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English gramps
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Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System.
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:Manual section: 1
:Manual group: @VERSION@
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SYNOPSIS
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**gramps**
\ [\ **-?** | **--help**]
\ [\ **--usage**]
\ [\ **--version**]
\ [\ **-l**]
\ [\ **-L**]
\ [\ **-u** | **--force-unlock**]
\ [\ **-O** | **--open**\ =\ *DATABASE* [\ **-f** | **--format**\ =\ *FORMAT*]]
\ [\ **-i** | **--import**\ =\ *FILE* [\ **-f** | **--format**\ =\ *FORMAT*]]
\ [\ **--remove**\ =\ *FAMILY_TREE_PATTERN*]
\ [\ **-e** | **--export**\ =\ *FILE* [**-f** | **--format**\ =\ *FORMAT*]]
\ [\ **-a** | **--action**\ =\ *ACTION*]
\ [\ **-p** | **--options**\ =\ *OPTION-STRING*]]
\ [\ *FILE*]
\ [\ **--version**]
###########
DESCRIPTION
###########
Gramps is a Free/OpenSource genealogy program.
It is written in Python, using the GTK+/GNOME interface.
Gramps should seem familiar to anyone who has used other genealogy programs
before such as Family Tree Maker (TM), Personal Ancestral Files (TM),
or the GNU Geneweb.
It supports importing of the ever popular GEDCOM format which is used world wide
by almost all other genealogy software.
#######
OPTIONS
#######
**gramps** *FILE*
When *FILE* is given (without any flags) as a family tree name or as a
family tree database directory, then it is opened and an interactive
session is started.
If *FILE* is a file format understood by Gramps, an empty family tree is
created whose name is based on the *FILE* name and the data is imported
into it.
The rest of the options is ignored.
This way of launching is suitable for using gramps as a handler for
genealogical data in e.g. web browsers.
This invocation can accept any data format native to gramps, see below.
**-f**, **--format**\ =\ *FORMAT*
Explicitly specify format of *FILE* given by preceding **-i**, or **-e**
option.
If the **-f** option is not given for any *FILE*, the format of that file
is guessed according to its extension or MIME-type.
Formats available for export are **gramps-xml** (guessed if *FILE* ends
with `.gramps`), **gedcom** (guessed if *FILE* ends with `.ged`), or any
file export available through the Gramps plugin system.
Formats available for import are **gramps-xml**, **gedcom**, **gramps-pkg**
(guessed if *FILE* ends with `.gpkg`), and **geneweb** (guessed if *FILE*
ends with `.gw`).
Formats available for export are **gramps-xml**, **gedcom**,
**gramps-pkg**, **wft** (guessed if *FILE* ends with `.wft`),
**geneweb**.
**-l**
Print a list of known family trees.
**-L**
Print a detailed list of known family trees.
**-u**, **--force-unlock**
Unlock a locked database.
**-O**, **--open**\ =\ *DATABASE*
Open *DATABASE* which must be an existing database directory or existing
family tree name.
If no action, import or export options are given on the command line then
an interactive session is started using that database.
**-i**, **--import**\ =\ *FILE*
Import data from *FILE*.
If you haven't specified a database, then an empty database is created for
you called Family Tree *x* (where *x* is an incrementing number).
When more than one input file is given,
each has to be preceded by **-i** flag.
The files are imported in the specified order, i.e.
**-i** *FILE1* **-i** *FILE2*
and
**-i** *FILE2* **-i** *FILE1*
might produce different gramps IDs in the resulting database.
**-e**, **--export**\ =\ *FILE*
Export data into *FILE*.
For **gramps-xml**, **gedcom**, **wft**, **gramps-pkg**, and **geneweb**,
the *FILE* is the name of the resulting file.
When more than one output file is given,
each has to be preceded by **-e** flag.
The files are written one by one, in the specified order.
**-a**, **--action**\ =\ *ACTION*
Perform *ACTION* on the imported data.
This is done after all imports are successfully completed.
Currently available actions are **summary** (same as
Reports->View->Summary), **check** (same as Tools->Database
Processing->Check and Repair), **report** (generates report), and tool
(runs a plugin tool).
Both **report** and **tool** need the *OPTION-STRING* supplied by the
**-p** flag).
The *OPTION-STRING* should satisfy the following conditions:
It must not contain any spaces.
If some arguments need to include spaces, the string should be enclosed
with quotation marks, i.e., follow the shell syntax.
Option string is a list of pairs with name and value (separated by the
equality sign).
The name and value pairs must be separated by commas.
Most of the report or tools options are specific for each report or tool.
However, there are some common options.
