Ximian Evolution 1.4 Sun Microsystems Edition User Guide

Opening Evolution From a Command Line

When you open Evolution, the last folder that you used is displayed. For example, if you display Inbox, then close Evolution, the next time that you open Evolution, Inbox is displayed.

You can open Evolution from a command line, and specify the folder that you want to open. The following table lists some typical Evolution folders, and the commands that you use to open Evolution with that folder displayed:

Folder 

Command 

Calendar

evolution-1.4 evolution:/local/Calendar

Contacts

evolution-1.4 evolution:/local/Contacts

Inbox

evolution-1.4 evolution:/local/Inbox

Summary

evolution-1.4 evolution:/local/Summary

Any folder 

evolution-1.4 evolution:/folder-path