These are the command line options available to Geeqie:
| Short Option | Long Option | Description |
| +t | --with-tools | Show file list, menu, and statusbar. |
| -t | --without-tools | Hide file list, menu, and statusbar. Window contains image only. |
| -f | --fullscreen | Start up in fullscreen. |
| -s | --slideshow | Start up in slideshow mode. |
| -l | --list | Open collection window containing images specified on the command line. Any collections on the command line will also be appended to this collection. |
| -r | --remote | Send command line options to existing Geeqie process. |
| -rh | --remote-help | List command line options available to --remote. |
| -h | --help | Display brief command line option list. |
| -v | --version | Display version of Geeqie. |
| --debug | Enable Debug output to console. |
The --remote command line option will send all entered commands to an existing Geeqie process, a new process will be started if one does not exist. These are the additional commands that can be used with the remote command:
| Short Option | Long Option | Description |
| -n | --next | Change main window to display next image. |
| -b | --back | Change main window to display previous image. |
| --first | Change main window to display first image. | |
| --last | Change main window to display last image. | |
| -f | --fullscreen | Toggle full screen mode of the main window. |
| -fs | --fullscreen-start | Start full screen mode for main window. |
| -fS | --fullscreen-stop | Stop full screen mode for main window. |
| -s | --slideshow | Toggle slide show for main window. |
| -ss | --slideshow-start | Start slide show for main window. |
| -sS | --slideshow-stop | Stop slide show for main window. |
| -sr<folder> | --slideshow-recurse<folder> | Start recursive slide show for <folder> in main window. |
| -d<n> | --delay=<n> | Set slide show delay to <n> seconds, range is 0.1 to 3600 |
| +t | --tools-show | Show tools for main window. |
| -t | --tools-hide | Hide tools for main window. |
| -q | --quit | Quit Geeqie. |
| file:<filename> | Change main window to display <filename> | |
| view:<filename> | Open new window containing <filename> |