**name**\ =\ *name*
This mandatory option determines which report or tool will be run.
If the supplied *name* does not correspond to any available report or
tool, an error message will be printed followed by the list of
available reports or tools (depending on the *ACTION*).
**show**\ =\ **all**
This will produce the list of names for all options available for a
given report or tool.
**show**\ =\ *optionname*
This will print the description of the functionality supplied by
*optionname*, as well as what are the acceptable types and values for
this option.
gramps(1) @VERSION@ gramps(1) Use the above options to find out everything about a given report.
When more than one output action is given, each has to be preceded by
**-a** flag.
The actions are performed one by one, in the specified order.
**-d**, **--debug**\ =\ *LOGGER_NAME*
Enables debug logs for development and testing.
Look at the source code for details.
**NAME** **--version**
gramps - Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming Sys‐ Prints the version number of gramps and then exits.
tem.
#########
OPERATION
#########
**SYNOPSIS** If the first argument on the command line does not start with dash (i.e. no
**gramps** [**-?** | **--help**] [**--usage**] [**--version**] flag), gramps will attempt to open the file with the name given by the first
[**-l**] [**-L**] [**-u** | **--force-unlock**] [**-O** | **--open=** *DATABASE* argument and start interactive session, ignoring the rest of the command line
[**-f** | **--format=** *FORMAT*] [**-i** | **--import=** *FILE* arguments.
[**-f** | **--format=** *FORMAT*]] [**--remove=** *FAMILY_TREE_PATTERN*]
[**-e** | **--export=** *FILE* [**-f** | **--format=** *FORMAT*]]
[**-a** | **--action=** *ACTION*] [*-p* | **--options=** *OPTION‐
STRING*]] [*FILE*] [**--version**]
If the **-O** flag is given, then gramps will try opening the supplied database
and then work with that data, as instructed by the further command line
parameters.
**DESCRIPTION** With or without the **-O** flag, there could be multiple imports, exports, and
Gramps is a Free/OpenSource genealogy program. It is written in Python, actions specified further on the command line by using **-i**, **-e**, and
using the GTK+/GNOME interface. Gramps should seem familiar to anyone **-a** flags.
who has used other genealogy programs before such as Family Tree Maker
(TM), Personal Ancestral Files (TM), or the GNU Geneweb. It supports
importing of the ever popular GEDCOM format which is used world wide by
almost all other genealogy software.
The order of **-i**, **-e**, or **-a** options does not matter.
The actual order always is:
all imports (if any) -> all actions (if any) -> all exports (if any).
But opening must always be first!
**OPTIONS** If no **-O** or **-i** option is given,
**gramps** *FILE* gramps will launch its main window and start the usual interactive session with
When *FILE* is given (without any flags) as a family tree name or the empty database, since there is no data to process, anyway.
as a family tree database directory, then it is opened and an
interactive session is started. If *FILE* is a file format under‐
stood by Gramps, an empty family tree is created whose name is
based on the *FILE* name and the data is imported into it. The
rest of the options is ignored. This way of launching is suit‐
able for using gramps as a handler for genealogical data in e.g.
web browsers. This invocation can accept any data format native
to gramps, see below.
If no **-e** or **-a** options are given,
gramps will launch its main window and start the usual interactive session with
the database resulted from all imports.
This database resides in the *import_db.grdb* under *~/.gramps/import*
directory.
**-f** , **--format=** *FORMAT* The error encountered during import, export, or action,
Explicitly specify format of *FILE* given by preceding **-i** , will be either dumped to *stdout* (if these are exceptions handled by gramps)
or **-e** option. If the **-f** option is not given for any or to *stderr* (if these are not handled).
*FILE* , the format of that file is guessed according to its extension Use usual shell redirections of *stdout* and *stderr* to save messages and
or MIME-type. errors in files.
Formats available for export are **gramps-xml** (guessed if *FILE* ########
ends with **.gramps** ), **gedcom** (guessed if *FILE* ends with EXAMPLES
**.ged** ), or any file export available through the Gramps plugin ########
system.
Formats available for import are **gramps-xml** , **gedcom** , To open an existing family tree and import an xml file into it, one may type::
**gramps-pkg** (guessed if *FILE* ends with **.gpkg** ),
and **geneweb** (guessed if *FILE* ends with **.gw** ).
Formats available for export are **gramps-xml** , **gedcom** , gramps -O 'My Family Tree' -i ~/db3.gramps
**gramps-pkg** , **wft** (guessed if *FILE* ends with **.wft** ),
**geneweb**.
The above changes the opened family tree, to do the same, but import both in a
temporary family tree and start an interactive session, one may type::
**-l** gramps -i 'My Family Tree' -i ~/db3.gramps
Print a list of known family trees.
