When you launch GIMP, it will often be from a graphical menu where you simply click on the GIMP entry. This usually launches GIMP in its default form without any images loaded. If you launch GIMP from a console, or edit the command used to launch it from the menu, you can pass several options to it. These are in the format: gimp [options ... ] [files ... ]
GIMP Options
Displays a list of available options, and gives a terse description of each one.
Prints the version number of the installed GIMP.
Runs GIMP in batch (non-interactive) mode. Can someone explain how this works please!!
Use an alternative gimprc (GIMP settings file) instead of the default which is usually located at ~/gimp-1.2/gimprc. This is useful where plug-in paths or machine specifications may be different.
Run without a user interface.
Attempt to restore a saved session. This will start GIMP with the various dialogs as they were in the saved state.
Start GIMP without loading patterns, gradients, palettes and brushes. This significantly reduces the startup time, and is often useful when using GIMP in non-interactive situations.
Prints startup messages to the console, showing all the settings files which are parsed and the modules loaded. This is often useful in debugging situations.
Do not show the splash screen. This significantly decreases the load tim