r21559 by gpittman - updated manual for new CLI options, also alphabetized the list

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Author: gpittman
Date: Fri Dec  2 15:54:00 2016
New Revision: 21559

URL: http://scribus.net/websvn/listing.php?repname=Scribus&sc=1&rev=21559
Log:
updated manual for new CLI options, also alphabetized the list

Modified:
    trunk/Scribus/doc/en/cli.html

Modified: trunk/Scribus/doc/en/cli.html
URL: http://scribus.net/websvn/diff.php?repname=Scribus&rev=21559&path=/trunk/Scribus/doc/en/cli.html
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 <h4>Scribus Command Line Reference</h4>
-<p>Just like any other program, Scribus can be launched from the command line. Below you find the command line options for Linux/UNIX (including Mac OS X). On other operating systems the parameters may have to be used differently.</p>
+<p>Just like any other program, Scribus can be launched from the command line. Here are the command line options for Linux/UNIX (including Mac OS X). On other operating systems the parameters may have to be used differently.</p>
 
 <br />
 <ul>
+<li><code>-f, --file</code><br />
+Opens the specified file. It’s possible to simply pass the file name as an unqualified argument instead of using this, though if the name begins with a dash (<code>-</code>) you will need to use <code>--</code>, e.g., <code>scribus -- -myfile.sla</code>.</li>
+<li><code>-fi, --font-info </code><br />
+Shows the font file listing as Scribus starts. This can be used for diagnosing missing glyphs within fonts or possibly broken font files.</li>
+<li><code>-h, --help</code><br />
+Prints a brief usage summary.</li>
 <li><code>-l, --lang xx</code><br />
 Overrides the system locale and runs Scribus in language <code>xx</code>. The language is specified with the same POSIX language codes that are used in the <code>LANG</code> and <code>LC_ALL</code> environment variables. For example, English can be selected with ‘en’ (generic English), ‘en_GB’ (British English), ‘en_US’ (American english), etc. Similarly, reformed German can be selected with ‘de’ or ‘de_DE’, traditional German with ‘de_1901’, and Swiss German with ‘de_CH’.</li>
 <li><code>-la, --langs-available</code><br />
 Prints a list of languages for which user interface translations are available. To use that language run Scribus as <code>scribus -l xx</code> where <code>xx</code> is the short language code.</li>
-<li><code>-v, --version</code><br />
-Prints the Scribus version number and exits.</li>
-<li><code>-f, --file</code><br />
-Opens the specified file. It’s possible to simply pass the file name as an unqualified argument instead of using this, though if the name begins with a dash (<code>-</code>) you will need to use <code>--</code>, e.g., <code>scribus -- -myfile.sla</code>.</li>
-<li><code>-h, --help</code><br />
-Prints a brief usage summary.</li>
-<li><code>-fi, --font-info </code><br />
-Shows the font file listing as Scribus starts. This can be used for diagnosing missing glyphs within fonts or possibly broken font files.</li>
+<li><code>-nns, --never-splash</code><br />
+Stops the showing of the splashscreen on startup. Writes an empty file called .neversplash in <code>~/.scribus</code>.</li>
+<li><code>-ns, --no-splash</code><br />
+Suppresses display of the splash screen during Scribus start-up.</li>
 <li><code>-pi, --profile-info</code><br />
 Shows the color profiles listing which Scribus can use. This can be used for diagnosing missing or broken color profiles.</li>
-<li><code>-ns, --no-splash</code><br />
-Suppresses display of the splash screen during Scribus start-up.</li>
-<li><code>-nns, --never-splash</code><br />
-Stops the showing of the splashscreen on startup. Writes an empty file called .neversplash in <code>~/.scribus</code>.</li>
+<li><code>-pr, --prefs <filename></code><br />
+Use filename as path for user given preferences.</li>
+<li><code>-py, --python-script <script&gt: [arguments ...]</code><br />
+Run script in Python [with optional arguments]. <strong>This must be the last option used.</strong></li>
 <li><code>-sb, --swap-buttons</code><br />
 Uses right to left dialog button ordering (e.g. Cancel/No/Yes instead of Yes/No/Cancel)</li>
 <li><code>-u, --upgradecheck</code> <br />
 Downloads a file from our scribus server indicating the latest available versions.</li>
+<li><code>-v, --version</code><br />
+Prints the Scribus version number and exits.</li>
 </ul>
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