To import four databases (whose formats can be determined from their names) and
then check the resulting database for errors, one may type::
**-L** gramps -i file1.ged -i file2.tgz -i ~/db3.gramps -i file4.wft -a check
Print a detailed list of known family trees.
To explicitly specify the formats in the above example, append filenames with
appropriate **-f** options::
**-u** , **--force-unlock** gramps -i file1.ged -f gedcom -i file2.tgz -f gramps-pkg \
Unlock a locked database. -i ~/db3.gramps -f gramps-xml -i file4.wft -f wft -a check
To record the database resulting from all imports, supply **-e** flag (use
**-f** if the filename does not allow gramps to guess the format)::
**-O** , **--open=** *DATABASE* gramps -i file1.ged -i file2.tgz -e ~/new-package -f gramps-pkg
Open *DATABASE* which must be an existing database directory or
existing family tree name. If no action, import or export
options are given on the command line then an interactive ses‐
sion is started using that database.
To import three databases and start interactive gramps session with the result::
**-i** , **--import=** *FILE* gramps -i file1.ged -i file2.tgz -i ~/db3.gramps
Import data from *FILE* . If you haven't specified a database, then
an empty database is created for you called Family Tree x
(where x is an incrementing number).
When more than one input file is given, each has to be preceded To run the Verify tool from the commandline and output the result to
by **-i** flag. The files are imported in the specified order, i.e. **stdout**::
**-i** *FILE1* **-i** *FILE2* and **-i** *FILE2* **-i** *FILE1*
might produce different gramps IDs in the resulting database.
gramps -O 'My Family Tree' -a tool -p name= verify
**-e** , **--export=** *FILE* Finally, to start normal interactive session type::
Export data into *FILE* . For **gramps-xml** , **gedcom**
, **wft** , **gramps-pkg** , and **geneweb** , the *FILE* is the
name of the resulting file.
When more than one output file is given, each has to be preceded gramps
by **-e** flag. The files are written one by one, in the specified order.
#####################
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
#####################
**-a** , **--action=** *ACTION* The program checks whether these environment variables are set:
Perform *ACTION* on the imported data. This is done after all
imports are successfully completed. Currently available actions
are **summary** (same as Reports->View->Summary), **check** (same as
Tools->Database Processing->Check and Repair), **report** (generates
report), and tool (runs a plugin tool). Both **report** and **tool**
need the *OPTIONSTRING* supplied by the **-p** flag).
The *OPTIONSTRING* should satisfy the following conditions: ``LANG``
It must not contain any spaces. If some arguments need to describe, which language to use:
include spaces, the string should be enclosed with quotation Ex.: for polish language this variable has to be set to `pl_PL.UTF-8`.
marks, i.e., follow the shell syntax. Option string is a list
of pairs with name and value (separated by the equality sign).
The name and value pairs must be separated by commas.
Most of the report or tools options are specific for each report ``GRAMPSHOME``
or tool. However, there are some common options. if set, force Gramps to use the specified directory to keep program
settings and databases there.
By default, this variable is not set and gramps assumes that the folder
with all databases and profile settings should be created within the user
profile folder (described by environment variable *HOME* for Linux or
*USERPROFILE* for Windows 2000/XP).
**name=name** ``CONCEPTS``
This mandatory option determines which report or tool will be Supports a python-based plugin system, allowing import and export writers,
run. If the supplied name does not correspond to any available report generators, tools, and display filters to be added without
report or tool, an error message will be printed followed by the modification of the main program.
list of available reports or tools (depending on the *ACTION* ).
**show=all** In addition to generating direct printer output, report generators also
This will produce the list of names for all options available target other systems, such as *LibreOffice.org*, *AbiWord*, *HTML*, or
for a given report or tool. *LaTeX* to allow the users to modify the format to suit their needs.
**show=optionname** #####
This will print the description of the functionality supplied by FILES
*optionname*, as well as what are the acceptable types and values #####
for this option.
Use the above options to find out everything about a given *${PREFIX}/bin/gramps*
report.
*${PREFIX}/lib/python3/dist-packages/gramps/*
When more than one output action is given, each has to be preceded by *${PREFIX}/share/*
**-a** flag. The actions are performed one by one, in the specified order.
*${HOME}/.gramps*
**-d** , **--debug=** *LOGGER_NAME* #######
Enables debug logs for development and testing. Look at the AUTHORS
source code for details #######
**--version** Donald Allingham <don@gramps-project.org>
Prints the version number of gramps and then exits http://gramps-project.org/
This man page was originally written by:
Brandon L. Griffith <brandon@debian.org>
for inclusion in the Debian GNU/Linux system.
