Starting from the command line
You may want to start Writer from the command line (using the keyboard instead of the mouse). Why? Well, by using the command line, you have more control over what happens when Writer is started. For example, using the command line, you can tell Writer to load a document and print it immediately, or to start without showing the splash screen.
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Most users will never need to do this.
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There is more than one way to start Writer from the command line, depending on whether you have installed a customized version or the standard download from the OOo web site.
If you installed using the download on the OOo web site, you can start Writer by typing at the command line:
soffice -writer
or swriter
Writer will start and create a new document.
To see a list of options you can use when starting Writer at the command line, type:
soffice -?
If you have a customized version of OOo (such as the one provided by Linux Mandrake or Gentoo), you can start Writer by typing at the command line:
oowriter
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Although the command syntax differs, the effect is identical: it starts OOo with an empty Writer document.
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