AbiWord(d)                                             AbiWord(d)



NAME
       AbiWord - AbiWord Word Processor

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/bin/abiword [ options ] [ file ]

DESCRIPTION
       The  AbiWord project began as a desire to create a stable,
       feature-savvy word processor unbound by a single  platform
       or  proprietary  file formats. Today AbiWord compiles as a
       native application on a wide collection of  computers  and
       can handle an equally impressive number of file formats.

OPTIONS
       -[to]
              Target format of file. For conversion AbiWord docu-
              ments.  [abw, zabw, rtf, txt,  utf8,  html,  latex,
              etc]
       -verbose
              Specify the amount required amount of detail of the
              message information.
       -version
              Report the version of AbiWord.
       -show
              Force the Graphical  User  Interface  (GUI)  to  be
              shown, even if using the options -to or -help.
       -geometry
              Set initial frame geometry.
       -nosplash
              Do not show the AbiWord splash screen.
       -lib
              Use  the specified directory for application compo-
              nents.

BUGS
       Some platforms do not yet support all features at the time
       of writing.

       Submit  bugs  to  the  Bugzilla bug tracking system at the
       AbiSource.com website.  Your  contributions  are  appreci-
       ated.  http://buzilla.abisource.com.


SEE ALSO
       wvWare(e), psiconv, ispell(l)

HISTORY
       AbiWord  was originally started by SourceGear.  AbiWord is
       currently an Open Source Project run by volunteers.



AbiWord 1.0                 June 2001                  AbiWord(d)