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[lyx.git] / lyx.1in

diff --git a/lyx.1in b/lyx.1in
index 2a6348c48f36442e008ffeb8f018cefcd2ad54f4..6573d9594f922517c79d18a617cc3c68bbad8414 100644 (file)
--- a/lyx.1in
+++ b/lyx.1in
@@ -73,6 +73,23 @@ Note that the order of -e and -x switches matters.
 .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.
+.TP
+\fB \-f [\-\-force\-overwrite]\fP \fIwhat
+where what is is either "\fBall\fR" or "\fBmain\fR".
+Using "\fBall\fR", all files are overwritten during a batch export, otherwise
+only the main file will be. When this switch is followed by anything else other
+than "\fBall\fR" or "\fBmain\fR", the behavior is as if "\fBall\fR" was
+specified, but what follows is left on the command line for further processing.
+.TP
+.BI -batch
+causes LyX to run the given commands without opening a GUI window.
+Thus, something like:
+.br
+    lyx -batch -x "buffer-print printer default dvips" myfile.lyx
+.br
+will cause LyX to print myfile.lyx to the default printer, using dvips and
+the default print settings (which, of course, have to have been configured
+already).
 
 .SH ENVIRONMENT
 .TP
@@ -145,4 +162,4 @@ are having problems with!
 files. Consult the \fBtex2lyx@version_suffix@\fR documentation.
 
 .SH AUTHORS
-LyX is Copyright (C) 1995 by Matthias Ettrich, 1995-2009 LyX Team
+LyX is Copyright (C) 1995 by Matthias Ettrich, 1995-2010 LyX Team