This man page is currently maintained by:
Gramps project <xxx@gramps-project.org>
#############
DOCUMENTATION
#############
**Operation** The user documentation is available through standard web browser in the form of
If the first argument on the command line does not start with dash Gramps Manual.
(i.e. no flag), gramps will attempt to open the file with the name
given by the first argument and start interactive session, ignoring the
rest of the command line arguments.
The developer documentation can be found on the
If the **-O** flag is given, then gramps will try opening the supplied http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Portal:Developers
database and then work with that data, as instructed by the further portal.
command line parameters.
With or without the **-O** flag, there could be multiple imports, exports,
and actions specified further on the command line by using **-i** ,
**-e** , and **-a** flags.
The order of **-i** , **-e** , or **-a** options does not matter. The actual order
always is: all imports (if any) -> all actions (if any) -> all exports
(if any). But opening must always be first!
If no **-O** or **-i** option is given, gramps will launch its main window and
start the usual interactive session with the empty database, since
there is no data to process, anyway.
If no **-e** or **-a** options are given, gramps will launch its main window
and start the usual interactive session with the database resulted from
all imports. This database resides in the **import_db.grdb** under
**~/.gramps/import** directory.
The error encountered during import, export, or action, will be either
dumped to stdout (if these are exceptions handled by gramps) or to
*stderr* (if these are not handled). Use usual shell redirections of
*stdout* and *stderr* to save messages and errors in files.
**EXAMPLES**
To open an existing family tree and import an xml file into it, one
may type:
**gramps -O** *'My Family Tree'* **-i** *~/db3.gramps*
The above changes the opened family tree, to do the same, but import
both in a temporary family tree and start an interactive session, one
may type:
**gramps -i** *'My Family Tree'* **-i** *~/db3.gramps*
To import four databases (whose formats can be determined from their
names) and then check the resulting database for errors, one may type:
**gramps -i** *file1.ged* **-i** *file2.tgz* **-i** *~/db3.gramps*
**-i** *file4.wft* **-a** *check*
To explicitly specify the formats in the above example, append file‐
names with appropriate **-f** options:
**gramps -i** *file1.ged* **-f** *gedcom* **-i** *file2.tgz* **-f**
*gramps-pkg* **-i** *~/db3.gramps* **-f** *gramps-xml* **-i** *file4.wft*
**-f** *wft* **-a** *check*
To record the database resulting from all imports, supply **-e** flag (use
**-f** if the filename does not allow gramps to guess the format):
**gramps -i** *file1.ged* **-i** *file2.tgz* **-e** *~/new-package*
**-f** *gramps-pkg*
To import three databases and start interactive gramps session with the
result:
**gramps -i** *file1.ged* **-i** *file2.tgz* **-i** *~/db3.gramps*
To run the Verify tool from the commandline and output the result to
stdout:
**gramps -O** *'My Family Tree'* **-a** *tool* **-p name=** *verify*
Finally, to start normal interactive session type:
**gramps**
**ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES**
The program checks whether these environment variables are set:
**LANG** - describe, which language to use: Ex.: for polish language this
variable has to be set to pl_PL.UTF-8.
**GRAMPSHOME** - if set, force Gramps to use the specified directory to
keep program settings and databases there. By default, this variable is
not set and gramps assumes that the folder with all databases and pro‐
file settings should be created within the user profile folder
(described by environment variable HOME for Linux or USERPROFILE for
Windows 2000/XP).
**CONCEPTS**
Supports a python-based plugin system, allowing import and export writ‐
ers, report generators, tools, and display filters to be added without
modification of the main program.
In addition to generating direct printer output, report generators also
target other systems, such as *LibreOffice.org* , *AbiWord* , *HTML*,
or *LaTeX* to allow the users to modify the format to suit their needs.
**KNOWN BUGS AND LIMITATIONS**
**FILES**
*${PREFIX}/bin/gramps*
*${PREFIX}/lib/python3/dist-packages/gramps/*
*${PREFIX}/share/*
*${HOME}/.gramps*
**AUTHORS**
Donald Allingham <don@gramps-project.org>
http://gramps-project.org/
This man page was originally written by:
Brandon L. Griffith <brandon@debian.org>
for inclusion in the Debian GNU/Linux system.
This man page is currently maintained by:
Gramps project <xxx@gramps-project.org>
**DOCUMENTATION**
The user documentation is available through standard web browser
in the form of Gramps Manual.
The developer documentation can be found on the
http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Portal:Developers
portal.
gramps(1) @VERSION@ gramps(1)