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.\"     Title: mkvtoolnix-gui
.\"    Author: Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
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.\"      Date: 2017-05-20
.\"    Manual: User Commands
.\"    Source: MKVToolNix 12.0.0
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "MKVTOOLNIX\-GUI" "1" "2017\-05\-20" "MKVToolNix 12\&.0\&.0" "User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
mkvtoolnix-gui \- a GUI for \fBmkvmerge\fR(1) including a chapter and a header editor
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBmkvtoolnix\-gui\fR\ 'u
\fBmkvtoolnix\-gui\fR [[configuration\-file\-name\&.mtxcfg] | [source\-file\&.ext] | [\-\-edit\-chapters\ [chapter\-file\&.ext]] | [\-\-edit\-headers\ [matroska\-file\&.mkv]]]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBmkvtoolnix-gui\fR(1)
is a
Qt
based
GUI
for
\fBmkvmerge\fR(1)
(and will evolve to cover
\fBmkvinfo\fR(1)
and
\fBmkvextract\fR(1)
as well)\&. It offers easy access to most of
\fBmkvmerge\fR(1)\*(Aqs options\&. All settings (e\&.g\&. source files, track options etc) can be saved and restored\&.
.PP
Listing configuration file names with the extension
\&.mtxcfg
causes the GUI to load the those configuration files in the appropriate tool\&. Any other file name is added as a source file for multiplexing, opened in the chapter editor or in the header editor depending on the current mode\&. The current mode can be changed with
\fB\-\-merge\fR,
\fB\-\-edit\-chapters\fR
or
\fB\-\-edit\-headers\fR\&. The default mode is adding files for multiplexing\&.
.PP
Note that if an instance of the application is already running when the application is started a second time, all file names given on the command line are handled by the already\-running instance\&.
.PP
\fB\-\-merge\fR
.RS 4
All following file names will be added as source files to the current multiplex job\&. This is the default mode\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-edit\-chapters\fR
.RS 4
All following file names will be opened in the chapter editor\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-edit\-headers\fR
.RS 4
All following file names will be opened in the header editor\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Show usage information and exit\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Show version information and exit\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBmkvmerge\fR(1),
\fBmkvextract\fR(1),
\fBmkvinfo\fR(1),
\fBmkvpropedit\fR(1)
.SH "WWW"
.PP
The latest version can always be found at
\m[blue]\fBthe MKVToolNix homepage\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBMoritz Bunkus\fR <\&moritz@bunkus\&.org\&>
.RS 4
Developer
.RE
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
the MKVToolNix homepage
.RS 4
\%https://mkvtoolnix.download/
.RE