eog
Official image viewer for the GNOME desktop
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
eog [options] [files...]
DESCRIPTION
eog (Eye of GNOME) is the official image viewer for the GNOME desktop environment. It provides a fast, lightweight interface for displaying images in many formats including JPEG, PNG, GIF, SVG, TIFF, BMP, and more. The viewer supports slideshows, fullscreen viewing, zoom, rotation, and basic image operations.The application integrates with GNOME desktop services and file managers, supporting drag-and-drop, thumbnail generation, and EXIF metadata display. While designed for GNOME, eog can run on other desktop environments, though some features may require GNOME libraries.
PARAMETERS
-f, --fullscreen
Open in fullscreen mode.-s, --slide-show
Open in slideshow mode.-g, --disable-gallery
Disable the image gallery panel.-n, --new-instance
Open in a new instance rather than reusing an existing one.-w, --single-window
Force all images to be opened in a single window.--display=DISPLAY
X display to use.--version
Display version information.-?, --help
Show help message.
CONFIGURATION
~/.config/eog/
User configuration directory for preferences managed through GNOME.dconf/gsettings
Settings accessible via `gsettings` for the `org.gnome.eog` schema controlling UI, plugins, and behavior.
CAVEATS
Designed for GNOME desktop; some features may not work outside GNOME. Large images may consume significant memory. As of GNOME 43, eog has been superseded in many distributions by Loupe (the new default GNOME image viewer written in Rust).