Command Line Options

The IDLDE can also be customized from the command line using the command line flags described below. Command line flags are given precedence over global resource files (Idl) and user resource files (.idlde). For more information about resources, see Using X Resources to Customize IDL.

Example

Type the following at the operating system command line to start the UNIX IDLDE using separate main-level windows to display files:

idlde -multi 

The available command line flags follow:

-e file [-e file1 -e file2...] 

Opens specified files at startup.

-nocommand

Hides the Output Log window and Command Input Line at startup. The related resource is Idl*idlde*hideCommand: True.

-command

Displays Log window and Command Input window at startup. The related resource is Idl*idlde*hideCommand: False.

-nocontrol

Hides the Control panel buttons at startup. The related resource is Idl*idlde*hideControl: True.

-control

Displays the Control Panel buttons at startup. The related resource is Idl*idlde*hideControl: False.

-nolog

Hides the Output Log at startup. The related resource is
Idl*idlde*hideLog: True.

-log

Displays the Output Log at startup. The related resource is
Idl*idlde*hideLog: False.

-nostartup

Does not execute startup file on startup (including IDL_STARTUP). The related resource is Idl*idlde.noStartupFile: True.

-startup

Executes startup file on startup (including IDL_STARTUP). The related resource is Idl*idlde.noStartupFile: False.

-startupfile "file"

Executes file at startup (overrides IDL_STARTUP environment variable). If startupfile is not specified, the environment variable IDL_STARTUP is used as the startup file (if defined). The related resource is Idl*idlde.startupFile: file where file is the full path name of the startup file.

-nostatus

Hides the Status Bar at startup. The related resource is
Idl*idlde*hideStatus: True.

-status

Displays the Status Bar at startup. The related resource is Idl*idlde*hideStatus: False.

-path "path"

Append path to the IDL path (defined using IDL_PATH environment variable). The related resource is Idl*idlde.path: path where path is the full path to be appended.

-quiet

Inhibits display of the IDL startup announcement and message of the day (motd) file.

-readonly

Opens files as read-only. The related resource is Idl*idlde.readOnly: True.

-readwrite

Open files as read-writeable. The related resource is Idl*idlde.readOnly: False.

-single

Displays files in a single window, which is a child of the main IDLDE window. The related resource is Idl*idlde*multiWindowEdit: False.

-multi

Displays files in multiple windows, each one in a separate main level window. The related resource is Idl*idlde*multiWindowEdit: True.

-view

Displays the Multiple Document Panel in single window mode at startup. The related resource is Idl*idlde*hideView: False.

-noview

Hides the Multiple Document Panel at startup. The related resource is Idl*idlde*hideView: True.

-title "Title"

Use Title as the title of the main IDLDE window. The related resource is idlde.title.