Command line¶
Libera Suite is used from its windows, but a terminal reaches a few things no window offers: converting a folder of documents in one go, installing the components on a machine you reach over SSH, the report a bug needs.
The command is libera, on Linux and macOS. Installed as a Flatpak it is flatpak run eu.liberasuite.Libera, followed by the same options. On Windows it is libera-cli.exe, in the folder Libera Suite was installed in; it is not on the PATH.
Open¶
libera |
the start window: new, open, recent |
libera FILE... |
each document in a window of its own; the file decides the application. More |
Convert¶
libera --convert FILE... -t FORMAT |
each document written in FORMAT, beside it, with no window. FORMAT is an extension: pdf, odt, docx, xlsx, csv... |
-o FILE |
for one document: the file to write, its format taken from its extension unless -t says otherwise. -o - writes to standard output |
--outdir DIR |
write into DIR instead of beside each document |
Converting from the command line gives examples.
The components¶
libera --payload-install |
download, check and install the components. --from DIR installs them from a folder instead. More |
libera --payload-status |
where the components are, their version, and the source they were built from |
libera --payload-remove |
delete them. More |
Linux applications menu¶
libera --launcher-install |
put Libera Suite in the applications menu, with Open With. More |
libera --launcher-remove |
take it out again |
The Flatpak does this itself.
When something goes wrong¶
libera --diagnose |
everything a bug report needs, on one screen. More |
libera --version |
the application's version and the components' |
-v, -vv, -vvv |
say what it is doing; how; every request to the components |
-q |
errors only |
libera --help lists every option, and libera --convert --help those of the converter.