feh is an X11 image viewer aimed mostly at console users. Unlike most other viewers, it does not have a fancy GUI, but simply displays images.
It is controlled via commandline arguments and configurable key/mouse actions.-- feh website
-F, --fullscreen
Window fullscreen mode.
-S, --sort sort_type
Sort file list according to image parameters
(name, filename, dirname, mtime, width, height, pixels, size, format).
--version-sort
Natural sorting for file and directory names (e.g. "2.jpg" comes before "10.jpg").
--info [flag]command_line
Execute command_line and display its output in the bottom left corner of the image.
-d, --draw-filename
Draw the file name at the top-left of the image.
--draw-exif
Display some EXIF information in the bottom left corner.
--draw-tinted
Show overlay texts on a semi-transparent background to improve their readability.
-B, --image-bg style
Background for transparent image parts and the like.
--auto-rotate
Automatically rotate images based on EXIF data. Does not alter the image files.
-p, --preload
Preload images. This also analyses the images to get data for use in sorting,
such as pixel size, type etc.
feh -F -S filename --version-sort --info "echo 'Dimensions: %wx%h, Zoom: %z'" -d --draw-exif --draw-tinted -B "#313131" --auto-rotate -p ./images-directory-m, --montage
Enable montage mode.
-X, --ignore-aspect
Ignore the aspect ratio of images.
This will prevent any empty space in the final montage.
-W, --limit-width pixels
Limit the width of the montage, defaults to 800 pixels.
-H, --limit-height pixels
Limit the height of the montage.
-y, --thumb-width pixels
Set thumbnail width.
-E, --thumb-height pixels
Set thumbnail height.
-o, --output file
Save the created montage to file.
feh -m -X -W 800 -H 405 -y 400 -E 400 -o image-file-03 -S filename --version-sort -B "white" --auto-rotate image-file-01 image-file-02
-i, --index
Enable Index mode.
Index mode is similar to montage mode, and accepts the same options.
--index-info format
Show image information based on format below thumbnails in index / thumbnail mode.
See format specifiers in the feh manpage.
feh -i -X -W 1476 -y 164 -E 164 --index-info "%n\nSize: %S\nDim: %wx%h\nPixels: %p (%P)" -S filename --version-sort -B "white" --auto-rotate -p ./images-directory-t, --thumbnails
Same as Index mode, but the thumbnails are clickable image launchers.
Note that --info, -d, --draw-exif, --draw-tinted do not affect the thumbnail window.
However, they work for image windows launched from thumbnail mode.
feh -t -W 1476 -y 164 -E 164 -S filename --version-sort --index-info "%n\nSize: %S\nDim: %wx%h\nPixels: %p (%P)" --info "echo 'Dimensions: %wx%h, Zoom: %z'" -d --draw-exif --draw-tinted -B "#313131" --auto-rotate -p ./images-directory-w, --multiwindow
Disable slideshow mode. This setting will open multiple windows, one per file.
Don't use it with a large file list!
-g, --geometry width x height | + x + y | width x height + x + y
Use a fixed window size as specified in the X-style geometry string, e.g. 640x480.
An optional +x+y window offset can be specified.
-., --scale-down
Scale images to fit window geometry (defaults to screen size when no geometry was specified).
feh -w -g 800x800 --scale-down -S filename --version-sort --info "echo 'Dimensions: %wx%h, Zoom: %z'" --draw-exif --draw-tinted -B "#313131" --auto-rotate -p ./images-directory/image-file-0?.{jpg,png}-l, --list
Don't display images. Analyze them and display an ls - style listing.
feh -l -S filename --version-sort ./images-directory$ feh -l -S filename --version-sort ./_work/ready/feh-cli-example-0*
NUM FORMAT WIDTH HEIGHT PIXELS SIZE ALPHA FILENAME
1 jpg 400 400 160k 102k - ./_work/ready/feh-cli-example-01.jpg
2 jpg 400 400 160k 114k - ./_work/ready/feh-cli-example-02.jpg
3 jpg 800 405 324k 89k - ./_work/ready/feh-cli-example-03.jpg
4 png 822 517 425k 301k X ./_work/ready/feh-cli-example-04.png
5 png 800 424 339k 283k - ./_work/ready/feh-cli-example-05.png