--animate, -a
Animate multi-image GIFs by default. Normally, multi-image GIFs first appear in slideshow mode. You
can always use the `a' keystroke to toggle between modes. This option has a converse, `--no-animate'
or `+a'.
--unoptimize, -U
Display multi-image GIFs as ``unoptimized'', which shows a faithful representation of what a user
will see at each frame of an animation. See gifsicle(1) for a more detailed description of
unoptimization. This option has a converse, `--no-unoptimize' or `+U'. GIFs are always displayed
unoptimized in animation mode.
-ddisplay--displaydisplay
Sets the X display to display. This option must come before any GIF files.
--namename
Sets the application name under which resources are found, rather than the default of "gifview".
Since gifview itself does not use the resource database, this is mostly useful for communication
with your window manager.
--geometrygeometry
Set the size and position of gifview's windows. This is a standard X option. At most one --geometry
option can be given per window (that is, per input GIF file).
--titletitle
Sets the gifview window's title. The default is "gifview", followed by information about the
currently displayed file and frame.
-wwindow--windowwindow
Display the next GIF input in an existing X window, instead of making a new top-level window. This
way, you can use gifview to display animated GIFs in a window you created with another program. The
window argument should be an integer (gifview will use that window ID) or `root' (gifview will use
the root window).
--new-windowwindow
Display the next GIF input in a new child of an existing X window. This child window will disappear
when gifview exits. The window argument should be an integer (gifview will use that window ID) or
`root' (gifview will use the root window).
--install-colormap, -i
Use a private colormap for each window (if you are using a PseudoColor display). This avoids
polluting the existing colormap, and may produce better results if your colormap is full, but causes
annoying colormap flashing.
--backgroundcolor--bgcolor
Set the background color, which is used for transparent pixels.
--min-delaydelay
Set the minimum delay between frames to delay, which is measured in hundredths of a second. Default
is 0.
--fallback-delaydelay
Set the frame delay of GIFs that do not specify a delay value or have a delay of 0. The final value
is still subject to the value of --min-delay. Like --min-delay, delay is measured in hundredths of
a second. Default is 0.
--no-interactive, +e
Don't pay attention to mouse buttons or keystrokes.
--memory-limitlim
Cache at most lim megabytes of images in memory when animating. Default is 40.
--help
Print usage information and exit.
--version
Print the version number and some quickie warranty information and exit.
FrameSelections
A frame selection tells gifview which frame to initially display from the current input file. They are
useful only for animations, as non-animated GIFs only have one frame. Frame selections can only be
displayed in slideshow mode.
#num Select frame num. (The first frame is `#0'. Negative numbers count backwards from the last
frame, which is `#-1'.)
#name Select the frame named name.
If you give two or more frame selections, you will get one window per frame selection.