2.4 Command Line Options

Evolution has a number of command line options that you can use. You can find the full list by entering the command man evolution or evolution --help. The most important command line options are:

Command

Description

evolution --offline

Starts Evolution in offline mode.

evolution --disable-preview

Disables all the preview panes when you launch Evolution.

It lets Evolution not to open the last crashed message, task or contact when you restart Evolution. Thus, it provides a way to avoid system crash caused by previewing message, task or contact.

evolution mailto:joe@somewhere.net

Starts Evolution and begins composing a message to the e-mail address listed.

evolution -c mail

Starts Evolution in mail mode.

evolution -c calendar

Starts Evolution in calendar mode.

evolution -c contacts

Starts Evolution in contacts mode.

evolution --force-shutdown

Forces every part of Evolution to shut down immediately.

evolution ā€%sā€

Makes Evolution your default e-mail handler for your Web browser and in the GNOME(thrdmrk) Control Center.