Commands

Commands#

Every command is a subcommand of pvql; pvql <command> --help lists its options.

Command

What it does

pvql config

List settings; get, set, or unset one (see Settings)

pvql doctor

Check every part of the installation

pvql preview FILE

Build a preview and print its cached path

pvql prebuild DIR

Build previews for a folder ahead of time

pvql preload

Load PyVista and VTK ahead of the first preview

pvql types

List claimed extensions

pvql cache --prune

Delete previews of files that have changed or gone

pvql cache --clear

Delete every cached preview

pvql service

Manage the render service (see The render service)

pvql finder

Say whether the Finder must restart to show previews

pvql install

Install the app and PyVista for this release

pvql uninstall

Remove everything, asking first