| -V | --version | Print the Inkscape version number |
| -z | --without-gui | Do not use X server (only process files from console) |
| -g | --with-gui | Try to use X server (even if $DISPLAY is not set) |
| -f | --file=FILENAME | Open specified document(s) (option string may be excluded) |
| -p | --print=FILENAME | Print document(s) to specified output file (use | program for pipe) |
| -e | --export-png=FILENAME | Export document to a PNG file (not possible anymore) |
| -d | --export-dpi=DPI | Resolution for exporting to bitmap and for rasterization of filters in PS/EPS/PDF (default 96) |
| -a | --export-area=x0:y0:x1:y1 | Exported area in SVG user units (default is the page; 0,0 is lower-left corner) |
| -D | --export-area-drawing | Exported area is the entire drawing (not page) |
| -C | --export-area-page | Exported area is the entire page |
| | --export-margin=VALUE | Sets margin around exported area (default 0) in units of page size for SVG and mm for PS/EPS/PDF |
| | --export-area-snap | Snap the bitmap export area outwards to the nearest integer values (in SVG user units) |
| -w | --export-width=WIDTH | The width of exported bitmap in pixels (overrides export-dpi) |
| -h | --export-height=HEIGHT | The height of exported bitmap in pixels (overrides export-dpi) |
| -i | --export-id=ID | The ID of the object to export |
| -j | --export-id-only | Export just the object with export-id, hide all others (only with export-id) |
| -t | --export-use-hints | Use stored filename and DPI hints when exporting (only with export-id) |
| -b | --export-background=COLOR | Background color of exported bitmap (any SVG-supported color string) |
| -y | --export-background-opacity=VALUE | Background opacity of exported bitmap (either 0.0 to 1.0, or 1 to 255) |
| -l | --export-plain-svg=FILENAME | Export document to plain SVG file (no sodipodi or inkscape namespaces) |
| -P | --export-ps=FILENAME | Export document to a PS file |
| -E | --export-eps=FILENAME | Export document to an EPS file |
| | --export-ps-level=PS Level | Choose the PostScript Level used to export. Possible choices are 2 and 3 (the default) |
| -A | --export-pdf=FILENAME | Export document to a PDF file |
| | --export-pdf-version=PDF_VERSION | Export PDF to given version. (hint: make sure to input the exact string found in the PDF export dialog, e.g. "1.4" which is PDF-a conformant) |
| | --export-latex | Export PDF/PS/EPS without text. Besides the PDF/PS/EPS, a LaTeX file is exported, putting the text on top of the PDF/PS/EPS file. Include the result in LaTeX like: \input{latexfile.tex} |
| -M | --export-emf=FILENAME | Export document to an Enhanced Metafile (EMF) File |
| -m | --export-wmf=FILENAME | Export document to a Windows Metafile (WMF) File |
| -T | --export-text-to-path | Convert text object to paths on export (PS, EPS, PDF, SVG) |
| | --export-ignore-filters | Render filtered objects without filters, instead of rasterizing (PS, EPS, PDF) |
| -X | --query-x | Query the X coordinate of the drawing or, if specified, of the object with --query-id |
| -Y | --query-y | Query the Y coordinate of the drawing or, if specified, of the object with --query-id |
| -W | --query-width | Query the width of the drawing or, if specified, of the object with --query-id |
| -H | --query-height | Query the height of the drawing or, if specified, of the object with --query-id |
| -S | --query-all | List id,x,y,w,h for all objects |
| -I | --query-id=ID | The ID of the object whose dimensions are queried |
| -x | --extension-directory | Print out the extension directory and exit |
| | --vacuum-defs | Remove unused definitions from the defs section(s) of the document |
| | --verb-list | List the IDs of all the verbs in Inkscape (Deprecated, use --actions) |
| | --verb=VERB-ID | Verb to call when Inkscape opens. |
| | --select=OBJECT-ID | Object ID to select when Inkscape opens. |
| | --shell | Start Inkscape in interactive shell mode. |
| | --no-convert-text-baseline-spacing | Do not fix legacy (pre-0.92) files' text baseline spacing on opening. |
| | --convert-dpi-method=[...] | Method used to convert pre-.92 document dpi, if needed. ([none|scale-viewbox|scale-document]) |