CTK-BUILDER-TOOL(1)

NAME
ctk-builder-tool - CtkBuilder file utility

SYNOPSIS

ctk-builder-tool [COMMAND] [OPTION...] FILE

DESCRIPTION

ctk-builder-tool can perform various operations on CtkBuilder .ui files.

You should always test the modified .ui files produced by ctk-builder-tool before using them in production.

COMMANDS

The following commands are understood:

validate
    Validates the .ui file and report errors to stderr.

simplify
    Simplifies the .ui file by removing properties that are set to their default values and write the resulting XML to stdout, or back to the input file.

enumerate
    Lists all the named objects that are created in the .ui file.

preview
    Preview the .ui file. This command accepts options to specify the ID of an object and a .css file to use.

SIMPLIFY OPTIONS

The simplify command accepts the following options:

--replace
    Write the content back to the .ui file instead of stdout.

PREVIEW OPTIONS

The preview command accepts the following options:

--id=ID
    The ID of the object to preview. If not specified, ctk-builder-tool will choose a suitable object on its own.

--css=FILE
    Load style information from the given .css file.