version information on the build of LyX.
+.TP

 .BI \-sysdir " directory"
 sets system directory. Normally not needed.
 .TP
 .BI \-sysdir " directory"
 sets system directory. Normally not needed.
 .TP


@@ -51,28 +54,22 @@ sets system directory. Normally not needed.
 sets user directory. Needed if you want to use LyX with different lyxrc 
 settings.
 .TP
 sets user directory. Needed if you want to use LyX with different lyxrc 
 settings.
 .TP

-.BI \-width " x"
-the width of the main window in \fBLyX\fR.
-.TP
-.BI \-height " y"
-the height of the main window in \fBLyX\fR.
-.TP
-.BI \-xpos " x"
-the x position of the main window in \fBLyX\fR.
-.TP
-.BI \-ypos " y"
-the y position of the main window in \fBLyX\fR.
-Notice, you have to specify both 
-.BI \-xpos 
-and 
-.BI \-ypos 
-to obtain the
-desired effect. Negative positions are ignored. If no valid position
-is given, the main window is centered.
+.BI \-geometry " WxH+X+Y"
+specifies the preferred size and position of the main \fBLyX\fR window; see \fIX(1)\fR.

 .TP
 .BI \-dbg " feature[,feature...]"
 where feature is a name or number.
 Use "\fBlyx -dbg\fR" to see the list of available debug features.
 .TP
 .BI \-dbg " feature[,feature...]"
 where feature is a name or number.
 Use "\fBlyx -dbg\fR" to see the list of available debug features.

+.TP
+\fB -x [--execute]\fP \fIcommand
+where command is a lyx command.
+.TP
+\fB -e [--export]\fP \fIfmt
+where fmt is the export format of choice.
+.TP
+\fB -i [--import]\fP \fIfmt file.xxx
+where fmt is the import format of choice and file.xxx is the file to be imported.
+

 .PP
 Furthermore, \fBLyX\fR understands the following generic command line options 
 from the \fBForms Library\fR:
 .PP
 Furthermore, \fBLyX\fR understands the following generic command line options 
 from the \fBForms Library\fR:


@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ can be used to specify which user directory to use.
 .PP
 The user directory is, in order of precedence: 
 .br
 .PP
 The user directory is, in order of precedence: 
 .br

-1) -usedir command line parameter
+1) -userdir command line parameter

 .br
 2) LYX_USERDIR_11x environment variable
 .br
 .br
 2) LYX_USERDIR_11x environment variable
 .br


@@ -182,8 +179,8 @@ Full documentation in either native \fBLyX\fR or postscript format.
 .SH BUGS/LIMITATIONS
 There are probably still some bugs in \fBLyX\fR. Please report them to
 lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org with detailed info, including which version of
 .SH BUGS/LIMITATIONS
 There are probably still some bugs in \fBLyX\fR. Please report them to
 lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org with detailed info, including which version of

-\fBLyX\fR you use. Consult the "Known Bugs" item under the Help menu
-first if possible.
+\fBLyX\fR you use. Consult the bug-reporting instructions in the
+Introduction (accessible from the Help menu in LyX) first if possible.

 
 \fBLaTeX\fR import is still not perfect and may produce buggy *.lyx
 files. Consult the \fBreLyX\fR documentation.
 
 \fBLaTeX\fR import is still not perfect and may produce buggy *.lyx
 files. Consult the \fBreLyX\fR documentation.