evolution(1)							   User Commands						      evolution(1)

NAME

       evolution - start Ximian Evolution, Sun Microsystems Edition

SYNOPSIS

       evolution [--debug=filename] [--force-shutdown] [--help] [--no-splash] [--offline] [--online] [--usage] [URI]

DESCRIPTION

       Evolution  is a personal and workgroup information management solution for Linux and UNIX-based systems. Evolution integrates email, calen-
       dar, contacts, and task list management in one application. Evolution provides full support for several data  exchange  and  communications
       standards,  such  as  IMAP,  POP, SMTP, LDAP, iCalendar, and vCard. Evolution enables tight integration with Sun ONE Messaging and Calendar
       Servers and other messaging systems.

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION

       Evolution uses the following gconf options:

       use_http_proxy  This option enables Evolution to get weather or news information through the proxy server. To set this option, execute  the
		       following command:

		       % gconftool-2 --type=bool --set /system/http_proxy/use_http_proxy "TRUE"

       host	       This option sets the hostname of the proxy server. To set this option, execute the following command:

		       % gconftool-2 --type=string --set /system/http_proxy/host "host_name"

       port	       This option sets the port number of the proxy server. To set this option, execute the following command:

		       % gconftool-2 --type=int --set /system/http_proxy/port "port"

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       --debug=filename        Save all debug messages in filename.

       --force-shutdown        Forcibly shut down all Evolution components.

       --help		       Display help text. You can also use -? to specify this option.

       --no-splash	       Disable splash screen.

       --offline	       Start in offline mode.

       --online 	       Start in online mode.

       --usage		       Display brief usage text.

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       URI	       The  name  of the physical storage folder. Evolution implements four different types of storage: local storage, IMAP server
		       storage, LDAP server storage, and vFolder storage.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Launching Evolution

       example% evolution

       Example 2: Launching Evolution and Displaying the Local Inbox

       example% evolution evolution:/local/Inbox

       Example 3: Sending an Email

       example% evolution mailto:someone@somewhere.com

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Application exited successfully

       1	Application exited with failure

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/evolution

	   Executable for Evolution application

       /usr

	   Per-system configuration files for Evolution

       /etc

	   Per-system configuration files for bonobo-activation integration

       /usr/share/applications

	   Per-system configuration files for GNOME desktop integration

       $HOME/evolution

	   Per-user configuration files and local storage for Evolution

       $HOME/.gconf

	   Per-user configuration files for gconf

       $HOME/evolution/mail/account/folders

	   Temporary files for Evolution mail

       $HOME/evolution/sunone/account/folders

	   Temporary files for Evolution Sun ONE account

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Architecture		     |SPARC			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWevo			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |CSI			     |Enabled			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Standard			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT safe with Exceptions	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       Ximian Evolution Sun Microsystems Edition User Guide

       gconftool-2(1)

NOTES

       This man page was originally written by Ximian Inc. Updated by Cynthia Gu, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.

SunOS 5.10							    8 Oct 2003							      evolution(1)